Unit 3 Risk Management Part 3
Unit 3 Risk Management Part 3
Unit 3 Risk Management Part 3
1.AVOIDANCE
a. action is taken to exit the activities giving rise to risk; for
high-risk events
2. REDUCTION
a. actions are taken to reduce the likelihood or impact (or
both) generally through internal controls 3.
3. SHARING
a. transfer of risk (e.g. insurance, pooling risk, hedging or
outsourcing
4. ACCEPTANCE
a. no action is taken to affect likelihood or impact
RISK TREATMENT:
EXAMPLES OF RISK RESPONSE
1. Setting a policy defining the organization’s attitude to a particular risk within
its risk appetite and the objectives of the risk response;
2. Assigning individual accountability for the management of the risk, with the
nominated person having the expertise and authority to effectively manage
the risk;
3. The management processes currently used to manage the risk;
4. Recommended business processes to reduce the residual risk (after the
application of controls, see below) to an acceptable level;
5. Key performance measures to enable management to assess and monitor risk;
6. Independent expertise to assess the adequacy of the risk response;
7. Contingency plans to manage or mitigate a major loss following the occurrence
of an event.
RISK TREATMENT:
METHODS OF RISK TREATMENT
▪ Internal Control
▪ the whole system of financial and other controls established to provide reasonable
assurance of effective and efficient operation
▪ Portfolio
▪ Hedging
▪ a transaction to reduce or eliminate an exposure to risk
▪ most common ‘underlyings’ for which hedging takes place are in relation to changes in
interest rates and foreign exchange fluctuations (but also exist for commodities, stocks
and bonds)
▪ Insurance
▪ involves protection against hazards by taking out an insurance policy against an uncertain
event
RISK TREATMENT:
RISK REGISTER
▪ After identification, description and estimation, risk are recorded in a risk register
▪ Useful for monitoring purposes
▪ Examples of data which may be included in a cash register:
1. Risk number (a unique identifier)
2. Risk category (low, medium, high)
3. Description of risk
4. Date risk identified
5. Name of person who identified risk
6. Likelihood
7. Consequences
8. A monetary value, if such can be allocated to the risk
9. Interdependencies with other risks
RISK REPORTING