Thursday, November 20, 2008

RMA to Sponsor Operational Risk Management Discussion Group

The Risk Management Association’s Operational Risk Management Discussion Group will meet on November 1- 2, 2007, at Bank of America, International Trade Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. Early registration is advised.

Philadelphia, Pa. (September 11, 2007) – The Risk Management Association’s (RMA’s) Operational Risk Management Discussion Group will meet on November 1-2, 2007, at Bank of America, International Trade Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. Participants will discuss major tactical and strategic challenges in leading their institutions' operational risk and also hear presentations from financial services industry experts.

Speakers include Mario Mosse, vice president, corporate risk management, Prudential Financial, and Alfred Seivold Jr., senior examiner specialist targeting operational risk, FDIC Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, Large Bank Group, and Rachel Floars, senior vice president, online channel risk manager, BB&T.

The facilitators at each breakout session will present examples from their own organizations and lead a discussion on various topics including:

  • Operational risk reporting
  • Scenario analysis
  • Career and talent management for risk leaders
  • Emerging policy developments related to Basel II in the U.S.
  • External data scenarios
  • Optimizing compliance efforts with governance, risk and compliance (GRC) concepts

For more detailed information about the agenda and for registration information, please visit the RMA Web site at www.rmahq.org or call RMA Customer Care at 800-677-7621. As seating is limited, early registration is advised.

About RMA
Founded in 1914, The Risk Management Association is a not-for-profit, member-driven professional association whose sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk principles in the financial services industry. RMA promotes an enterprise approach to risk management that focuses on credit risk, market risk, and operational risk.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, RMA has 3,000 institutional members that include banks of all sizes as well as nonbank financial institutions. They are represented in the association by 18,500 risk management professionals who are chapter members in financial centers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. Visit RMA on the Web at www.rmahq.org.

Contact:
Kathleen M. Beans
RMA Public Relations Manager
215-446-4095