Risk Management

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  A Primer on Payment Fraud in 2013

  By Linda Coven  |  June 18, 2013

  Mitigating risk requires adoption of best practices, both in managing paper checks and in confronting digital threats.

• Facing Down Bribery and Corruption Risk

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  June 17, 2013

  Bribery and corruption risks are on the upswing for many companies, but policies to combat the risks are not particularly effective.

• Failure to Communicate Boosts Government-Bond Yields

  By Simon Kennedy and Rich Miller, Bloomberg  |  June 17, 2013

  Push to improve central-bank transparency results in airing of conflicting views and increased volatility in the U.S., Japan, and the EU.

• Cyber Insurance Take-Up Rate Among Fortune 500 Very Low

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  June 11, 2013

  More than half of Fortune 500 companies believe they would be seriously harmed by a cyber-attack, but many are still unprepared.

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  How Can You Prepare for Hurricanes?

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  June 6, 2013

  Al Tobin, of Aon Risk Solutions, says one of the most important lessons learned from Sandy is the most basic: Read your policy!

• Streamlined Assessment of Bribery and Corruption Risks

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 23, 2013

  Kroll releases 3rd Party Risk Assessor tool to help clients prioritize due diligence efforts.

• Risk in Receivables Management

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 20, 2013

  New version of SunGard's AvantGard Receivables includes statistical modeling to help companies more effectively prioritize collections.

• Internal Controls in 2013

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 16, 2013

  Updated COSO Framework provides clear principles for determining whether controls are functioning properly in the finance function and beyond.

• Political Risk Underlying Global Growth

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 15, 2013

  Interactive map supports evaluation of different nations' risk levels for terrorism and political violence.

• Cyber Attack on U.S. Company Traced to Iran

  By Chris Strohm, Bloomberg  |  May 14, 2013

  Security company Mandiant says it's not clear whether Iran group is government-backed.