The Risk Management Association

Stephen Krasowski, Communications Manager at RMA, provides an wrapup of the FIRST EVER VIRTUAL GCOR XIV. The conference included 6 speakers, 5 sessions, 4 hours of learning, 3 keynotes, and over 950 registered attendees.

You can register now through July 31, 2020 to access GCOR XIV's broadcast and the 12 breakout sessions on-demand on the GCOR XIV website until September 30, 2020. You will need to log in to our virtual conference platform, use the email address you registered with for the conference, and enter the password GCOR2020. Once logged in, click on the "Sessions" tab and then "On-Demand Sessions"

For more information, please visit: https://landing.rmahq.org/gcorxiv

In the first of a two-part series, Linda Tuck Chapman, President, Ontala Performance Solutions, discusses the impact of third-party relationships on working from home and/or returning to facilities. Chapman also discusses RMA’s document, “SARS-COV-2: Recommendations for Third Parties Working from Home & Returning to Facilities,” which is an appendix to RMA’s existing document “SARS-COV-2 Principles of Workforce Return to Facilities,” which is the work of RMA’s Operational Risk Council.

Stephen Krasowski, Communications Manager at RMA, talks to Erika Crandall, Head of Risk at Reserve Trust, about RMA’s new Technology Risk Framework, which addresses the historical gaps in our understanding, and applicability, of technology-driven risks, while at the same time creates flexibility based on the size and complexity of an institution and its needs.

Stephen Krasowski, Communications Manager at RMA, talks to John Baier, Senior Associate Director at RMA, about RMA’s recently released white paper, “Guidelines for Risk Rating Loans in the COVID-19 Period,” which seeks to assist financial institutions in their loan grading process during the unprecedented economic uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrew Iraci, COO at Nostrum Asset Management, LLC, discusses business resiliency with regard to business continuity, disaster recovery planning, volatility, and disruption.

Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the current and future state of the U.S. economy.

Danielle Ader, Senior Executive Recruiter, AJ Consultants, discusses ways to increase the presence of women in banking through mentorships, sponsorships, internships, and emerging leadership programs.

Bernie Mason, RMA’s Regulatory Relations Liaison, discusses 13 FAQs issued by the federal banking agencies regarding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview with RMA Communications Manager Stephen Krasowski, Joe Iraci, Head of Financial Risk Management at TD Ameritrade, and Chair of RMA’s Operational Risk Council, discusses RMA’s Operational Risk Framework, why it’s important for banks to consider the framework, and the top risks the framework addresses. View the framework at: https://www.rmahq.org/operational-risk-management-framework/

Bernie Mason, RMA’s Regulatory Relations Liaison, discusses the Federal Reserve Board’s May 2020 Supervision and Regulation Report, which summarizes banking conditions and supervisory activities.