All ERM articles – Page 3
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AnalysisIndustry fears spread concerning Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spiked this week on false rumours that Iran had closed a strategically important waterway in the Persian Gulf
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AnalysisMid-East: Top five developments
A Middle Eastern expert lists the most significant developments to affect this key strategic region
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AnalysisOne in five workers suffer from mental health problems
Companies and governments need to change their approach to mental illness to prevent the issue from getting worse, says OECD
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AnalysisTop 30 conflict risk hot spots
The Council on Foreign Relations, a US foreign policy think tank, released a report on the most likely conflicts next year that the US government should focus its attention on.The CFR asked government officials, academics and risk experts to rank a group of possible conflicts into ...
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AnalysisSteady as she goes
In these changing times, one of the few things anyone can be sure about is that uncertainty will continue. But while risk exposure for business is growing, it’s not all doom and gloom
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InterviewsEurope’s risk leaders: follow in our footsteps
As we enter a new year, 10 leading risk management professionals reveal how they reached their current position and their thoughts on a career in risk management
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HeadspaceHeadspace: Lennart Edström
Electrolux’s group risk vice-president Lennart Edström believes in people and admires those who stand up for what they believe in, regardless of the consequences
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AnalysisBribery revealed
Some companies are no better at tackling corruption than three years ago, despite new anti-bribery laws
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FeaturesHow to learn from banks on proportionate control
Good risk management can open up opportunities. But too many controls can become costly, cumbersome, and create a false sense of security
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AnalysisBusiness as usual for the UK after Bribery Act
Claims that a defence company with UK links bribed officials to secure a Saudi contract has left the UK with another potentially embarrassing dilemma
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CommentHow a “micromort” helps you communicate risk
A fascinating London lecturer inspired me to think differently about communicating risk and uncertainty. Changing the imagery of risk could be a powerful tool to alter peoples’ behaviour
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AnalysisCyber, economic and political threats top risk agenda for 2012
A forecast of next year’s biggest business risk warns of growing unrest triggered by the economic crisis and suggests monitoring social media for trends
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AnalysisUBS reshuffles after damaging trading loss
Head of risk Maureen Miskovic leaves UBS after less than a year and is succeeded by Philip Lofts
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AnalysisDeloitte research benchmarks UK corporate risk management
Large corporates put their risk management in the hands of CFOs and focus less on strategic risk
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This Week's Top RiskEurozone crisis spreading to Brazil
A slowdown in Europe and China is having a significant impact on the Brazilian economy, according to Exclusive Analysis
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AnalysisBanks run cyber attack simulation
The resilience of UK banks to cyber attack is to be tested through a simulation
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AnalysisConflict risk index
As war and conflict increasingly creep across the globe, organisations must reconsider how they do business in volatile countries and, indeed, as the situation in Libya demonstrates, just who they’re doing business with
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AnalysisEast meets West
Despite global misery, economies in Asia remain strong, making it attractive for new business. But with this come new considerations for risk managers who must rethink their strategies if they are to approach this area
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AnalysisDid a Harvard professor cause the economic crisis?
Could the ideology being taught at Harvard University have contributed to the poor state of the financial system and today’s widening economic inequality?
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AnalysisStrategic risk leaps 5% this year
Instability in the Arab world is affecting the strategic risk exposures for businesses across the globe by creating instability in the energy markets and by inspiring political unrest
