The Risk Jigsaw

Risk is a complicated business. We've broken the puzzle into five pieces - one for each of the key risk types and one for enterprise risk management, which brings them altogether. Our user-friendly essays will lead you through the key concepts and principles of each, with the aid of expert witnesses and key facts. You can start using the Jigsaw by clicking on one of the pieces below.

	The holistic approach to assessing, measuring and managing the different types of risk to which an organisation is exposed.

	The risk of loss due to physical catastrophe, technical failure and human error in the operations of a firm including fraud, failure of management, and process errors.

	The risk that a counter party might become unable, or less likely, to fulfill its contractual obligations.

	The risk that change in the variables of a business plan will destroy that plan's viability, including quantifiable risks such as business cycle or demand estimation risk, and unquantifiable risks such as step changes in competitor behaviour or technology.

	The risk to a financial position from changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign currency value, and/or prices of commodities and equities.

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