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    The regulator investigates

    1 November 2007

    Regulators take insider trading very seriously. Their powers to search for evidence are growing. Comply, or face disaster, say Jonathan Pickworth and Elizabeth Bremner

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    CRO interview

    1 November 2007

    In this month’s StrategicRISK interview, Nathan Skinner probes the risk management strategies of steel giant ArcelorMittal

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    Controlling conflict

    1 November 2007

    Sue Copeman reviews a new report on the management and avoidance of disputes

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    More than just procurement

    1 November 2007

    Mathias Estrade, Cyril Végni and Audrey Gandon underline the importance of managing the risks at the heart of the purchasing function

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    Who is an employee?

    1 November 2007

    It is dangerous to think that once you contract out work to someone else, your liability towards them is at an end, says Patricia Baxter

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    Transforming Science into Business Application

    31 October 2007

    David Bresch is head of the global atmospheric perils group within the catastrophe perils unit of Swiss Re and serves as chief modeller for all perils. He is also climate advisor to the board of Swiss Re. He talks to Catastrophe Risk Management about how science can support reinsurance. By ...

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    Reducing Supply Chain Risk from Extreme Events

    31 October 2007

    Businesses today outsource many operations to partners, many of whom may be critically exposed to extreme events and beyond of the control of the firm’s risk management programmes. By Marc Lehmann and Kenneth Travers

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    Unchecked Risks That Can Lead to Catastrophe

    31 October 2007

    Asset management, planned maintenance and procurement have the potential to create disaster if are not treated with the respect they deserve. By Tony Prior

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    How Planning for Terrorist Attacks Worked for Hurricanes

    31 October 2007

    Major incident training put in place by a large commercial property investor because of terrorist attacks proved its value in the face of US hurricanes. By John Smith

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    Codes and cultures

    1 October 2007

    There is a growing global consensus about the need for good governance, but cultural differences can intervene. Alan Waring looks at some of the issues arising in Asia and closer to home.

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    There's more to it than 'badging in'

    1 October 2007

    If your security department is bottom of the heap, the organisation is rife with an ‘open’ culture, and IT has pinched the business continuity issues, you can still conduct a fight back. Peter Speight invokes Turnbull and SOX to explain how

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    Business impact analysis

    1 October 2007

    When drawing up a Business Continuity Plan, conducting a Business Impact Analysis is an important fist step. Chiara Ejbich and Aldo Soprano explain why.

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    Be a winner?

    1 October 2007

    If you and your team are implementing a new or improved risk management initiative, start thinking about your entry to the StrategicRISK European Risk Management Awards 2008, says Sue Copeman

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    Enterprise-wide fleet risk profiling

    1 October 2007

    Is fleet risk management just a poor sister in your organisation? John Stevens argues that is too important to be left out in the cold, and needs to be integrated into enterprise risk management. He suggests the solution.

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    The long REACH of regulatory risk

    1 October 2007

    New EU regulations concerning the registration of chemicals are likely to entail massive costs, but one company perceives opportunities too.

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    Risk management for the future

    1 October 2007

    The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is launching the world's first international diploma in risk management in October. 'As well as being the first international qualification in this area, the Diploma will also offer the most integrated approach to managing risk across a whole organisation,' says IRM chief executive Steve ...

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    Comparison shopping

    24 September 2007

    Lee Coppack looks at how the UK and US giants, Tesco and Wal-Mart are reporting risk, and how their risk management translates in the real world

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    Getting the message

    24 September 2007

    Communication can be used as a tool to provide information, explain and warn, and to influence decision-making. How do StrategicRISK Benchmarking Club correspondents view this aspect of their role? Sue Copeman describes the results of our latest survey

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    Getting the framework right

    24 September 2007

    Alistair Smith, CRO of one of the UK's largest companies, gives his views on how to develop an effective risk management framework

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    Global challenges of managing risk

    24 September 2007

    What keeps the CEO awake at night? Paul Pilkington and Jane Woolcott discuss the findings of a recent CEO survey on key risks