All Company Risk articles – Page 40
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Features
Preparing for new rules
Gary Summers recommends companies to produce a new risk assessment and crisis plan in preparation for changes in corporate manslaughter legislation
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Features
SEC Pay Proposals
Proposals by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the US financial services regulator, to amend its executive compensation disclosure requirements to improve transparency have been broadly welcomed
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IS THE TIDE TURNING?
The law relating to contracts of insurance is complex and does not always favour the policyholder But proposed reforms could change this, say Jane Harte-Lovelace and Sarah Turpin.
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Analysis
ENHANCING YOUR APPROACH TO SOX
US-listed foreign private issuers (FPIs) entering into their initial implementation year for Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 can apply many lessons learned by FPIs that conducted full-scale pilots, as well
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Editor's Letter
Comment - A key question .
A key question that is taxing and will continue to tax courts worldwide in the next few years is how much responsibility individuals should take for their own actions and how much they can lay at the
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Analysis
PENSIONS RISK MANAGEMENT
The UK Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) is introducing a certificate paper in pensions risk management (Cert PRM), which will specifically address the regulatory and market issues facing UK c
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Features
Out of Brussels
Employers are bracing themselves for the implementation of what everyone reckons is the most significant piece of European legislation of all - the age discrimination strand of the European Employment
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Features
Reducing the risk of discrimination
Alison Love warns employers of some of the common pitfalls associated with unlawful discrimination and suggests how businesses can reduce their risks
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Features
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR POLICYHOLDERS?
Jane Harte-Lovelace and Sarah Turpin suggest that insurance market moves to introduce contract certainty mean that policyholders will have to be active in ensuring their needs are met
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Features
A MARKET UNDER PRESSURE
Peter Allen discusses the results of a quantitative survey of risk managers on how well the insurance market is meeting their needs
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Features
UK fire regulations may require a new approach
Is current industry practice in fire risk assessment enough to meet the forthcoming regulation in this area? Not according to Dr Jason Clement, who says companies are missing out on the full benefits
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Analysis
Avoiding and handling disputes
There is no conformity across Europe in the way that companies avoid and handle disputes
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Features
A catalyst for change
Regulatory changes are giving risk management a new visibility in France But will they be enough to bring about a change in the role of the risk manager? asks Andrew Leslie.
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Features
E-disclosure challenges and risks
The electronic age has added new challenges and risks to the process of legal disclosure say Philippa Bennett and Reza Alexander
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Features
Don't proceed without consent
Much has been said about the surfeit of red tape that constrains commercial enterprise, but it is still a foolhardy developer who proceeds with a development without first obtaining all the proper con
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Features
Documentary evidence?
Chris Haden highlights how inadequate document control is leaving the financial services sector open to massive financial risk in the light of anti money-laundering legislation
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Assessing workplace harmony
Rhian Gait-Parker highlights the current state of employment practices and finds that it is easy to get caught by interpretation of regulations
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Features
Comfort blanket or bed of nails?
Guy Williams discusses the implications of the UK Company Law Reform Bill
