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FRM Annual Report 2021
FRM Annual Report 2021
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Letter to Our
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GARP’s financials for 2021 show a year of record The FRM program continued to flourish in 2021, In that regard, we started work in 2021 on two new We hope that you enjoy GARP’s 2021 Annual Report.
revenue growth. Total revenues increased by retaining its status as the global standard for risk-related initiatives. One is to enhance our climate
USD 19 million, a jump unmatched in GARP’s financial risk managers. But we also made major risk activities, with the other addressing material
history. Yet expenses only increased a modest strides in solidifying our Sustainability and Climate issues around fighting financial crime. We expect
USD 1.7 million, in line with rising global costs. Risk (SCR®) Certificate program as the world’s to announce “next steps” with both in the fourth
leading designation for professionals wanting quarter of 2022.
This reflected a conservative approach to to expand and demonstrate their knowledge of
headcount and corporate expense management climate-related risk issues.
mirroring the uncertainties surrounding COVID
and what was a changing and highly uncertain The SCR program was launched in 2020 during
global marketplace for educational activities; and the pandemic and quickly established itself as the
continued to position GARP for 2022’s uncertainties. world’s leading climate risk educational program.
2020 saw 1,243 SCR registrations, a major success
2021 also built on 2020’s successes in terms of given the program’s launch was mid-year. However,
dealing with a highly volatile global examination 2021’s SCR registrant growth was exceptional with
testing environment. We were able to provide 4,297 candidates signing on to sit for the Exam, Bradford Hu Richard Apostolik
Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) Exams to over a 250% increase over 2020. 2022 will also show Chair of the President and Chief
80,000 candidates, an increase of just under 13% substantial program growth. Board of Trustees Executive Officer
from the year prior, while regularly handling local
site COVID restrictions and changes which caused
numerous examination cancellations and deferrals
throughout the year.
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In comparison with the unique situation posed by 2020, 2021 proved to be a two-pronged
success. It saw us moving past our COVID-created struggles, with exam registration
numbers reverting back to their pre-2020 levels and our employees returning to in-person
work for the first time since early 2020.
But 2021 was also a year of innovation and fresh ideas. As the world began to slowly open
up, we continued seeking and capitalizing on new, creative ways of engaging our risk
community and buoying the risk profession, blazing a steady path toward a stronger, better
future that we’re working to realize in 2022 and beyond.
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Education
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Education
Financial Risk
To meet the evolving needs of financial risk professionals, we made key updates in 2021 to the Financial
Risk Manager (FRM ®) program, the leading global certification for risk managers.
FRM Exams were fully and officially moved from a paper-and-pencil format to computer-based testing
(CBT), completing a transition that started in 2020. In addition to our regular exam administrations
in May and November/December, we offered Exams in January and July in 2021 to give candidates
greater options and flexibility given COVID-related challenges.
We made changes to our FRM Advisory Committee, employing new collaboration among
subcommittees, external subject-matter experts, and GARP staff. Renowned finance expert and
distinguished professor John Hull began serving as a special advisor, helping oversee the review
of existing program material and suggesting any necessary additions to ensure the FRM’s cutting-
edge nature. A multi-year cycle of curriculum review and content maintenance was also developed
and implemented.
Following a challenging 2020 due to COVID, FRM registration numbers increased from the previous
year by 12.8%, rising from 71,468 in 2020 to 80,628 in 2021. Top registration regions included China,
India, U.S., U.K., Canada, and Hong Kong, with registrants coming from more than 150 different
countries and territories.
Buoyed by the marketing theme “Brave the Future,” we worked to build GARP’s presence on the
major social networks including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Douyin, and Zhihu, while also
experimenting with new content mediums and platforms to reach audiences in creative ways. Overall,
we saw more than 8,000 FRM candidates receive their certification, bringing the total number of FRMs
to 70,343 around the world.
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Climate Risk Energy Risk
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Education
2021 marked the first full year of exam registration for our Sustainability In 2020, we determined that the Energy Risk Professional (ERP ®) program, one of the Association’s
and Climate Risk (SCR ) Certificate program. It was a highly successful
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educational offerings since 2009, was not meeting the needs of today’s energy and financial risk
one, demonstrating the growing importance of comprehensive management professionals. Therefore, we made the difficult decision to phase out the ERP Exam by the
The wind-down process involved active communication with existing ERPs and candidates, as well
INCREASE IN
REGISTRATIONS around climate change risk from awareness to action. Capitalizing on as the development of a plan to continue supporting both existing ERPs and the broader energy risk
this shift, we chose to center our marketing campaign “Lead Ahead” community. In the end, 619 people registered for the final ERP Exams and 134 new professionals received
on the urgency to prepare for climate change and lead the climate risk their certification.
strategies of tomorrow. Overall, the SCR saw a nearly 250% increase
in registrations from 2020 to 2021, from 1,243 to 4,297, with 1,236 SCR Despite the end of the ERP program, we made it a priority to support and engage our energy community
candidates receiving their certificate. This brought the total number of in 2021 through podcasts, articles, and other forms of quality content hosted on our Risk Intelligence
SCR holders to 1,572. page. We also continued our partnership with the International Energy Forum, producing a series of
4,297
educational webcasts on the state of energy networks and infrastructure adaptations in a time of rising
In 2021, we continued to improve the learning experience for candidates, climate demands.
making key updates to the SCR curriculum to include new sections on
2021 SCR financial stability and climate change, operating principles for impact Internally, we created a new staff team focused on content, information, and continuing education (CICE),
REGISTRATIONS management, mental health and climate change, cities and climate combining the expertise of employees from the ERP team with the existing continuing professional
resilience, flooding and climate change beliefs, and maladaptation to development staff. To date, CICE has been highly helpful in advancing several key educational objectives
climate change. and softening the task load of the FRM and SCR Exam development teams.
1,572
and reader-friendliness. This edition includes new, original insights
learnings to all FRMs, ERPs, and SCR Certificate holders, saw a 22% growth in activities from 2020. CPD
from thought leaders in sustainability and climate risk, along with the
continues to be a strong career development and learning tool in the eyes of certified professionals and
contributions from some of the authors featured in the 2021 book.
SCR CERTIFICATE certificate holders alike; the program was accessed by more than 8,300 FRMs, ERPs, and SCR Certificate
HOLDERS holders in 2021.
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Adapting to
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This new flexibility helped us manage the disruption and limitations caused by COVID, giving our
candidates additional opportunities to take their Exams.
But perseverance wasn’t easy. To ensure all needs were met, our Member Services team worked tirelessly
to balance candidates’ career goals with their safety — communicating with exam providers and dealing
with localized postponements in the event of a regional surge. At the same time, our Marketing department
disseminated timely information and messaging around vaccination and COVID test requirements via our
website and email, while our Exams and Certifications group increased the production of testing questions
by approximately 10 times to handle the new multi-day and multi-form exam delivery structure around CBT.
Overall, it was an all-hands-on-deck effort, and a testament to the staff’s resilient spirit.
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Engaging the
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and widened the GARP community to 279,000 across more than 195
countries and regions.
COUNTRIES
Supporting Members at every stage of their career via educational and AND REGIONS
networking events, GARP Chapters, a global network of vibrant local
279,000
risk communities, experienced a successful, standout 2021. We launched
three new chapters in 2021 in Italy, Indonesia, and Peru, bringing the total
number to 28, with Italy’s Chapter receiving over 300 registrations for its
inaugural event. In 2021, GARP hosted 30 virtual Chapter meetings with GARP MEMBERS
TOTAL
a total of 9,819 registrations overall — our highest number ever. We also
broadened our geographical reach and accessibility, hosting a variety of
events in local languages to welcome new Members into our community.
At the same time, the survey found that a striking 95% of risk managers
said they required additional communication skills to progress in their
careers. We worked to meet this need by organizing a webcast for
GARP Members and certified professionals on communicating with
impact and launching a new Member Multimedia Library to provide
access to a wide range of financial, climate, and energy risk resources for
additional learning.
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Partnerships and Business Development
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We continued to expand the roster of our Academic Partnership Program, which offers a wide range of
benefits for institutions, including exclusive FRM scholarships, opportunities to network with local risk
professionals, research fellowships, and more. Nine new master’s level programs were approved in 2021,
including the Master of Applied Finance program at the University of Western Australia and the Master of
GARP Risk Institute to understand their views on these turbulent markets.
These were spearheaded by then GRI Co-President
Business Administration program at the Asian Institute of Management, bringing the total active university
GARP Risk Institute (GRI) centered its thought Mark Carey, who departed GARP in the middle
program partnerships at the end of 2021 to 109.
leadership and research efforts in 2021 almost of 2021.
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Digital Content
Throughout the year, we released 57 different webcasts on topics ranging from career development to
model risk to operational resilience, with overall webcast registrations exceeding 39,000. Driven by the
growth around the GRI-produced Climate Risk Podcast series, podcast streams increased by more than
15,000. GARP’s long-standing digital content hub, Risk Intelligence, published a total of 150 pieces in 2021,
while increasing its weekly newsletter subscribers by over 50,000.
On the marketing side, we published our first-ever brand videos for the FRM and SCR programs, allowing
us to explore the unique story behind each product. The videos were seen 30 million times, with nearly
7 million video completions — reaching relevant audiences worldwide. The marketing department also
initiated a new content management system (CMS) via the platform HubSpot to help modernize both our
web editing and email automation processes. The new CMS launch was the product of a strong cross-team
effort and was launched in collaboration with our technology team. While the benefits of the new CMS
can only be felt internally at this time, the task is the first step in a larger project to redesign our website,
improve the online visitor experience, and unveil a new look and feel for garp.org.
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Life at GARP
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Life at GARP
Returning to the Office
For the entire first half of 2021, employees performed their jobs in a fully remote environment.
With Zoom and Microsoft Teams as key communication outlets, our teams managed to tackle such
difficulties as changing exam schedules, new demands for risk management content, and other forms of
pandemic disruption.
In early September 2021, GARP’s Jersey City office officially reopened its doors to employees, with the
London and Hong Kong offices following soon thereafter. The goal was to re-stimulate pre-pandemic levels
of communication and collaboration while prioritizing the safety and health of our workers.
We accomplished this by offering rapid COVID tests onsite three days a week, requiring all employees to
complete a self-evaluation health app before entering GARP offices, and redesigning the office to enhance
health and safety. In addition, we instated a hybrid work schedule of three days in the office and two days
at home to improve employee flexibility, which we are still adhering to today.
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The committees continued their work reaching out to Historically Black Colleges and Universities to
broaden awareness of risk, leveraging GARP’s existing network to attract and recruit a more racially
diverse workforce to risk management. In addition, they launched a staff mentoring program, implemented
floating holidays, hosted a webinar on the importance of diversity in risk, and established internal affinity
groups — giving employees opportunities to bond over hobbies like photography, visual arts, books,
and more.
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Financials
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Financials
The following highlights are from the GARP Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2021
and December 31, 2020. For a full set of financials, please contact memberservices@garp.com.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020
EXPENSES
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Board of Trustees GARP Senior
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Peter Tufano
Professor, Harvard
Business School
Emeritus Professor and
Dean, Saïd Business School,
University of Oxford
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