Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgments.

1 Introduction to Risk Management.

2 Risk Frameworks and Standards.

3 Conducting Your Own Risk Assessment and Alignment.

4 Six Sigma in Risk Assessments.

5 Operational Risk.

6 Legal Risk.

7 Financial Crimes?Fraud and Corruption.

8 Internal Control Risks.

9 Environmental and Product Risks?Sustainability.

10 Data Governance and Risk.

11 Market Risk?From Value at Risk to Black Swans.

12 Volatility, Risk Aversion, and Portfolio Management.

13 Credit Risk.

14 Corporate Governance and Compensation.

15 Faith-Based Risk Management?Shariah.

16 Reputational Risk.

17 Liquidity and Solvency: Enterprise-Ending Risks.

Appendix: Links to Risk and Compliance Organizations, Standards, and Frameworks.

Index.

About the Author

Dr. Anthony Tarantino has thirty years of experience in risk management, regulatory compliance, and business transformation on both the consulting and business sides. He became a Six Sigma Master Black Belt in 2010 and a Certified SOX Pro in 2008. He has written articles for Journal of Operational Risk , the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Accounting Today , the Cutter IT Journal , and the Institute of Supply Management (ISM); is author or coauthor of five professional and academic texts; and is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader at U.S. and international conferences. Dr. Deborah Cernauskas is the Dean of the Business School at Colorado Technical University and a former risk management consultant for IBM. She has taught finance at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at several Chicago universities, including Northern Illinois University. Her multifaceted industry experience includes corporate development, operational finance, market research, and commodities trading research.