Risk Management A Practitioner’s Perspective Joe Carr

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Risk Management A Practitioner’s Perspective Joe Carr Chartered Accountants NAMA Forum Tuesday 29 th March 2011 Belfast

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Risk Management A Practitioner’s PerspectiveJoe Carr

Chartered Accountants NAMA Forum

Tuesday 29th March 2011

Belfast

Contents

Understanding the ‘extraordinary’ context of

NAMA

Practical risk issues in dealing with the

preparation of NAMA business plans

Quality control of business plans; some

fundamental questions

A few golden rules

Q&A

Understand the ‘Extraordinary’ context of NAMA Serious and systemic threat

NAMA creates a ‘Public Interest Entity’

► Overarching objective – National Interest (ROI)

- (S33) N.I. economy

► Standards

State are an involuntary creditor and NAMA Act confers extraordinary power on the agency to advance and protect the National Interest

Not preparing normal business plans

Practical Risk Issues Focus on some of the practical risk issues

associated with business planning for NAMA clients:

► Understanding the wider context of NAMA

► Client acceptance and suitability

► Commercial risk

► Clarity of roles and expectations

► Technical tools, methodologies and approach

► Competence

► Evidence, rigour, judgement

► Documentation

Quality control – some fundamental questions

Finance & Risk:► Business planning timeline – striking the right

balance► Cash & Headroom► Debt reduction ► Operating cost structure and level ► Debt/equity ratio► Risk management► Residual risk exposure

Quality control – some fundamental questions

Business Plan:► Opening position► Aims, goals, priorities► Internal capabilities and management► Assumptions, tasks & tactics► Targets, financial and non-financial► Implementation of tasks

6 Golden Rules 1. Client acceptance is a decision, make sure you

make the right choice

2. Apply the same type of expertise, rigour and discipline that you would to an audit, accounts preparation

3. Understanding both breadth and depth of the business challenge is a prerequisite. Do not go where you do not know or where you are not comfortable

6 Golden Rules 4. Have clarity on:

► Client and stakeholder objectives, goals and timeline► Advisor role and reasonable expectation of success► Approach/methodology► Inputs and timeline► Outputs► No guarantee on outcome

5. Document all key steps, milestones, meetings and evidence

6. Assign people with confidence, ability, experience, rigour and discipline to do assignment

Q & A

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Contacts:

Joe Carr Managing Partner [email protected]

Enda Gunnell Financial Advisory Partner [email protected]

Tom O’Brien Financial Advisory Partner [email protected]