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Risk
05/30/2014

Does Your Bank Need a Risk Committee?

The focus on the board’s role in managing risk has certainly been in the spotlight in the years following the financial crisis, with the regulatory bar raised regarding risk governance. While publicly traded institutions with more than $10 billion in assets are specifically required to establish separate risk committees of the board, many smaller banks are doing so as well. In March, Bank Director’s 2014 Risk Practices Survey found that more than half of institutions with between $1 billion and $5 billion in assets and 76 percent of those with between $5 billion and $10 billion in assets now govern…

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WRITTEN BY

Emily McCormick

Vice President of Editorial & Research

Emily McCormick is Vice President of Editorial & Research for Bank Director. Emily oversees research projects, from in-depth reports to Bank Director’s annual surveys on M&A, risk, compensation, governance and technology. She also manages content for the Bank Services Program, including Bank Director’s Online Training Series. In addition to speaking and moderating discussions at Bank Director’s in-person and virtual events, Emily writes and edits for Bank Director magazine, BankDirector.com and Bank Director’s weekly newsletter, The Slant. She started her career in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business.