All Feature articles – Page 8

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    Twelve steps to better security

    1 November 2008

    Some organisations are struggling to comply with the payment card industry’s new set of standards on data security. Nathan Skinner explains

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    A grizzly end to Bear Stearns

    1 November 2008

    Lee Coppack tracks the demise of a well established bank

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    Achieving a share of the marketing mind

    1 November 2008

    David Abrahams considers the ways and means of introducing risk thinking to marketing colleagues in difficult times

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    Bad credit

    31 October 2008

    Rating agencies need to clean up their act as regulation looms, says Neil Hodge

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    Fixing injury claims

    16 October 2008

    The Ministry of Justice has proposed reforms to the claims process in the UK. Philip Tracey outlines what they mean and how they could affect the issue of costs

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    ERM in uncertain times

    8 October 2008

    The credit crunch is likely to make life harder for commercial insurance buyers but there are opportunities to create value as well, says Lindsay Cox

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    Bombs, bird flu and banana skins

    22 September 2008

    There are many catastrophic events that can cause disruption to business, but more often than not its a disorganised response that causes the most serious problems. Peter Power looks at the key features of a crisis management plan

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    Strike!

    1 September 2008

    With economic slowdown and rising inflation, the spectre of industrial unrest rears its head as trades unions seek to protect their members’ standard of living, while employers attempt to cut costs. What can you do about this risk?

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    The new risk management landscape

    1 September 2008

    As risk management becomes a boardroom issue, risk managers face new challenges, say Simon Perry and Geraldine Rutter

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    More than just good PR

    1 September 2008

    Operating in politically and socially volatile regions need not be a potential recipe for disaster. Mike Penrose gives some guidelines for a strategy that will benefit both your business and the local community

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    Forgotten, but not gone?

    1 September 2008

    When cases of bird flu were widespread in 2005 and 2006, the risk of a worldwide human influenza pandemic was taken as a serious threat. While the threat has not receded, European companies may have let down their guard, says Graham Buck

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    See no evil

    1 September 2008

    Is Google as squeaky clean as its users like to think? Lee Coppack considers privacy and trust, and looks at the risks that may lie in wait for the world’s favourite search engine

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    Risk engineering

    1 September 2008

    In a competitive environment, preventing loss is vital. Nathan Skinner garners the thoughts of five risk managers on the subject

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    Hans Gorrée and Peter A den Dekker

    1 September 2008

    Two dutch risk management greats talk about what has changed in risk management over their lifetimes

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    The class war

    1 September 2008

    Nathan Skinner tracks the latest developments in European legislation towards evolving a US-style system of collective redress

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    The fight against money laundering

    1 September 2008

    ‘Pre-wash, wash and spin-dry’ are the cycles that apply to a washing machine and to money laundering. It may appear odd to compare the two but they reflect a reality based in law and in history, explains Charlotte Gaudin

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    Delivering the promise

    13 June 2008

    Nathan Skinner runs his eye over the multitude of risks faced by companies who neglect ethical behaviour

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    Good for you?

    6 June 2008

    Confused by health claims on foods? If so, you are not alone. Research commissioned by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) suggests that generally many consumers are confused by such claims. Laura Bellfield looks at what the EC plans to do about it

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    Today's European risk manager

    6 June 2008

    Peter Joy looks at some of the findings of StrategicRisk’s Europe-wide survey of risk manager attitudes and concerns

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    A framework to restore confidence

    6 June 2008

    After the recent events in the banking sector, more financial services firms may turn to enterprise risk management, says Gordon Burnes