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Business Strategy & Process Improvement Resources(3)
Association: Project Management Institute Link to PMI, the premier association for Project Management practitioners for research, standard setting, education, practical guidance and publications.
Helpful Resources: IA Watch Helpful information on regulatory & compliance topics related to Investment Advisers - Hedge Funds, Asset Managers and Broker-Dealers
Government Oversight: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) The Council is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by 8 separate U.S. bank regulatory bodies - not including Securities regulators.
S&P's ERM Corporate Credit Rating In May 2009, Standard & Poor's introduced a new Corporate Credit rating, which has already affected the Insurance Industry as S&P branches out into other industries
Focus Group: Committee on Capital Markets Regulation This links to a non-profit organization which covers changes in regulation affecting Capital Markets financial industry. Members are comprised of Columbia University, Harvard University and the Brookings Institute
Association: Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) GARP is a global assocation of over 60,000 members who are quantitative and qualitative risk practioners, and the sponsors of the Financial Risk Management (FRM) designation. This group sponsors various educational and global conference venues. GARP has also expanded into the Energy Risk Management arena.
Association: The Risk Management Association (RMA) The RMA focuses on financial and operational risk primarily for banking institutions in the U.S. and Canada, with Chapters in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore
Excerpt: Walker Report Segment on Risk Committees Download an excerpt of the Walker Report on Corporate Governace (UK - 7/2008) providing data on the development of Risk Committees in public firm financial institutions
