All Editorial articles – Page 126
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Online onlyUK floods not linked to climate change: Report
A new scientific study of the wet summer of 2007 has confirmed that the floods were a very singular event
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Online onlyDetica backs FSA’s rogue trader stance
Banks should adopt networked approach to operational control to confront fraud and abuse, says Detica
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Online onlyUS toughens air quality standards
EPA estimates final standards will yield health benefits of up to $19bn, costs in the region of $8bn
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Online onlyCMI predicts how the world will work in 2018
Chief executives are warned to prepare for cyber attacks and a US withdrawal from the world economy
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Online onlyRegulators expect banks to learn from subprime
World regulators say firms need to address deficiencies in management oversight, risk measurement, stress testing, and contingency planning
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Online onlyRVC uses software to combat avian flu
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is using risk analysis software to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases in animals
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Online onlyEC fines Belgian cartel over 32.7m Euros
The European Commission has fined providers of international removal services 32.7m Euros for violating the EC Treaty’s ban on cartels
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Online onlyMost IT execs surveyed fear remote user risk
91 % worry over threat of data leaks from more open networks
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Online onlyBCM benchmarking survey launched by Deloitte
Online tool available to measure business preparedness and recovery
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AnalysisBeyond subprime
The impact of the US subprime mortgage crisis has been broad and it goes well beyond the financial services sector
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Online onlyCorporates respond to ecosystem degradation
Akzo Nobel, BC Hydro, Mondi, Rio Tinto, and Syngenta ‘road-test’ new guidelines
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Online onlyFirms fail to protect key assets: CMI
A joint report from the Chartered Management Institute and Cabinet Office finds attempts to protect business operations are often haphazard and untested
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Online onlyENISA issues six security recommendations
The European Network and Information Security Agency, ENISA has issued a report that gives an overview on information security certifications
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RoundtablesRisk retention
Deciding how much risk to retain can be a challenging balancing act. You have to take account of a wide range of factors including the operational as well as the financial elements
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RoundtablesAbsence management
All the statistics show that absence management is a win-win strategy. Employers reduce not just their employee-related claims but also a whole raft of other costs, both direct and indirect, associated with having people off work
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RoundtablesEmerging risks
You can plan for the unexpected – even for the most unlikely event, provided it is on your risk radar. But what about those things that you know might cause a loss but whose cause and impact are so far unproven?
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RoundtablesCorporate governance
In the last 10 years we have seen a plethora of corporate governance regulations and legislation, both nationally and globally. The growing focus on risk controls and reporting may be increasing the importance of the risk manager’s role, but it also poses some challenges
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RoundtablesManaging your liabilities
Interestingly, our panel of experts was divided as to whether the much talked about UK compensation culture was as widespread as it is made out to be
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RoundtablesDeveloping a risk culture
Financial institutions, perhaps more than any other business sector, today face the need to comply with a myriad of regulations which inevitably touch upon if not directly impact their risk management and corporate governance
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Online onlyWindstorm Johanna batters England
Reports of power outages, downed trees and scattered damage in England
