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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Guidebook for Managing Derivative Risks
Unveiled in the Wake of Volatile Financial Markets
San Francisco, May 1, 2000 -- In the wake of volatile
financial markets, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has released a
guidebook to help directors, officers and risk managers address the
risks and potential liabilities arising from rogue traders.
Prepared jointly by Chubb and the Risk and Derivatives Consulting
Board, Inc. (RDCB), "Market Volatility and The Rogue Trader: A
Handbook for Directors, Officers and Risk Managers" is based on the
expertise of a faculty of noted academicians, current and
former regulators, and legal and accounting advisers.
The document provides an overview of derivative trading risks
companies, financial institutions, and their directors and officers
face. It suggests numerous measures to help minimize the risks and
explains the role insurance plays in the risk management process.
"Several corporations, municipalities, hedge funds and financial
institutions have disclosed multi-billion dollar losses in the wake of
volatile financial markets. These types of losses often result in
class-action lawsuits by shareholders, customers, regulators and
others," commented Robert C. Cox, a senior vice president of Chubb
& Son and worldwide practice leader of its Department of Financial
Institutions, while releasing the publication at the Risk and Insurance
Management Society's annual conference in San Francisco. "
‘Market Volatility and The Rogue Trader’ provides an educational
overview of the risks to the enterprise arising from capital market
trading activities. It also clarifies the responsibilities of directors
and officers to monitor these activities and provides them with
solutions to mitigate complex exposures to loss."
The guide also includes a risk manager's checklist, summaries of
regulatory and private industry initiatives in the area of operational
risk and additional readings on the subject. To request the free
booklet, send an email to rdcb@riskandderivatives.com.
Risk and Derivatives Consulting Board provides education and risk
management consulting services to public companies and financial
institutions. Accountants and lawyers from major accounting and law
firms staff RDCB projects, which also tap the expertise of regulators,
academicians and leading professionals. More information on RDCB is
available at http://www.riskandderivatives.com.
The member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies form a
multibillion dollar organization providing property and casualty
insurance for personal and commercial customers worldwide through 5,000
agents and brokers. Chubb's global network includes branches and
affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and
Australia.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Risk and
Derivatives Consulting Board, Inc. Alliance With Caliber
New York, NY January 29, 2001
-- Risk and Derivatives Consulting Board, Inc. (RDCB), a top provider of education and risk
management consulting services to public companies and financial institutions and Caliber
Learning Network (NASDAQ: CLBR), a leading provider of eLearning infrastructure for
strategic corporate initiatives, today announced their strategic alliance aimed at
educating and training directors, officers, and risk managers at public corporations and
financial institutions in the fields of operational risk management and prudent capital
market trading oversight. Course content will be based on RDCB's treatise on market
volatility and rogue trading compiled in conjunction with other experts in the risk
management and derivatives industry. Caliber will convert RDCB's courses into eLearning
modules and enable content to reach a more global audience. Caliber will produce two
courses that will be recorded and made available OnDemand and supplemented through
livecasts. Both courses are designed for public companies, financial institutions, and
insurance industries. The course content will offer solutions and ideas for best practice
procedures to mitigate complex exposures to loss.
"By utilizing Caliber's blended solution of live and on-demand
delivery of content, RDCB has the ability to provide an important source for risk
management and derivatives consulting services, which is a critical solution for the
market. RDCB's solution will now offer the added value of customized content, world wide
audience reach, and increased speed of delivering knowledge," said Charles Di
Pierro,
Senior Education Advisor at Risk and Derivatives Consulting Board, and former Professor of
Business and Technical Communications at New York University.
"Partnering with RDCB makes sense for our overall content strategy
because it extends Caliber's corporate top-tier branded library of content, and it also
allows us to develop custom programs for another important audience. RDCB's reputation in
the risk management and derivatives industry creates an opportunity for Caliber to reach
middle and upper levels in accounting and finance," said Chris Nguyen, President and
CEO of Caliber.
About Risk and Derivatives Consulting Board
Risk and Derivatives Consulting Board provides education and risk
management consulting services to public companies and financial institutions. Accountants
and lawyers from major accounting and law firms staff RDCB projects, which also tap the
expertise of regulators, academicians and leading banking and financial professionals.
More information on RDCB services, resources and faculty is available at www.riskandderivatives.com.
And at www.rdcb.com.
About Caliber Learning Network, Inc.
Caliber (Nasdaq: CLBR) is a leading provider of eLearning infrastructure
for strategic corporate initiatives. Its interactive eLearning is delivered either live or
OnDemand directly to individual workstations, anytime, anywhere or through a network of
classroom-style learning centers. Caliber enables Global 2000 companies to increase the
reach and reduce the cost of traditional training programs through a host of services,
including Internet, Intranet and digital satellite. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in
Baltimore, Caliber has production facilities and Internet-ready learning centers
throughout North America and Europe. For more information, visit www.caliber.com.
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