All Feature articles – Page 40
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Transactions increase vulnerability.
Negotiating mergers, acquisitions and IPOs can leave directors open to claims. Charles Boorman discusses the risks and how to protect yourself against them
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New laws, new liabilities
Forthcoming UK legislation will impose new liabilities on directors. In some cases, they will risk not only fines, but imprisonment. William Allison reviews the changes
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Reputation and value
A new study suggests that reputation and money do go together. Sue Copeman reports
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Extortion or malice?
How do you prevent product extortion or malicious tampering - and how do you deal with the situation if the worst happens? Christine Seib gives some pointers.
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Innocents Abroad?
Businesses should make sure that their employees are streetwise. Keith Miller has some tips for travellers.
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New age risk transfer
A massive new study has found that corporations want to transfer risks to earnings, as well as risks to assets. Adrian Leonard summarises the results
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Mobile alert
Electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones and their support infrastructure, look set to be a long-term thorn in the side of many risk managers and insurers. Jessica McCallin reports
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For Better, For Worse?
Should the widely predicted economic recession materialise, Jane Yates suggests it will be time for a new brand strategy.
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Complex Challenges
Adrian Leonard asks Professor Ortwin Renn, a consultant at the Centre of Technology Assessment in Baden-Württemburg about his approach to the challenges of systemic risk management.
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Time to Deliver
Sue Copeman previews this year's Institute of Risk Management annual conference.
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New markets, different rules
Having a website may mean you can sell widgets to customers in Outer Mongolia - but do you really want to? David Smellie and Paula Lennon outline the dangers and how to avoid them.
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European perspective
FERMA's new president, Thierry Van Santen, discusses the challenges facing risk managers.
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Firm foundations
Construction projects offer opportunities for fraudsters. Establish some firm rules when commissioning work, urges Geoff Covey.
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Railtrack: Governance under Pressure
Lee Coppack discusses whether Railtrack's failure to manage safety risks and maintain shareholder value could have been avoided.
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Government-sponsored litigation
US state and city governments are becoming increasingly formidable, and willing, plaintiffs, says Christopher C. Iliff.
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A question of identity
John Bullard outlines the Identrus model and its applicability for those responsible for the treasury function.
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Look, no wires!
Verne Meredith suggests an approach to the risks posed by the wireless environment.
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Managing people risks and risky people
Mark Edelsten believes that HR managers have an important role to play in the risk management team.
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Nothing venture....
Corporate leaders may be winners at managing risk but many are in danger of losing the ability to innovate, warns Rob Anderson.
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On the record
Honest and open media strategies play a crucial part in successful crisis and risk management, stresses former police spokesman Matt Tapp.
