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AnalysisOperative versus redundant risk barriers
We need effective risk barriers, but which ones are truly needed, effective and animate innovation? And, crucially, are there multiple barriers protecting the same element but with different appetites? Adrian Clements, international enterprise risk manager, has this advice
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AnalysisDon’t be the next Subway
Global sandwich chain, Subway, has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons recently for franchising infractions. StrategicRISK sat down with industry stalwart, Patrick Smith of Acumen Advisory, to get his thoughts on this risky business model.
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AnalysisHong Kong protests highlight need for political risk focus
With tensions escalating in Hong Kong, StrategicRISK takes a closer look at the issue, advising risk managers to ’review and update their business contingency plans and crisis response protocols now’
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AnalysisThe Cathay Pacific breach: a lesson in managing data protection risks
In June, the aviation industry suffered one of the largest known data breaches in recent history when the personal data of 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers was compromised. Mark Parsons, Mark Lin and Byron Phillips from Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong unpick the lessons to be learnt
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AnalysisRisk culture or culture risk?
In this article, Business Olympian Group, director, Gavin Freeman, will try to unpack the meaning of “risk culture” and assess whether the role of risk teams is to measure risk culture or culture risk
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AnalysisRisk lessons you should learn from Kodak
Historic business failures present some cautionary tales for modern risk managers. In this piece, StrategicRISK takes a closer look at why some of the biggest names in history no longer exist and why.
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AnalysisThe ethical balancing act of boardrooms
Could organisational psychologists be the key to cutting the risk of misbehaviour? In the post-Hayne report era, all risk managers need to be looking at ways to set ethical behaviour with ‘tone from the top’
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AnalysisCritical infrastructure at risk
The introduction of the industrial internet of things (IoT) across production and supply lines is likely to lead to a broader number of cyber risks and potential attacks.
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AnalysisHow risk managers and internal auditors can improve the effectiveness of risk management
There is no commonly accepted idea of what effective risk management is. So, what steps can risk managers and internal auditors do to measure effectiveness? Norman Marks, renowned risk management author, has this advice
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AnalysisManaging major infrastructure risk
Major infrastructure projects present considerable opportunities to developers and investors, but transparency and corruption continue to threaten
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AnalysisEverything you need to know about the G20 summit
In this must-read piece from Andy Gilholm, principal and director of Analysis at Control Risks considers the outlook beyond the G20 talks and considers some specific escalation risks including China’s planned “unreliable entities list”.
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AnalysisTop 10 tips for building risk culture
Identifying, analysing and dealing with risks is against human nature. The sooner we accept this, the easier it will be to integrate risk management into decision making, writes Alex Sidorenko, chief executive of Risk Academy
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AnalysisWill insurers join us in the future?
The ever-shifting business landscape means all too often new risks are labelled ‘uninsurable’. But insurers do want to change this. Our latest campaign, #ChangingInsurance, aims to push things forward
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AnalysisRisk monitoring: 6 considerations for understanding this make or break moment
Businesses take risks all the time but fail to monitor and manage these risks effectively, but Carol Williams, enterprise risk management consultant and founder of ERM Insights, has some tips to ensure risk monitoring is done in a way
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AnalysisTop risks: a consolidated analysis
We are bombarded by numerous reports of the top risks to companies now and in the future. But what do they really mean for risk managers? Gabriel Souza, risk management specialist takes a detailed look at six risk reports and has this analysis
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AnalysisPlaying for the defence: what risk managers can learn from football
From Paolo Maldini to Sir Alex Ferguson, risk managers can learn from the strategies deployed on the football pitch. And the greatest lessons come from the invisible defender: the goalkeeper or, in other words, the risk manager, writes Adriano Lanzilotto, vice-president, client service manager, (London operations) at FM Global
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AnalysisWhere should risk management be placed within the governance structure of a business?
As long as risk managers have access to the decision-makers at the top table, it doesn’t matter where they fit within the organisational structure. But there are arguments for why risk management should sit with internal audit, writes Alex Sidorenko, chief executive of Risk Academy
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AnalysisBusinesses have not done enough to protect intangible assets
Firms have not done enough to protect their core assets, which go far beyond the bricks and mortar of factories and offices, Airmic delegates have been warned
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AnalysisAvoid emerging risk blindness with a 12-point checklist
Too much focus on near-term of visible risks will put companies at risk. But a 12-point checklist by Airmic and Marsh could help shake up risk assessment and enhance risk management practices
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