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Big GRC trends for 2012
So what's on tap for the GRC industry in the upcoming year? It's not a bad time to ask this question, though it is not easily answered. Every company and consultant will have a different answer,
Survey: GRC, legal units lack integration
A recent survey by Mitratech on legal IT spending for 2011-2012 has found that 49 percent of respondents said their companies keep their governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and legal activities
ESG might soon become a compliance issue
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria has slowly made its way from the periphery of institutional investors' focus toward the mainstream. The movement has been more pronounced in Europe
Is an annual corporate responsibility report a good idea?
State Street has released its most recent corporate responsibility report, which details its environmental, social and governance performance for 2010 and its goals for the coming years. The press
Financial services industry adoption of GRC systems disappoints
If there's one industry that seems tailor made for more rigorous adoption of formal GRC programs, it would be the banking industry. The imperative is extreme at all levels--governance, risk
GRC software firms target financial firms
If there's one vertical that the GRC industry should be able to capitalize on, it's the financial services industry. In each of three areas--corporate governance, risk management and compliance with
Transition from Sarbox to Dodd-Frank is tough for banks
For publically traded banks, the Dodd-Frank ramp up period evokes the years just after Sarbanes-Oxley was passed in 2002. Confusion reigned, especially when it came to Section 404. But in some ways,
Why ERM belongs on your GRC wish list
We noted recently that some enterprise software insiders get pretty worked up about the distinction between GRC and ERM . We tend to agree with the OCEG, which said in response to a critic:
Internal auditors should focus more on risk management
We've suggested that in the overall GRC equation, the R (risk management) and G (governance) are taking precedent over the C (compliance), which at many companies was the original impetus for more
The James Doty era at the PCAOB begins
If you read the coverage James Doty's rise to chairman of the PCAOB, you have to wonder about the state of audit quality in America. He's been making the media rounds and told Accounting Today: "Our
