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...