All Feature articles – Page 9

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    Managing conflict within the captive

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The introduction of more volatile risks into the captive strategy increases the risk of complex claims. Simon Kilgour and a panel of experts on captives consider potential disputes

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    Challenges for risk managers

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    How are European organisations dealing with corporate governance issues? And what is the impact on the risk manager’s role? Nathan Skinner investigates

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    A framework to restore confidence

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

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

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    Today's European risk manager

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

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

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    Good for you?

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    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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    The changing face of corporate defence: Part 1

    2008-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Sean Lyons asks to what extent the corporate world is preparing itself for defending the interests of all its stakeholders

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    The changing face of corporate defence: Part 2

    2008-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Sean Lyons asks to what extent the corporate world is preparing itself for defending the interests of all its stakeholders

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    Holistic security

    2008-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Despite the huge sums of money spent on network security, organisations appear incapable of protecting confidential data. A change of approach is required, argues Gordon Rapkin

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    Challenges grow more sophisticated

    2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Scenario planning can build capacity to adapt to large-scale political shocks

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    Creating value

    2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

    John Abbott pleads for a more enlightened corporate attitude to risk management

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    CRO: hero or villain?

    2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

    As many companies move to recruit a CRO, Mike Wilkinson reviews the key issues organisations must consider to ensure they make the right appointment

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    Managing supply in an outsourced world

    2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Procurement and risk management need to team up over modern supply chains, say Alex Hindson and Finlay Murray

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    More than money?

    2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Fraudsters may not be motivated by personal gain alone, say Julian Parker and Ed Wilding. Can offender profiling help to spot them?

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    Protecting your rights worldwide

    2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Jackie Maguire and Sue Ratcliffe provide a guide to global IP protection

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    EURO 2012 – risk and opportunity

    2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

    In April 2007, Uefa president Michael Platini announced that Poland and Ukraine would host the EURO 2012 football championship. How is Poland coping with the challenges?

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    Long arm of the US regulator

    2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The failure of foreign regulators to prosecute firms for carrying out corrupt business practices abroad to win new business, has led the US to step into the breach waving a big stick with which to punish firms and individuals, with the threat of massive fines and jail sentences. Neil Hodge ...

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    Breaking down the silos

    2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Business continuity and risk management have both come from very different places, yet there are increasingly obvious similarities on how both disciplines are applied in practice, says Douglas Ure

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    When a call is not enough

    2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

    If your business needs to dismiss employees, make sure you go about it in the right way. Anthony Thompson gives a salutary lesson from UK experience

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    Changing work patterns

    2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Simon Norris argues that a self-regulating approach, in which staff are free to organise and manage their own time in a responsible way, can offer more benefits to employers than taking a heavy-handed

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    Europe continues to pursue offenders

    2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Flouting European unfair competition rules is becoming increasingly costly. But some companies still do not seem to be taking the message on board