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Toronto Newsletter
January 2013 Edition
News and Update
Event Updates: Advanced stress testing and the evolving regulatory environment This event will feature Peter Christoffersen, Professor of Finance at the Rotman School of Management, who currently serves on the Model Validation Council at the Federal Reserve Board. The event will be moderated by Greg Frank, VP, Capital Markets Risk Analytics at CIBC. Panellists: •Virginie Traclet, Assistant Chief Financial Institutions Division, Financial Stability Department, Bank of Canada •Corina Deaconu, Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management, Scotia Bank •Scott Bredall, Partner, Oliver Wyman Governance and Risk Management Panel discussion on important corporate governance considerations for adequate risk oversight at financial institutions. Discussion will be moderated by PRMIA representative Vuk Magdelinic, Global Banking and Capital Markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers Panelists: •Rani Turna, Partner, Global Banking and Capital Markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers •Clare Gaudet, Vice President, Enterprise Risk Governance, TD Bank Group
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Upcoming Events
Advanced stress testing in the evolving regulatory environment January 29, 2013, 5:15 PM, First Canadian Place, Art Gallery, 100 King St. West.
Governance and Risk Management January 31, 2013, 5:30 PM, PwC Tower, 18 York Street, 26th Floor, Suite 2600.
Counterparty Credit Risk: The Impact of CVA, Basel III, Funding and Central Clearing February 7-8, 2013
PRM Training March 2013 - May 2013, RiskLab, University of Toronto
Call for Speakers PRMIA Toronto is looking for risk professionals and subject matter experts who are interested in speaking at our events. If you would like to be added to our speaker list, please fill out this form and submit it to [email protected].
Careers in Risk Management PRMIA Toronto is organizing a workshop on careers in risk management. To have your suggested career path incorporated, please let us know at [email protected].
Articles
The Risk of the Single Metric by Bill Sharon Over the past several decades the number of metrics used to measure a company’s worth have narrowed to one: profit. The formula is simple Profit = Excellence You can find this simple construct in everything from the bombastic pronouncements of Donald Trump to the harangues of Jim Cramer. While these people may not represent the more thoughtful among us, make no mistake; their views on what constitutes excellence are widely accepted. The problem is that the formula makes no sense from a factual perspective and creates tremendous problems in assessing risk.
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Recent Events
Past presentations can be downloaded from PRMIA Toronto website.
Women in Risk Mangement November 21, 2012, Ivey Leadership Centre, 130 King W., Toronto
A Practical Approach to Operational Risk Management October 11-12, 2012, Toronto Risk Management Case Competition June 23/28, 2012, Toronto Board of Trade, West Ballroom, 77 Adelaide Street West, M5X 1C1.
OIS Discounting and Related Challenges - CVA, DVA, FVA June 26, 2012, 5:30 PM, Ontario Bar Association Conference Centre, 20 Toronto Street.
11th Annual Canada Cup of Investment Management May 31-June 1, 2012, 9:00 AM, InterContinental Toronto Centre, 225 Front Street West.
Risk Management in Hedge Funds May 3, 2012, 5:30 PM, Ivey ING Center, 130 King St. West, Ground Floor.
Commodity and Energy markets: Current Risks and trends April 24, 2012, 5:15 PM, First Canadian Place, Art Gallery, 100 King St. West.
8th Buy Side Risk Managers Roundtable: Implications of Dodd- Frank for financial Institutions April 18, 2012, 5:30 PM, KPMG Offices, 333 Bay Street, Bay-
Regional Directors
Graham Pugh, OMERS Mihaela Capra, TD Bank
Steering Committee
Adrian Weiss, Raymond James Andrea Yu, Accenture Dan Rosen, R² Financial Technologies Dean Bouridis, Canada Business Plans Eric Yao, AGF Trust Company Greg Frank, CIBC Capital Markets Hasan Abedi, IPmax Communications Hovik Tumasyan, PwC Justin Lau, TD Bank Karl Kriese, PFG Canada Inc. Kruno Perkovic, Synchronycs Luis Seco, University of Toronto and Sigma Analysis and Management Monisha Sharma, RBC Nam. A. Nguyen, PwC Ram Iyer, Magnum Opus Talal Alam-Eddine, Scotia Vuk Magdelinic, PwC Yannick Lefang, TD Bank
Adelaide Centre, 46th Floor, Suite 4600.
3rd Annual Partnership Reception March 22, 2012, 5:00 PM, Toronto CFA Society, 120 Adelaide Street West, Suite 701
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Editors: Nam Nguyen