The Canadian 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) National Conference offers risk management educational sessions and networking. The conference will be held September 9–12, 2012, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

This feature article, written by Gundi Jeffrey, emphasizes the need for more rigorous reporting to corporate stakeholders of the risk factors that firms face in their operations. The author writes that securities regulators, academics, and stakeholders all agree this is lacking at the present time.

This presentation provides an overview of payment fraud and techniques that organizations can use to protect themselves.

New research from the University of Southern California suggests that status counts: typical financial experts such as retired auditors outperform typical directors (often retired CEOs) on audit committees.

All wire payments exchanged between two different participating financial institutions in Canada are processed through the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) administered by the Canadian Payments Association (CPA). "On-Us" payments processed within the same financial institution fall outside CPA Rules surrounding LVTS.

Association events and seminars bring CGAs, students and other professionals together for valuable learning and networking. The Events pages present detailed descriptions of PD opportunities and special events around Alberta as well ...

The intent of this course is to provide an understanding of the financial risks inherent in your own or your clients’ organizations. The ability to identify potential financial risks and understand strategies that might be used to mitigate them is invaluable in approaching the various financial challenges of business.

Your competitive advantage starts here! No matter what sector of business you’ve chosen as your focus, CGA-BC’s Professional Development seminars can help you take your career and your organization to new heights.

This is a four-part PD seminar which explores the areas of personal and professional liability to which you, as an employed CGA, may be exposed...

Credit risk measures the likelihood of a loss arising from the default of another organization or a failure to pay. It represents the interrelationship of several related types of risk that arise from an organization’s dealings with other organizations...