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arrow (NEW) ERM-II Press Release 9-2-2009

ERM-II invited 35 participants from banking, insurance, and other economic sectors, including leading academics, regulators and risk management professionals to pollinate new ideas in response to the fast-placed changed in the financial markets.

   
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arrow (NEW) New Publication: Risk Management Essays 12-23-2008
Read the essay series illustrating lessons learned from the current financial crisis and future implications. The document includes 35 short essays, with a wide range in subject matter. Major topics include: Explanations and Cures, Prudent ERM Strategies, Effective Risk Modeling and Insights from the Insurance Industry. ERMII Board members Dave Ingram, Stephane Loisel, Prakash Shimpi, and Jim MacGinnitie submitted essays. The Society of Actuaries, Casualty Actuarial Society and ERMII organized the project.

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arrow (NEW) POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT HERIOT-WATT: Heriot-Watt has launched an ambitious strategy to place the university at the forefront of research and research-led education in the UK and internationally. One of the key areas, named "Financial Risk and Actuarial Modelling, Edinburgh" (FRAME), sees a major expansion of our department. This has led to the creation of a number of new jobs for which applications are invited. These are Chair in Actuarial/Financial Mathematics and seven positions for Lecturers/ Senior Lecturers/ Readers in Actuarial or Financial Mathematics.
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University of New South Wales (an ERM-II founding member) honoured with International Research Award >>more information
   
Harry Panjer, one of the foremost authorities in the world on risk modeling and its effects on business management, authors book on Operational Risk: Modeling Analytics. This is the first comprehensive book dedicated to the quantitative assessment of operational risk using the tools of probability, statistics, and actuarial science. It was recently published by Wiley. >>publisher link
   
Madhu Acharyya completed PhD thesis on Enterprise Risk Management and receives an international prize. >>press release
 
ERM-II Releases Research Report on Enterprise Risk Management for Property-Casualty Insurance Companies >>download report
 
I.S.F.A. ( University of Lyon I, France) Joins ERM Institute International As A Founding University Member >>press release
 
John Van Der Hoek and Michael Sherris awarded an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant for project on "Innovations in Enterprise Risk Management: Risk Aggregation, Dependence, and Efficiency" amounting to $260,000AUD >>project summary
 
ERM Institute International Launches Accreditation of University Graduate Programs in Quantitative and Enterprise Risk Management March 1, 2006 >>press release
 
Dr. Phelim Boyle, Scientific Director of University of Waterloo's IQFI—one of ERM-II's founding institutions, Wins 2005 SunGard/IAFE Financial Engineer of Year Award. >>full story
 
ERM Institute International Launches Research Project on Enterprise Risk Management for Property-Casualty Insurance Companies Feb. 17, 2006
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ERM is the Next Big Thing for Quants - feature story in the Nov/Dec 2005 issue of Financial Engineering News "Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) has grabbed the attention of the business community. Unlike established strains of risk management, ERM is not just about compliance and control, but is more about strategic risk-taking and building an effective organization. At this point in time, corporate strategy and shareholder value initiatives are in need of exactly the tools that are emerging in the ERM discipline." full story