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Risk Appetite and Tolerance Framework Design

Helps South African boards and executive teams move beyond generic risk registers to a working risk appetite framework that guides real decisions. Participants learn to set qualitative and quantitative tolerance levels, cascade them into operations and link them to strategy. The programme draws on examples from JSE listed groups, state owned entities and mutual insurers where appetite statements have shaped capital and investment choices.

What you will be able to do

  • Define the difference between risk appetite, tolerance and capacity for your organisation.
  • Draft board approved risk appetite statements for strategic and operational risk categories.
  • Set measurable tolerance thresholds and early warning indicators for key risks.
  • Cascade appetite into divisional targets, delegations and decision rules.
  • Monitor breaches and design escalation routes to the risk committee and board.
  • Review and recalibrate the framework as strategy and the operating environment change.

Course outline

  1. 01Appetite, Tolerance and Capacity Explained
  2. 02Linking Appetite to Strategy and Capital
  3. 03Drafting Board Level Appetite Statements
  4. 04Setting Quantitative Tolerance Thresholds
  5. 05Key Risk Indicators and Early Warnings
  6. 06Cascading Appetite into Operations
  7. 07Breach Escalation and Board Reporting
  8. 08Reviewing and Recalibrating the Framework

Who should attend

Chief risk officers, risk managers, strategy leads, finance executives and board risk committee members responsible for setting and monitoring risk boundaries.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Cairo3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
7 to 9 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Online3US$900

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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