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Description

This course, Understanding and managing risk, provides an introduction to financial risk management.

The processes of risk identification, risk measurement and risk management are explored. The course then goes on to examine reputational risk and operational risk. It concludes with an examination of the subject of behavioural finance and what this can contribute to our understanding of risk taking and risk management.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the range of financial and financial related risks facing organisations
  • Understand the approach to risk management through risk identification, risk measurement and risk management (or mitigation)
  • Understand reputational risk
  • Understand operational risk and how to manage it.

Course Curriculum

  • Introduction 00:05:00
  • Learning outcomes 00:05:00
    • Risk and the financial crisis 00:10:00
    • Risk management 00:15:00
    • The financial crisis – the cost of risk management failures 00:25:00
    • Audiovisual activity 00:40:00
    • Case study 00:10:00
    • Defining risk 00:10:00
    • The risk management process 00:10:00
    • Stage 1: Identify risk exposures 00:45:00
    • Stage 2: Measure and estimate risk exposures 00:45:00
    • Stage 3: Assess effects of exposures 00:15:00
    • Stage 4: Form a risk mitigation strategy 00:15:00
    • Stage 5: Evaluate performance 00:20:00
    • Summary 00:15:00
    • The implications of operational risk 00:25:00
    • Operational risk management 00:25:00
    • IFRS and operational risk 00:10:00
    • Summary 00:05:00
    • Audiovisual resource 00:35:00
    • Conclusion 00:15:00

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