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Understanding Performance Risks

The document discusses various types of risks faced by businesses including strategic risks from the external environment, operational risks from internal business failures, and risks from competitors, products, suppliers, and stakeholders. It also provides details on risk management models involving risk identification, assessment, analysis, quantification, and developing risk responses. Specific financial risks discussed include risks related to compliance, markets, investments, currency, interest rates, and liquidity. International risks outlined are trading risks, currency risks, economic risks, political risks, legal risks, and cultural risks. The document emphasizes the importance of risk management and having strong internal control systems and corporate governance.

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Understanding Performance Risks

The document discusses various types of risks faced by businesses including strategic risks from the external environment, operational risks from internal business failures, and risks from competitors, products, suppliers, and stakeholders. It also provides details on risk management models involving risk identification, assessment, analysis, quantification, and developing risk responses. Specific financial risks discussed include risks related to compliance, markets, investments, currency, interest rates, and liquidity. International risks outlined are trading risks, currency risks, economic risks, political risks, legal risks, and cultural risks. The document emphasizes the importance of risk management and having strong internal control systems and corporate governance.

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RISKS

A. Strategic from outside environment, long term effect: Business risk decisions on products supplied (Tech. changes, Macroeconomic ~) on!"usiness collapse in trade due to adverse event, natural disaster Operational risks da#!to!da# "usiness, failure of internal "usiness and controls: internal controls, audit inade$uac#, regulations, internal procedures, %T failures, human error, fraud, loss of ke# person, "usiness interruption &ompetitors ne' products, decrease of price (roduct "ecome old!fashioned, need to improve, $ualit# )uppl# shortages, increase price )takeholders poor relationship (roduct "ecome o"solete

B.

Treats in S$OT % Busines s 3isks

- &ompliance and regulations - *inancial )tructure of finance de"t+e$uit# "ase in long term, providing finance &urrenc# Transaction, Translation, ,conomic (effect on international competitiveness) %nterest Market stock, "ond price do'n *inancial records and reports - Trading (h#sical (lost), trade (refuse order), li$uidit# (not pa#) - %nvestment -rong assessment, cost of capital, (., time hori/on, data - (ropert#+ph#sical - %nternational Trade, credit, ta0, *1 &ultural misunderstanding (olitical nationali/ation 2egal ! not meet regulation - %nformation s#stems and controls - *raud - 3eputation ),.,3%T9 2:F R E Q U E N C 2:ACCE!T 3isks not significant. =eep under revie' CONTROL OR REDUCE Take some action, eg enhanced control s#stems to detect pro"lems, to reduce impact

RISK MANAGEMENT MODEL


4. 5. 3isk appetite shareholders, management and culture 3isk anal#sis a. %dentification ". Assessment severit#, fre$uenc# c. (rofiling and prioritisation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! d. 6uantification loss, fre$uenc#, pro"a"ilit#... 3isk management develop response a. Accept ". Transfer c. &ontrol+reduce contingenc# plan, "ack!up d. A"andon, avoid 3evie' and feed"ack

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TRANSFER %nsure risk. 3eduction of severit# 'ill minimise the premiums. A"ANDON OR A#OID Take immediate action eg changing ma>or

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RISK MANAGEMENT
Identify Assess Develop response with respect to appetite

Implementing, and monitoring risk controls and reviewing their effectiveness

MANAGEMENT CONTROL S STEMS &MCS'


Control ensuring that activities lead to desired outcome
!ro(le)s of traditional management accounting - Ti)ing ?@A of the cost is BdefinedC at design stage. DE Accountants ho'ever, continue to direct efforts to production stage - Controlla(ilit* 4F A direct cost and 7F A overhead are controlla"le in short term. Accounting spend 7 times more on direct cost. - C+sto)ers most of the cost driven "# them "ut not recognised "# cost accounting. e.g. after sales, num"er of transactions, $ualit# issues - Costing )et,o- in G%T s#stem, small "atches result in thousand s of transactions that serves nothing. Back flush as alternative. - A(sorption costing AB& rather than la"our hours or machine hours - Stan-ar- costing More appropriate in large scale production "ut less 'hen fle0i"ilit# or customisation needed - ![Link])ance in-icators properl# set ma# produce 'rong response if Bcost of scrap, return factorC is =(9 production ma# "e tide up 'ith re'orking (in order to decrease returns) instead of tr#ing to Bget it right first timeC - In/est)ent appraisal pro"lem 'ith assumptions Control s*ste)s Goo- INFORMATION )ingle and dou"le loop - 3elevant *eed"ack and feed for'ard - Accurate Management accounting control ! scorekeeping, directing attention, used for pro"lem solving - 3elia"le ! user confidence - Timel# )tandard cost accounting - -ell communicated &ost allocation AB&, machine hours - &ost effective 2ean accounting focus on value and 'aste of recourses Manage)ent acco+nting 2ifec#cle costing information - *or'ardlooking Target costing - *in and on!financial Back!flush costing - *ree from "ias %nvestment appraisal - &omparative &ontrolling ; 3ecourses INTERNAL CONTROL S STEM Budget and "udgetar# control Balanced scorecards Control en/iron)ent Attitude of the management on significance of control: Internal controls 0 e1a)ple values *inancial Internal controls: policies and procedures to st#le - .ariance anal#sis ensure effective and efficient conduct of "usiness: structure - )tock recording s#stem )afeguard of assets responsi"ilities - *i0ed assets register 3egulator# compliance on!financial (revention I detection *raud and ,rrors - &ustomer satisfaction Accurac# and completeness of accounting - ,mplo#ee turnover Timel# and relia"le financial information - (roduct 'astage on!financial $ualitative - policies and procedures - ph#sical assets control "[Link] o. Goo- Corporate - structure of authorit# and reporting Go/ernance3 - ;3 controls contracts, >o" description, performance appraisal a) 3educes risk

COR!ORATE GO#ERNANCE
)#stem "# 'hich organi/ations are directed, managed and controlled *eatures o. !oor Corporate Go/ernance: a) Homination "# a single individual: Internal control an- A+-it co))ittee ") 2ack of involvement of "oard: (articipation of independent non! c) 2ack of ade$uate control function. e0ec. d) 2ack of supervision. 3esponsi"ilities: e) 2ack of independence 3evie' of financial Auditors not independent: statements and s#stems f) 2ack of contact 'ith shareholders: 2iaison 'ith e0ternal g) ,mphasis on short term profita"ilit# auditors h) Misleading accounts and information. 3evie' of internal
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Directors an- "oar- % iss+es

") )ho's transparenc#+accounta"ilit# c) )timulates performance d) %mproves access to capital markets e) <ood (3 to all stakeholders f) %mposes leadership

&hairman JK &,: Board "alance ! on!e0ecutives, independence fro operations, "alanced position 3esponsi"ilities and role o on!e0ecutives )trateg#L (erformanceL 3iskL Hirectors remuneration and change 3emuneration dependent on

INTERNAL AUDIT
A+-it co))ittee helps the "oard, revie' risk polic# and internal controls
O(2ecti/es 3isk polic# and strateg# revie' Accounting s#stem revie' %nternal controls revie' 3evie' finance and operational information &ompliance revie' la', regulations, internal procedures )afeguarding of assets %mplementation of corporate o">ectives revie'

T*pe o. a+-its Accounting s#stem :perational s#stem .alue for mone# Management audit e0amine management performance )ocial I,nvironment audit Transactions )#stems 3isk!"ased audits %nternal ,0ternal

FINANCIAL RISKS

T*pe o. risks
);:3T *inancial structure &redit risk 2i$uidit# &ash management 2: < ! &urrenc# ! %nterest rate

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INTERNATIONAL RISKS
Trading I &redit risk
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)ensitivit# anal#sis and (. P 2o'er transaction cost &ertaint#!e$uivalent cash flo's approach cash flo's M pro"a"ilit# P ,0act date not have to "e kno'n ,0pected values forecast M pro"a"ilit# P Availa"le to smaller companies, no credit )tandard deviation of (. higher deviation higher risk rating re$uired .alue at risk ma0imum loss at given pro"a"ilit# level P &an "e closed at an# time 3egression anal#sis ! &ontract can not "e tailored nor negotiated Hecision tree and matri0 ! %nefficienc# si/e and time standardi/ed, )cenarios "asis risk ("ack'ardation) ! 2imited num"er of currencies E1c,ange 4 C+rrenc* RISK ! *or "oth non!O)H currencies procedure - ,conomic risk e0change rates impact competitiveness t'ice comple0 o Match assets and lia"ilities (loans) o Hiversif# suppliers and customers Options /s For5ar- an- F+t+res o Hiversif# 'orld!'ide P (ossi"le profit - Transaction risk adverse e0change rates movement P )upport tenders o Matching receipts and pa#ments P -here uncertaint# e0ist o %nvoice in o'n currenc# o 2eading and lagging of pa#ments ! Additional premium cost ! (remium paid immediatel# o etting receiva"les and pa#a"les ! ot negotia"le o *or'ard contracts ! ot in ever# currenc# o Mone# market hedging "orro' in foreign currenc# o *utures and options - Translation and accounting risk o ot a cash flo' o (h#sical &redit Trade customer refuse to accept goods 2i$uidit# not a"le to finance the creit *1

F+t+res /s For5ar-

,0change + currenc# risk discussed a"ove &ultural risk (olitical risk


6uotas Tariffs (import, e0port) 2egal standards (non!tariff "arriers) ationali/ation Min or ma0 shareholding ,0change control "locked funds, limit in!out transactions ,0port+import control through "ureaucratic procedures (environment, healthN) *avora"le trade status e.g. ,O Monopol# and mergers legislation 2a' of o'nership e.g. ma>orit# of local shareholders Ta0ation la' discourage import + e0port %nternational trade mark acceptance, intellectual propert# recognition (ricing regulations

2egal risk

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