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Certified Member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRBD), distance learning and online certification program.

Overview

A risk committee should:
- be distinct from the audit committee;
- have a chair who is an independent director and not the chair of the board or of any other committee;
- should include a majority of members who are independent;
- should include members who have experience in risk management;
- should discuss all risk strategies on both an aggregated basis and by type of risk and make recommendations to the board;
- is required to review the risk policies at least annually; and
- should oversee that management has in place processes to promote the adherence to the approved risk policies.

The risk committee should receive regular reporting and communication from the CRO and other relevant functions about the current risk profile, current state of the risk culture, utilisation against the established risk appetite, and limits, limit breaches and mitigation plans.

Training and certification is of paramount importance for the risk committee. They must have access to regular training to maintain and enhance their competencies and stay up to date on developments relevant to risk and compliance management.

Objectives

The program provides with the skills needed to understand and support regulatory compliance and enterprise wide risk management as a member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors. The program also provides with the skills needed to pass the Certified Member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRBD) exam.

Target Audience

The CMRBD certification program is beneficial to potential, new and sitting members of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors.

Course Synopsis

- Introduction.
- The Risk Committee of the Board of Directors.
- From the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.
- From the FSB Thematic Review on Corporate Governance, Peer Review Report.
- Case studies, where we can clearly understand the role of the risk committee.
- Designing and implementing a risk and compliance program.
- Principles of effective compliance programs.

- COSO, COSO ERM - The frameworks.
- The Internal Control - Integrated Framework.
- Understanding the five interrelated components, necessary for effective internal controls.
- 1. The control environment.
- 2. Risk assessment.
- 3. Control activities.
- 4. Information and communication.
- 5. Monitoring.
- Internal Control - Integrated Framework 2013.
- Using the Internal Control - Integrated Framework.
- Example: Cyber risk and COSO.

- The COSO ERM Framework.
- COSO and COSO ERM cubes.
- The eight interrelated components.
- 1. Internal Environment.
- 2. Objective Setting.
- 3. Event Identification.
- 4. Risk Assessment.
- 5. Risk Response.
- 6. Control Activities.
- 7. Information and Communication.
- 8. Monitoring.

- Achievement of Objectives.
- 1. Strategic - high-level goals, aligned with and supporting its mission.
- 2. Operations - effective and efficient use of its resources.
- 3. Reporting - reliability of reporting.
- 4. Compliance - compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

- 2017, The updated COSO ERM.
- The changing risk landscape.
- Benefits of effective Enterprise Risk Management.
- The role of risk in strategy selection.

- The SEC and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- The PCAOB rulemaking process.
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Auditing Standards.

- Stress Testing.
- What is financial stress testing.
- Scenario tests.
- A. The portfolio-driven approach.
- B. The event-driven approach.
- Sensitivity tests.
- Choosing stress-test scenarios.
- Berkowitz and stress testing.
- Regulatory stress tests.
- Micro stress tests.
- Macro stress tests.
- Stress testing scenarios based on a higher correlation environment.
- Correlation coefficient.
- Endogenous and Exogenous risks.
- Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and stress testing.
- The birth of stress testing.
- Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAPs).
- From the Value at Risk to Stress Testing.
- What is expected under normal market conditions?
- Expected and Unexpected Losses.
- Use of stress testing and integration in risk governance.

- Basel Committee, stress testing principles, December 2017.
- 1. Stress testing frameworks should have clearly articulated and formally adopted objectives.
- 2. Stress testing frameworks should include an effective governance structure.
- 3. Stress testing should be used as a risk management tool and to inform business decisions.
- 4. Stress testing frameworks should capture material and relevant risks and apply stresses that are sufficiently severe.
- 5. Resources and organisational structures should be adequate to meet the objectives of the stress testing framework.
- 6. Stress tests should be supported by accurate and sufficiently granular data and by robust IT systems.
- 7. Models and methodologies to assess the impacts of scenarios and sensitivities should be fit for purpose.
- 8. Stress testing models, results and frameworks should be subject to challenge and regular review.
- 9. Stress testing practices and findings should be communicated within and across jurisdictions.
- 10 Comparison of current principles and proposed new principles.

- Introduction to Cyber Risk.
- Defining cybersecurity.
- Information Operations (IO).
- Cyber Espionage.
- Cyber risks today, and what is different for organizations and employees.
- The attribution problem.
- The second attribution problem.
- Misinformation, disinformation, deception management, fabrication.
- Disinformation management.
- Active Defence and Offensive Countermeasures.
- The future.

Become a Certified Member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRBD).

We will send the program up to 24 hours after the payment. Please remember to check the spam folder of your email client too, as emails with attachments are often landed in the spam folder.

You have the option to ask for a full refund up to 60 days after the payment. If you do not want one of our programs or services for any reason, all you must do is to send us an email, and we will refund the payment, no questions asked.

Your payment will be received by our strategic partner and service provider, Cyber Risk GmbH (Dammstrasse 16, 8810 Horgen, Switzerland, Handelsregister des Kantons Zürich, Firmennummer: CHE-244.099.341). Cyber Risk GmbH may also send certificates to all members.

The all-inclusive cost is $297. There is no additional cost, now or in the future, for this program.

First option: You can purchase the Certified Member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRBD) program with VISA, MASTERCARD, AMEX, Apple Pay, Google Pay etc.

Second option: QR code payment.

i. Open the camera app or the QR app on your phone.

ii. Scan the QR code and possibly wait for a few seconds.

iii. Click on the link that appears, open your browser, and make the payment.

Third option: You can purchase the Certified Member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRBD) program with PayPal

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What is included in the program:

A. The official presentations (1,217 slides)

The presentations are effective and appropriate to study online or offline. Busy professionals have full control over their own learning and are able to study at their own speed. They are able to move faster through areas of the course they feel comfortable with, but slower through those that they need a little more time on.

B. Up to 3 online exam attempts per year

Candidates must pass only one exam to become CMBDs. If they fail, they must study the official presentations and retake the exam. Candidates are entitled to 3 exam attempts every year.

If candidates do not achieve a passing score on the exam the first time, they can retake the exam a second time.

If they do not achieve a passing score the second time, they can retake the exam a third time.

If candidates do not achieve a passing score the third time, they must wait at least one year before retaking the exam. There is no additional cost for any additional exam attempts.

To learn more, you may visit:

https://www.iambd.org/Questions_About_The_Certification_And_The_Exams_1.pdf

https://www.iambd.org/IAMBD_Certification_Steps_1.pdf

C. The Certificate, with a scannable QR code for verification.

You will receive your certificate via email in Adobe Acrobat format (pdf), with a scannable QR code for verification, 7 business days after you pass the exam. A business day refers to any day in which normal business operations are conducted (in our case Monday through Friday), excluding weekends and public holidays.

Certified Member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRBD)

D. One web page of the International Association of Potential, New and Sitting Members of the Board of Directors (IAMBD) dedicated to you (https://www.iambd.org/Your_Name.htm).

When third parties scan the QR code on your certificate, they will visit the web page of the International Association of Potential, New and Sitting Members of the Board of Directors (IAMBD) that is dedicated to you. They will be able to verify that you are a certified professional, and your certificates are valid and legitimate.

In this dedicated web page we will have your name, the certificates you have received from us, pictures of your certificates, and a picture of your lifetime membership certificate if you are a lifetime member.

This is an example:

https://www.iambd.org/Helga_Steiner.htm

Professional certificates are some of the most frequently falsified documents. Employers and third parties need an easy, effective, and efficient way to check the authenticity of each certificate. QR code verification is a good response to this demand.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. I want to learn more about the International Association of Potential, New and Sitting Members of the Board of Directors (IAMBD).

The IAMBD is wholly owned by Compliance LLC, a company incorporated in Wilmington NC and offices in Washington DC, a provider of risk and compliance training in 36 countries.

Several business units of Compliance LLC are very successful associations that offer standard, premium, and lifetime membership, weekly or monthly updates, training, certification, Authorized Certified Trainer (ACT) programs, advocacy, and other services to their members.

2. Does the association offer training?

The IAMBD offers distance learning and online certification programs in all countries, and in-house instructor-led training in companies and organizations in many countries.

A. Distance learning and online certification programs.

A1. Certified Member of the Board of Directors (CMBD), distance learning and online certification program. To learn more, you may visit: https://www.iambd.org/Distance_Learning_and_Certification.htm

A2. Certified Member of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRBD), distance learning and online certification program. To learn more, you may visit: https://www.iambd.org/Distance_Learning_for_the_Risk_Committee_of_the_Board.htm

A3. Certified Member of the Corporate Sustainability Committee of the Board of Directors (CMCSCBD), distance learning and online certification program. To learn more, you may visit: https://www.iambd.org/Distance_Learning_for_the_Sustainability_Committee_of_the_Board.htm

B. Instructor-led training.

For instructor-led training, you may contact Lyn Spooner.

3. Is there any discount available for the distance learning programs?

Unfortunately, we do not offer any discounts. We want to keep the cost of the programs so low for all members.

4. Are your training and certification programs vendor neutral?

Yes. We do not promote any products or services, and we are 100% independent.

5. I want to learn more about the exam.

You can take the exam online in the comfort of your home or office, in all countries. You will be given 90 minutes to complete a 35-question multiple-choice exam. You must score 70% or higher.

We do not send sample questions. If you study the presentations, you can score 100%.

When you are ready to take the exam, you must follow the steps: https://www.iambd.org/IAMBD_Certification_Steps_1.pdf

6. How comprehensive are the presentations? Are they just bullet points?

The presentations are not bullet points. They are effective and appropriate to study online or offline.

7. Do I need to buy books to pass the exam?

No. If you study the presentations, you can pass the exam. All the exam questions are clearly answered in the presentations. If you fail the first time, you must study more. Print the presentations and use Post-it to attach notes, to know where to find the answer to a question.

8. Is it an open book exam? Why?

Yes, it is an open book exam. Risk and compliance management is something you must understand and learn, not memorize. You must acquire knowledge and skills, not commit something to memory.

9. Do I have to take the exam soon after receiving the presentations?

No. You can take the exam from your office or home, any time in the future. Your account never expires and there is no restriction of any kind.

10. Do I have to spend more money in the future to remain certified?

No. Your certificates never expire. They will be valid, without the need to spend money or to take another exam in the future.

11. Ok, the certificates never expire, but things change.

Recertification would be a great recurring revenue stream for the association, but it would also be a recurring expense for our members. We resisted the temptation to "introduce multiple recurring revenue streams to keep business flowing", as we were consulted. No recertification is needed for our programs.

Things change, and this is the reason you need to become (at no cost) a member of the association. Every month you can visit the "Reading Room" of the association and read our newsletter with updates, alerts, and opportunities, to stay current.

12. Why should I get certified?

After the failures of so many organizations during the recent crisis, firms and organizations hire "fit and proper" board members who can provide evidence that they are qualified.

13. Why should I choose your certification programs?

We strongly believe that we offer very good value for money:

a. The CMBD, the CMRBD and the CMCSCBD programs are unique in the market.

b. The all-inclusive cost of each program ($297) is very low. There is no additional cost for each program, now or in the future, for any reason.

c. There are 3 exam attempts per year that are included in the cost of each program, so you do not have to spend money again if you fail.

d. No recertification is required. Your certificates never expire.

14. I want to receive a printed certificate. Can you send me one?

Unfortunately this is not possible. You will receive your certificate via email in Adobe Acrobat format (pdf), with a scannable QR code for verification, 7 business days after you pass the exam. A business day refers to any day in which normal business operations are conducted (in our case Monday through Friday), excluding weekends and public holidays.

The association will develop a dedicated web page for each certified professional (https://www.iambd.org/Your_Name.html). In your dedicated web page we will add your full name, all the certificates you have received from the association, and the pictures of your certificates.

When third parties scan the QR code on your certificate, they will visit your dedicated web page, and they will be able to verify that you are a certified professional, and your certificates are valid and legitimate.

You can print your certificate that you will receive in Adobe Acrobat format (pdf). With the scannable QR code, all third parties can verify the authenticity of each certificate in a matter of seconds.