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Proper risk management and internal control help organizations understand the risks they are exposed to, put controls in place to counter threats, and effectively pursue their objectives. They are therefore an important aspect of an organization’s governance, management, and operations. Professional accountants can and should play a leading role in helping their organizations achieve an integrated, organization-wide approach to risk management and internal control—which ultimately helps create, enhance, and protect stakeholder value. See the full overview.
Important Improvements Included in COSO’s New Enterprise Risk Management Framework
by Vincent Tophoff, Senior Technical Manager, IFAC | October 30, 2017
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)’s newly updated Enterprise Risk Management Framework takes important steps toward ensuring risk is managed as an integrated part of managing an organization.
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