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The collapse of capitalism
A dangerous mix of demographic and societal problems is pulling us toward a dystopian future, warned the World Economic Forum (WEF) recently. It’s not a pretty picture from one of the world’s leading authorities on social and economic development. And it’s this sense of hopelessness that is contributing to a ...
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Global downturn leads to uptick in child labour risk
Forty percent of countries are rated “extreme risk” of child labour rights violations, reports annual study
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Egypt will evolve out of US sphere of influence
The US Council on Foreign Relations thinks Egypt’s new political leaders will take the country down a path that leads away from US interests
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BofA Merrill Lynch predicts low growth in 2012
Global financial analysts predict global economic growth of 3.5% and suggest ten economic risks for 2012
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Industry fears spread concerning Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spiked this week on false rumours that Iran had closed a strategically important waterway in the Persian Gulf
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Mid-East: Top five developments
A Middle Eastern expert lists the most significant developments to affect this key strategic region
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One in five workers suffer from mental health problems
Companies and governments need to change their approach to mental illness to prevent the issue from getting worse, says OECD
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Top 30 conflict risk hot spots
The Council on Foreign Relations, a US foreign policy think tank, released a report on the most likely conflicts next year that the US government should focus its attention on.The CFR asked government officials, academics and risk experts to rank a group of possible conflicts into ...
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Business as usual for the UK after Bribery Act
Claims that a defence company with UK links bribed officials to secure a Saudi contract has left the UK with another potentially embarrassing dilemma
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Bribery revealed
Some companies are no better at tackling corruption than three years ago, despite new anti-bribery laws
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Steady as she goes
In these changing times, one of the few things anyone can be sure about is that uncertainty will continue. But while risk exposure for business is growing, it’s not all doom and gloom
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Cyber, economic and political threats top risk agenda for 2012
A forecast of next year’s biggest business risk warns of growing unrest triggered by the economic crisis and suggests monitoring social media for trends
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UBS reshuffles after damaging trading loss
Head of risk Maureen Miskovic leaves UBS after less than a year and is succeeded by Philip Lofts
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Deloitte research benchmarks UK corporate risk management
Large corporates put their risk management in the hands of CFOs and focus less on strategic risk
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Banks run cyber attack simulation
The resilience of UK banks to cyber attack is to be tested through a simulation
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Conflict risk index
As war and conflict increasingly creep across the globe, organisations must reconsider how they do business in volatile countries and, indeed, as the situation in Libya demonstrates, just who they’re doing business with
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East meets West
Despite global misery, economies in Asia remain strong, making it attractive for new business. But with this come new considerations for risk managers who must rethink their strategies if they are to approach this area
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Did a Harvard professor cause the economic crisis?
Could the ideology being taught at Harvard University have contributed to the poor state of the financial system and today’s widening economic inequality?
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Strategic risk leaps 5% this year
Instability in the Arab world is affecting the strategic risk exposures for businesses across the globe by creating instability in the energy markets and by inspiring political unrest
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Be ready for rating
Led by Standard & Poor’s, rating agencies are looking at corporations’ ERM programmes as part of their assessments