All Archive articles – Page 13
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EU signs UN treaty on disability rights
The European Community has signed a new UN treaty on disability rights.
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UK gov't not taking nano risks seriously
UK Council for Science and Technology publishes its "Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies Review".
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Risk management inconsistencies revealed
95% of insurers who responded to a recent risk management survey conducted by Moore Stephens said they identified regulatory risk as the single biggest challenge
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Risk management application inconsistent
Moore Stephens survey reveals inconsistencies in risk management application
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Features
Winning on all fronts
Being environmentally friendly and maximising profitability are not mutually exclusive, says Viktor Mann, who believes that his own company has an important story to tell.
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Where America Leads.
Reza Alexander believes that new US electronic disclosure rules herald a wake up call which will reverberate throughout the rest of the world.
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Special Reports
Avoiding conflicts
Being a director and also a trustee of the company's pension scheme means achieving a careful balance, says Mark Duke.
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Analysis
Training - prima Risk institute for China
The PRMIA Institute has formed a partnership with the RiskChina Research Center and several university programmes in China to launch the PRMIA Institute - China. The focus of the partnership will be the provision of training programmes in China that feature leading international faculty as well as the top faculty ...
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The Benchmarking Club
Coping with a crisis
How well are organisations geared to coping with catastrophes, crises and incidents? Do they make distinctions in the way they plan for them? Sue Copeman discusses the responses from StrategicRISK's Benchmarking Club
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Analysis
Corporate - Protecting NEDs
Law firm Halliwells has launched what it claims is the UK's first legal risk management product to identify the legal and regulatory risks faced by non-executive directors (NEDs) in the finance sectors.The first stage of Halliwells' Non-Executive Protect is a risk review. Following completion of a questionnaire, specialist lawyers conduct ...
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Features
Final straight for corporate killing?
It looks as if the proposed UK legislation on corporate killing may at last make it to the statute book. Andrew Stokes provides an update.
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Analysis
People - Discrimination danger
UK employers are being urged to beware of breaching discrimination laws when recruiting and employing eastern European workers.Law firm Mace & Jones said that UK employers are increasingly looking to assess their skills as part of the recruitment process. But the firm warned these tests are only legally acceptable if ...
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Analysis
Global opportunities
The likelihood scenarios are computed on probabilities of trends for main risks and opportunities for 2007, and are based on mining the internet and expert analysis over the last year. They show:1. Preventing the escalation of the Israel-Palestine/Arab issue from becoming a wider Middle-East conflict = 82%2. Balancing the country ...
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Special Reports
Legal responsibilities
Andre Basile explores some of the more worrying aspects of the UK Pensions Act, which he says threatens deals, dealmakers and trustees.
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Features
No weak links
Behind every large company is a chain of smaller suppliers. And that company is only as strong as the weakest link. Ken Charman explains why the survival of Europe's major companies requires businesses to work together to build effective contingency plans
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Analysis
New management reports
The British Standards Institution has published four environmental management reports aimed at industry and government. Each focuses on a topic and looks at its implications for corporate responsibility.- Focus on climate change gives a detailed insight into climate change and explains how legislative policies and tools such as taxation and ...
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Special Reports
Solutions for pension trustees
Lucinda Hunn advocates the belt and braces approach of pension trustee liability insurance.
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Features
Time for Review?
The news that the recent UK high court judgment in Bartoline Limited v (1) Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc & (2) Heath Lambert Ltd (2006) may now be going to the Court of Appeal has created even more uncertainty in an already confused situation. John Cooper and Bob Martin ...
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Archive
ACE survey shows data loss is top risk
One in three global businesses see loss of data as a significant threat and the key issue to address in operational risk management planning.
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ERM provides a competitive advantage
Companies that invest in ERM will find themselves ahead of the curve, says Ernst & Young.
