All StrategicRISK Global articles in April/May 09 – Page 3
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InterviewsRegulator fines Morgan Stanley £1.4m for risk failure
Failure meant that a trader could deliberately cover up losses of $120m
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Online onlyCompetition authorities fine Intel record €1bn
Intel accused of illegal sales practices to encourage manufacturers to use its microprocessor chips
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OFT clampdown on cartels
Companies that resort to price fixing to boost profits in the recession will be targeted, warns law firm
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Online onlyPig flu victim sues Smithfield
Suit claims Mexican farm was a ‘breeding ground’ for swine flu
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Online onlyIndustrial production drops 2 % in euro area
As a whole compared with a year earlier industrial production is down around 20%
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Interviews
AIRMIC publishes broker remuneration guide
AIRMIC says its guide goes further than FSA proposals
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AnalysisGlobal matters
Pandemics, internal displacement and storm surges loom large in 2009, according to a view from Maplecroft
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Online onlyInternal displacement at record high
Conflict and natural disasters forced 26m people to flee their homes in 2008
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Online onlyEurocrats blast rating agencies
Ratings are not a satisfactory basis for determining regulatory capital, said Europe’s Economic and Social Committee
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S&P downgrades outlook on UK economy
The rating agency said the assessment was based on the UK’s mounting debt
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Somali pirate attacks surpass 2008 figures
Incidents off the east coast of Somalia have surged this year
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AIG ranks bottom in reputation survey
Consumer goods companies top the table of most reputable US firms
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Microsoft fined $200m for breaching patent
The verdict represents the fourth largest jury verdict in the US and the second-largest patent jury award
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AnalysisSwine Flu: FAQ
Dr. Gonzalo Venegas has written this column to respond to frequently asked questions about H1N1
