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Learn about foreign exchange risk, its types, and effective hedging strategies. Discover how investors and businesses manage currency fluctuations to minimize loss.

Interest rate increases result in unrealized losses for held-to-maturity debt security investments, but these losses do not appear in the financial statements (as long as there are no impairment ...

Jochen Schwenk is CEO of Crisis Control Solutions LLC & Schwenk AG, an expert in risk and crisis management for the automotive industry. Risk management is a critical component of daily life and, of ...

Eight standards rolled out in 2006 by the Auditing Standards Board are sparking a cultural shift for auditors. The standards—Statement on Auditing Standards nos. 104–111—are designed to enhance ...

Modern cyber incidents are providing powerful, real-world examples of how a cyber attack can cause a domino effect across a ...

Managing risk and developing an effective working capital are key challenges facing small business owners. Working capital consists of the total current assets of a firm. Cash components typically ...

Summary: This whitepaper, “How to Improve Safety & Performance Using an Integrated Risk Management Model,” looks at how to increase business performance as ...

Scientists working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have taken many of the lessons learned during their exhaustive analysis of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans flood defenses and ...