Risk managers must speak the language of business: Airmic panel

The work of risk managers, often highly technical in nature, is frequently misunderstood by senior executives and boards. The profession as a whole could strengthen its influence if it found more effective ways to demonstrate its value through what panellists described as greater financial fluency.

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