Features – Page 6

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    Finding the leverage points

    19 December 2006

    Modifying the behaviour of complex systems in such a way as to minimise risk and promote opportunity is a crucial risk management function. Andrew Leslie looks to an essay by the late Donella Meadows to identify the leverage points where risks or opportunities are likely to congregate

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    The extradition risk

    19 December 2006

    Gillian Eastwood and Paul Lomas summarise the current extradition arrangements in the US and UK, assess the change in the extradition risk and outline some practical steps for managing it.

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    Topics and trends

    19 December 2006

    A steady stream of regulation has imposed stringent requirements on European company directors and officers. Sue Copeman looks at the areas that risk professionals believe have implications for management liability in 2007.

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    How effective is your security?

    24 October 2006

    Steve Wright discusses how you can measure the effectiveness of security using ISO 27001.

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    Regulatory confusion fuels fraud explosion

    24 October 2006

    Simple, low-cost steps that could significantly reduce fraud are not being adopted by UK business. Richard Kusnierz explains why.

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    Economic crime still soaring

    12 September 2006

    UK companies are losing billions of pounds to economic crime. Hossein Hamedani discusses the results of a recent survey.

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    New fraud legislation on the horizon

    12 September 2006

    The UK Fraud Bill may become law before the end of 2006. Neil Hodge discusses the implications.

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    IT compliance reduces risk

    12 September 2006

    How can companies ensure they are archiving and protecting business data to comply with electronic data laws? Hugh Jenkins explains.

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    The measurement challenge

    12 September 2006

    Assessing reputation risk and clearly distinguishing it from other types of risks such as credit, market or operational risks is far from easy. Aldo Soprano, Daniele Ruspantini and Marco Penzo write.

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    Coping with a major security breach

    11 August 2006

    Legal pressures, not to mention your moral obligation to assist unwitting victims, means that you should never delay when disclosing IT security incidents, says Martin Allen.

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    STRIKING A BALANCE

    14 June 2006

    Chris Haden suggests some strategies for managing the onshore offshore conundrum

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    SEC Pay Proposals

    14 June 2006

    Proposals by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the US financial services regulator, to amend its executive compensation disclosure requirements to improve transparency have been broadly welcomed

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    IS THE TIDE TURNING?

    14 June 2006

    The law relating to contracts of insurance is complex and does not always favour the policyholder But proposed reforms could change this, say Jane Harte-Lovelace and Sarah Turpin.

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    Blackberries are not the only fruit

    14 June 2006

    Establishing and protecting intellectual property rights is key to the success of our favourite all-in-one communication device, says Lee Coppack

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    GETTING THE RIGHT SUPPORT

    24 May 2006

    Based on experiences at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Mark Collingwood, Stephanie Gardner and Catherine Harley look at some of the risk management support tools available to local authorities

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    MAPPING PROGRESS

    24 May 2006

    How do you measure the maturity and strength of your operational risk management programme? Alex Hindson and James Pomeroy give some suggestions

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    THE IMPLICATIONS OF OPERATIONAL RISK

    23 May 2006

    Alan Waring and Steve Tunstall highlight the need for a culture of responsible risk-taking

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    No Perimeters

    23 May 2006

    Your employees are increasingly working away from the office But is your security catching up? asks Christopher Price.

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    Developing effective IT risk management

    17 February 2006

    Jared Landin and Karl Kispert suggest strategic frameworks for financial institutions

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    The less than holy trinity of executive power

    21 December 2005

    Lee Coppack discusses why concentrating too much power in the hands of one person can be dangerous