Video “The World Economic Forum stands for multilateralism, global cooperation, listening to each other, and ideas for the future. Some say the global order as we have built together in these 50 years is outdated. And whether we agree or not, we all have to recognise that it has been challenged every day. This is not about one President, one […]
Risk Management Practices Adopted by European Financial Firms with a Mediterranean Connection
Simon Grima and Frank Bezzina Following the economic and financial crises, any activity involv ing internal controls, especially risk management, has been given more attention. With this study, we aim to contribute further to the existing literature on risk management by looking at practices adopted by financial services firms licenced in Europe with a Mediterranean connection. We used parts of […]
Financial Literacy: The Case of Poland
PRIMO: Financial literacy is essential in the world of public value and risk management. Financial engineering is one of the key factors in our FORTE™ framework for good governance, published by Jack P. Kruf, Simon Grima, Murat Kizilkaya, Jonathan Spiteri, Wouter Slob, John O’Dea in 2019. Financial literacy is a factor in the quality of decision making. This study shares […]
Global Risks Report 2020
The 15th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2020 is published as critical risks are manifesting. The global economy is facing an increased risk of stagnation, climate change is striking harder and more rapidly than expected, and fragmented cyberspace threatens the full potential of next-generation technologies — all while citizens worldwide protest political and economic conditions and […]
Trust in Regulatory Regimes
Edited by Frédérique Six and Koen Verhoest Within political and administrative sciences generally, trust as a concept is contested, especially in the field of regulatory governance. This groundbreaking book is the first to systematically explore the role and dynamics of trust within regulatory regimes. Conceptualizing, mapping and analyzing trust between regulators, regulatees and citizens, expert contributors systematically review the existing […]
AIG’s Sustainability Journey
Thomas Leonardi Scanning today’s headlines, you don’t have to look far to see that the environment is front and center – from 16-year old climate activist Greta Thunberg being named TIME magazine’s Person of the Year, to the threat rising sea levels pose for our coastal areas, to increased poverty due to the impact of extreme weather events on farming. The […]
A Prosperous, Healthy and Happy 2020!
PRIMO wishes its members and partners a Prosperous, Healthy and Happy 2020! What could be better than being able to work together, to share essential points of view, to listen, to make connections, to be able to innovate and to learn. In 2020 we focus on co-creation, good education and strategic management. We see risk management, the discipline where we […]
12 Principles of Good Governance and European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE)
Source: Council of Europe Good Governance – the responsible conduct of public affairs and management of public resources – is encapsulated in the Council of Europe 12 Principles of Good Governance. The 12 Principles are enshrined in the Strategy on Innovation and Good Governance at local level, endorsed by a decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in […]
Controlling the digital risk / Maîtrise du risque numérique
This guide owes its existence to the following observation: the digital risk that bears down increasingly every day on organisations can go as far as putting their very survival in peril and the one of their stakeholders. According to ANSSI (National Cybersecurity Agency of France) and AMRAE (French Association for Risk Management and Company Insurance), this must be considered as […]
International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management
PRIMO would like to draw the attention for this new magazine. It is what we need: more integration between the different worlds of craftsmanship on one hand and more synergy between the scientific and practitioners’ world. The aim of the new journal, International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management (JFIRM) is to publish quantitative and qualitative studies from selected […]
The Dali Model in Risk-Management Practice: The Case of Financial Services Firms
Rebecca Dalli Gonzi, Simon Grima, Murat Kizilkaya and Jonathan Spiteri. | Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2019, 12, 169. Originality/value—this model contributed to the vast literature on models of change and risk management within organisations, but was not validated empirically for reliability of the factors, and on financial services providers within small jurisdictions. Therefore, the significance and importance of such a study […]
Risk & Resilience Festival theme held on risk meets resilience for a sustainable future
Michel Klompmaker On the 7th of November, the third edition of the Risk & Resilience Festival was held by the University of Twente, Genootschap Risicomanagement and PRIMO in Enschede where the theme surrounding this riveting event was “Risk meets Resilience for a Sustainable Future”. The overarching theme was also split into eight subthemes, which were resilience, vision & strategy, legal […]
Public Sector Research Report
Philippe Auzimour & Sabrina Baker-Boshuizen The downturn in the global economy raises important questions about how organisations conduct their business – and particularly about how they assess and manage risk. in March 2009 Marsh has conducted a survey in cooperation with ipsos Mori to find out how organisations have responded to the downturn in the economy. The survey examined attitudes […]
New solutions to complex challenges
A public sector citizen-centric, sustainable and fit for the future. EPSA is the only award scheme which is open to all public sector organisations across Europe from all administrative levels in a network of European public sector excellence. In the 10 years from 2009 to 2019 more than 1350 practical solutions to the challenges facing public administrations have been collected […]
Banks and the changing face of risk
By Cindy Levy, Olivia White and Hans Helbekkmo | McKinsey & Company In a rapidly changing risk landscape, successful banks will deploy highly skilled, diverse, and agile risk organizations. The world is changing in ways that are reshaping the risk landscape. We see three inter-related changes as particularly relevant for banks. First, the digital revolution is drastically increasing the availability and use of data, and […]
Turning up the heat on city planners
By Garry Booth | Lloyd’s Madrid’s climate could resemble that of Marrakech in 30 years’ time, while London will experience the sort of summer conditions that residents of Barcelona are accustomed to today. This is the finding of new research by the Crowther Lab, whose environmental scientists tested the extent to which cities around the world are likely to be […]
United in Science Report
The United in Science Report has been created by the world’s leading climate science organizations who have joined forces to produce a unified assessment in preparation for the United Nations Climate Action Summit. The report underlines the glaring and growing gaps between agreed on targets to tackle global warming and the actual reality, highlighting the urgency for the development and implementation of […]
Fallacies of risk
by Judith Curry In addition to traditional fallacies such as ad hominem, discussions of risk contain logical and argumentative fallacies that are specific to the subject-matter. Ten such fallacies are identified, that can commonly be found in public debates on risk. They are named as follows: the sheer size fallacy, the converse sheer size fallacy, the fallacy of naturalness, the ostrich’s fallacy, […]
Crossing the divide: behavioral research in auditing
Prof. dr. Olof Bik RA. Inaugural address in acceptance of the Professorship of Behavioral Research in Auditing at Nyenrode Business University on Tuesday September 17th, 2019. “Dear family and friends, And all others of you who show your interest through your presence here today, It was in his laudatio, just after my PhD defense at the University of Groningen in 2010, that […]
Managing Risk: How To Maximize Performance In Volatile Times
Greg Case | President and CEO AON “Every organization, industry and economy around the world is confronting more risks than ever before. Considering this backdrop, it’s troubling that many organizations report that they may be less prepared than they have ever been. A key insight from Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey is that organizations need to be more prepared for […]
Risk in Focus 2020: Hot topics for internal auditors
Risk in Focus 2020 has been published by a consortium of institutes of internal auditors that includes the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (UK & Ireland), Deutsches Institut für Interne Revision (DIIR), IIA Belgium, IIA Nederland, IIA Spain, IIA Sweden, Institut Français De L’audit Et Du Contrôle Interne (IFACI) and the Italian Association of Internal Auditors. Welcome to Risk in Focus […]
Adapt now: a global call for leadership on climate resilience
Global Commission on Adaptation Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity,with far-reaching and devastating impacts on people, the envi- ronment, and the economy. Climate impacts affect all regionsof the world and cut across all sectors of society. People whodid the least to cause the problem—especially those living in poverty and fragile areas—are most at risk. Consider: Without […]
Back to basics in decision making
Jack Kruf Is it wise to choose to go back to basics and divert from the ever expanding swamps of risk management? Yes, I think it is. The problem is that ‘risk’ is a made-up expression and has no commonly accepted or applied meaning. Risk is still widely associated with failure rather than with success. Most leaders and CEO’s do associate […]
Phase 2 of the FORTE Framework: testing questionnaire
In the last two years PRIMO Europe – the premium non-profit organization for good governance in Europe – has worked on a framework, called FORTE™, this to support its members and network in the process of strategy and decision making. The development of this framework has been carried out in close cooperation with the Malta University. Based on research via […]