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Insurable certification on-line
Globalisation and the growth of e-commerce raise problems of lack of transparency and security.
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Iceland:Frozen Value
A rather unglamorous frozen food and freezer chain, Iceland’s shares were 113 times oversubscribed when the company went public in 1984.
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Raising the profile of PFI
Dot.com investors and analysts know to their cost that it is difficult to get hold of reliable forward-looking information about companies.
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Protection for trustees
Following the implementation of the Trustee Act 2000 in February, Stuart Alexander Insurance and Risk Management, Fund Protection Ltd and AIG Europe have launched fund protection insurance to protect
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Risk management training
The IRM and the IOSH are offering a new training course for managers.
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CBI criticises new rules
The CBI has expressed strong concerns over some aspects of new European discrimination laws.
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Internal auditors short on IT skills
A recent survey showed 47% of leading UK companies do not think they currently have adequate IT audit skills to meet their business needs.
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Pay and practices
The Conference Board's new report looks at the size and type of compensation paid to outside directors among companies in three industry sectors.
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Joint approach brings superior performance
The importance of integrated risk management and how it can benefit the bottom line were revealed at a joint seminar in London.
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European award-winners
AIRMIC members were prominent among the award-winners whose professionalism and talent were honoured at the European Risk Management Awards ceremony in London recently.
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Winning with integrity
A new UK report spells out the advantages of being a socially responsible business.
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Ergonomic solution to MSDs
After 10 years' research, the American Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an ergonomics programme standard.
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Disclosure still lacking
Old economy companies may be better at voluntary disclosure than their new economy counterparts - but neither are giving investors what they want.
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Regulating communications
A recent UK government White Paper sets out its policy for the future of the country's communications and media.
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Disaster planning lags
Despite 8,000 UK companies being affected by the floods, only a "handful" of FTSE 100 companies have a disaster recovery plan.
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Failure to take information security seriously
Half of all IT managers do not know if their organisation has an information security policy in place.
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USA v Microsoft
Matthias Beck and Lynn Drennan suggest that Microsoft's inability to prevent the break up the software giant could be the risk management failure of the century.
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Internet warning
The risks from e-commerce and using the internet are little understood and potentially crippling, according to Oliver Prior, research and development director of Willis Group Ltd.
