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    How to: Understand the ELD

    6 May 2010

    Countries have been slow to implement the Environmental Liability Directive. Andrew Williams asks: has progress been made?

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    Selling yourself

    6 May 2010

    Top 10 tips to showcase your abilities

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    Chain reactions

    6 May 2010

    Whether it's a supplier going bust or a dispute with a key partner, the potential risks in a supply chain have only increased with the downturn. StrategicRISK surveys the issues

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    Be prepared

    4 May 2010

    Companies can notch up plenty of governance brownie points if they focus on risk management and internal audit, says Jackie Cain

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    A whimper and a bang

    30 March 2010

    For European risk managers, the first decade of the third millennium began with the event that didn’t happen, the year 2000 or Y2K bug. As the decade continued, it brought fresh challenges to European risk managers, writes Lee Coppack

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    By hook or by crook

    30 March 2010

    From Enron to Worldcom to Madoff, the last decade featured a number of momentous frauds and scams. But, as Andrew Leslie discovers, those profiting from people's desire to make a quick buck is not just a modern problem

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    The inside job

    30 March 2010

    Which risks will be more dangerous in the future? Internal or external risks, ask Michael Bruch and Dr Rudolf Kreutzer of Allianz

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    Because it's worth it

    30 March 2010

    Some organisations may be questioning the value of enterprise risk management (ERM), particularly in the light of the recent financial crisis. But Eddie McLaughlin says that ERM provides significant – and measurable – benefits

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    Facing the facts

    30 March 2010

    Risk management has entered the public consciousness. But there's a major problem: you can'f force people to apply it, as Peter Davy explains

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    Building blocks for the future

    30 March 2010

    No longer able to leave all risk managing to the risk manager, the board is being forced to take responsibility. Neil Hodge asks how corporations will structure themselves to deal with a constantly shifting risk landscape

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    Storm on the horizon

    30 March 2010

    Think back ten years - had you heard of social networking sites? Thought not. More change is certain this decade, but it won't come risk-free, as Sarah Edlington reports

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    Total recall

    30 March 2010

    Product defects put manufacturers, suppliers and retailers at risk of product liability claims, and factors such as globalisation and new technologies mean that these exposures are becoming increasingly complex, explains Jon Elvidge of XL Insurance

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    Worth the risk

    30 March 2010

    It's never too soon to put in place a robust business continuity strategy. Marsh's Rod Ratsma outlines the benefits and explains the issues involved in setting up this crucial line of defence

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    So where do we go from here?

    30 March 2010

    Our first decade has been, among many things, an invaluable learning process - and we intend to build on that in the decade to come, says Sue Copeman

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    ERM affects ratings for insurers

    1 February 2010

    Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services believes enterprise risk management (ERM) is an important discipline that will continue to be crucial to the financial health of insurers, says Yann Le Pallec

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    End the duvet day

    1 February 2010

    Absenteeism can have a devastating effect on a business’s health, yet experts say many employers do not appreciate the scale of the problem and are failing to diagnose the reasons behind excessive sick leave, writes Neil Hodge

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    Under your controls

    22 December 2009

    In the current climate, procurement teams must find a way to manage the uncertainty of supply price, availability and demand. Risk frameworks are vital but Andrew Leslie finds that the human touch should not be underestimated

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    Charting disaster

    22 December 2009

    Following a year of economic turmoil and political tensions, Nathan Skinner highlights the global issues that will be on the world's risk register in 2010

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    So now what?

    22 December 2009

    Organisations are working hard to put the financial crisis behind them, but with a new year must come a new approach for companies and their risk managers, says Andrew Leslie

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    On best behaviour

    22 December 2009

    Financial pundits are asking why big corporates failed to anticipate the economic meltdown. Hindsight may be a wonderful thing, but companies' boards must take some responsibility says David Wilson. Now is the time to get the right dynamics in place.