June 25, 2009
Replay of John Hull Webinar Now Available
The replay of PRMIA's June 23 John Hull Webinar New Directions in Risk Management is now available on the PRMIA website.
The Webinar consisted of a short presentation, followed by Mr. Hull answering questions about the way in which risk management is changing as a result of the credit crisis. He discussed challenges facing risk managers and explained how we can avoid some of the mistakes that were made in the period leading up to July 2007. One participant commented, "The whole setup for the webinar worked out perfectly. Highly relevant topic and first class speaker making it a very good course indeed."
We encourage you to take advantage of this excellent opportunity to draw upon Mr. Hull's extensive knowledge. Click here to access the replay now.
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June 18, 2009
PRMIA Offers Special Discounts for Members to Catch up on Risk Management Studies
The past year has been one of turmoil for many of PRMIA's members, cutting into the availability of time and budget for professional studies. As the quieter months of July and August approach, PRMIA has decided to help members catch up on their studying, reading and exam preparation by offering special discounts on its most popular educational products and offerings. From June 18 - July 31, Free members of PRMIA will receive a 15% discount, and Full Sustaining members will receive an additional 15% discount off of the already discounted prices they receive on:
PRM exam vouchers
Associate PRM certificate vouchers
Online courses
PRM Handbook series
- Professional Risk Managers' Guide to Finance Theory and Application
- Professional Risk Managers' Guide to Financial Instruments
- Professional Risk Managers' Guide to Financial Markets
- Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement
- Risk Management Practices
Discounts will be automatically applied when members place their orders on the PRMIA website at www.prmia.org. Please contact us at support@prmia.org with any questions.
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June 17, 2009
PRMIA Experts Discuss New Paradigms in Risk Management in Exclusive Webcast Replay
PRMIA is committed to bringing its members worldwide innovative thinking and practical knowledge to advance their risk management capabilities. We encourage you to take advantage of this exclusive opportunity that is now available to you. PRMIA, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, offers you an inside look into the issues risk professionals face as they seek to understand their new operating environment and adapt risk and regulatory cultures to new paradigms brought on by the financial sector crisis.
Click here to access a replay of the thought leadership webcast presented last month by PRMIA and Ernst & Young and gain access to industry experts bringing diverse perspectives and experiences - practitioner, regulator and academic - to discuss:
Changes that are needed in quantitative and qualitative risk assessment
Emerging risks that demand greater attention
The changing political and regulatory environment
Attendees described this as a rare look into the risk industry that offered practical knowledge they can use on a daily basis in their careers. It offered insight into what is going on in the industry and what the ramifications of the economic crisis are on financial institutions.
The webcast was moderated by Steve Lindo, Executive Director of PRMIA and featured panelists:
Paul Glasserman, Jack R. Anderson Professor of Business Finance at Columbia University Graduate School of Business
Ben Golub, Vice Chairman & Chief Risk Officer, Blackrock, Inc.
Michael Moriarty, Deputy Superintendent for Property and Capital Markets at the New York State Insurance Department
Paul Shotton, Managing Director, Deputy Head of Group Portfolio Risk Control and Head of Group Risk Methodology, UBS Ag
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June 09, 2009
PRMIA Now Provides Easier Access to Electronic Documents
In response to requests from its members, PRMIA now provides simpler, faster access to secured electronic documents stored in the "My Library" section of its website using PageSuite technology. Documents will look clearer, will be easier to view, and will require no software other than Flash to be resident on member computers.
Any documents members have purchased appear in "My Library" at www.prmia.org as in the past. When clicking on the document link, it will open the document directly in member browsers. No downloading will be needed.
To run PageSuite, members will need:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Mac OS 10 (or later).
Adobe Flash version 8 or above
512mb of ram (or more)
56k or faster internet connection
If you have any questions about this upgrade, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@prmia.org.
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June 05, 2009
PRMIA Announces Focus Award Winners
PRMIA announces the 2009 winners of the PRM Focus Award, which is given annually to the candidates who have achieved the top score of the year on the four individual exams of the PRM™ designation program, the world's leading certification for risk managers.
The exams are outlined as follows:
EXAM I: Finance Theory, Financial Instruments and Markets
EXAM II: Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement
EXAM III: Risk Management Practices
EXAM IV: Case Studies, PRMIA Standards of Best Practice, Conduct and Ethics, Bylaws
Congratulations to all of the award winners!
| Focus Exam |
Award Recipient |
Company |
Country |
| Exam I |
Tao Hong |
N/A |
United States |
| Exam II |
Rohit Sharma |
Credit Suisse |
India |
| Exam II |
Vyzas Elias |
Ernst & Young |
Greece |
| Exam II |
Li Jinhan |
N/A |
China |
| Exam II |
Zhao Bihui |
N/A |
China |
| Exam II |
Sin Wai Ping |
N/A |
Hong Kong |
| Exam II |
Ayhan Yuksel |
BRSA |
Turkey |
| Exam II |
Leon Peeters |
N/A |
United States |
| Exam II |
Tomasz Balcer |
CGE Money Bank Poland |
Poland |
| Exam II |
Dinesh Chaudhary |
Axis Bank |
India |
| Exam II |
Gabriel Simmonds |
RiskMetrics Group |
United Kingdom |
| Exam II |
Aswin Kumar Balasubramanian |
CRISIL Irevna Research Services Ltd |
India |
| Exam II |
Li Jianyu |
N/A |
China |
| Exam II |
Piyush Chamria |
N/A |
China |
| Exam II |
Law Sau Wai |
Bank of China (Hong Kong) |
Hong Kong |
| Exam II |
Sanghamitra Karra |
Morgan Stanley |
India |
| Exam II |
Dominik Metelski |
UGR |
Spain |
| Exam III |
Li Jinhan |
N/A |
China |
| Exam III |
Li Bo |
N/A |
China |
| Exam IV |
Safder Dhirani |
ABN AMRO Bank |
United Kingdom |
| Exam IV |
Justin Mosbo |
Aegon USA |
United States |
* N/A = Not Applicable
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