Since 2014, the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has released an annual report focusing specifically on South Africa’s risk landscape. Soon to appear in its seventh edition, this report is already widely recognised as the definitive view on South Africa’s different risks, how they impact its people and industries, and what […]
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Oct
Oct
By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Canada Smaller is often better, especially when you don’t want to be a target. But as technology levels the playing fields, giving medium-sized businesses the capability to play in bigger leagues, it’s also started to erase that anonymity. Smaller companies are wising up to the […]
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Oct
Oct
By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve It’s not true that risk management is only for large, stock exchange listed, enterprises. Any businessperson would agree with this statement. Running a business is inherently risky. Costs, margins, stock, staff and assets all require some consideration to keep them safe and productive. Locking your […]
Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Integrated Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management
How cloud simplifies complex risk and insurance environments
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Feb
Feb
By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Managing risks and insurance across a single business is difficult. To do so across numerous entities is orders of magnitude harder. The information has to be drawn from different stakeholders, each with their own capturing and reporting standards. Instead of an orchestra, risk and insurance […]
Governance, Risk and Compliance, Risk Management
Are you providing answers through your risk visualisation?
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Jan
Jan
By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Determining risk is complicated – risk managers know this. But some might say explaining risk to others is even harder. You can’t simply demonstrate the technical path you followed to reach your conclusions. This might not only alienate your target audience, but it’s also insufficient. Humans […]
Blog, Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Integrated Risk Management, Risk Management, Thought Leadership
Fixing strategic risk: the rise of objective-based ERM
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Oct
Oct
By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) gained popularity for a specific reason. It offered what risk management was initially meant to provide: strategic value. Even the most basic strategic management course is an introduction to organisational risk. The ever-present SWOT analysis is essentially about identifying risks and opportunities, […]
Blog, Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Integrated Risk Management, Risk Management, Thought Leadership
The interesting history of Governance, Risk and Compliance
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Sep
Sep
By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Managed, thryve As we head towards the IRMSA conference, 2-3 October at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg, I am preparing for my presentation on the debate between GRC and IRM. ‘Governance, Risk & Compliance vs. Integrated Risk Management’ became a topic of debate when research firm Gartner decided a […]
Blog, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Integrated Risk Management, Platforms, Risk Management, Risk Management, Technology
5 Steps to Unlock the Flow of Information
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Jul
Jul
Streamlining your job starts with understanding where things are breaking down. People, technology – even the data itself – can inhibit your ability to get the information you need to manage risk effectively. Here are five steps from Riskonnect to help unlock the flow of information throughout your risk ecosystem. thryve is the African partner to […]
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Jul
Jul
thryve is proud to market and support Riskonnect’s integrated risk management solutions which are designed to make your job easier, faster, and more effective. Learn why Gartner named Riskonnect a Visionary for the second consecutive year in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Integrated Risk Management. Download the full report here: CLICK HERE
Blog, Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Integrated Risk Management, News, Platforms, Risk Management, Risk Management, Thought Leadership
Riskonnect named as Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant – again
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Jul
Jul
By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Integrated risk management (IRM) is a fairly new discipline, but it’s already making great strides towards transforming all types of organisations. The philosophy is straightforward: instead of risk information languishing in silos and contributing to an incomplete picture of organisational risk, that information can be captured […]