What is risk management?

All firms, public or privately owned are, to some extent, facing financial and operational risks. These risks are a natural part of doing business and must be managed.

In financial risk we include credit risk, interest rate risk, currency, equity and commodity risks. Operational risk include legal and regulatory risks, reputation risk, business continuity risk, IT security and physical premises security.

Our expertise in risk management

iFact’s expertise in risk management covers financial risks and the regulatory and reputation risks. In the aftermath of the Enron, and Worldcom debacles, there is significant pressure to improve governance and effectiveness of controls surrounding financial disclosure and fraud prevention. How to comply most efficiently with the increasing number of local, national and international regulations? How to manage the financial exposure of the firm? How to limit my risk of dealing in international markets and currencies?

iFact’s experts in financial risk management have over 25 years of experience in financial markets, treasury, systems, risk management and operations, having worked with leading securities and derivatives institutions such as the Montreal Exchange and the Paris Bourse as well as major financial institutions such as National Bank of Canada. Our mandates cover institutions, public and private firms located in various geographic regions, from North-America, Europe (West and East) and the Middle East.

For examples of our mandates in finance & banking, please click here.

Services offered in risk management

iFact offers a full range of services related to financial risk management:

  • Financial risk diagnostics for securities dealers, corporate treasuries, asset managers, treasury departments of banks, credit unions
  • Advice on debt issuance
  • Asset Liability Management
  • Review of risk management policies and procedures, and improvement recommendations to align these on industry leading practices
  • Review of hedging strategies and advice on hedge accounting issues.

For questions regarding our financial risk-management services, please give us a call at +1-514-735-9892. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

  
Sabine Kerner

Guy Bérard, partner, has joined iFact after an impressive career in the financial services industry working in leading positions at the National Bank of Canada, the Paris Stock Exchange and Montreal Stock Exchange.

He offers specialized assistance in all questions related to the operations of financial markets, payment systems, hedging and risk management. He also leads financial analysis, hedging and strategic planning mandates.

Guy holds a MBA from the UQAM and lives in Montreal. Join him at guyberard (at) ifact-consult.com