Perception, Risk and Safeguards

I gave a talk today at the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Symposium in Washington D.C. We divided the time 60/40 between my presentation and a group discussion on implications, especially for the Insurance industry. We had a lively discussion with CROs and risk professionals

Fraud, 'Smart Guys' and 'Better Than Average'

I was skiing the weekend before last in the Swiss Alps and as luck would have it, a rather interesting conversation developed on a chair lift. A pretty long lift as it happened . . .

The only other person on the chair was a guy who introduced himself

Accounting Regulation Reducing Fraud, Really?

An article in CFO magazine today announced the opinion that the US 'Jumpstart Our Business Startups' (JOBS) Act, whilst easing the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox) standards, might pave the way for fraud. You can read