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The reality of US-style litigation
Commentators have sounded the alarm that the UK is on the verge of a tidal wave of asbestos litigation Is this speculation accurate and, if so, how should companies respond? Terry Budd, Jane Harte-Lov
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Meeting the challenge
While most major corporations recognise the potential value of enterprise risk management (ERM), few appear to be satisfied that they have arrived at an effective framework Sue Copeman and Peter Joy r
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MAPPING PROGRESS
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
Alan Waring and Steve Tunstall highlight the need for a culture of responsible risk-taking
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Don't proceed without consent
Much has been said about the surfeit of red tape that constrains commercial enterprise, but it is still a foolhardy developer who proceeds with a development without first obtaining all the proper con
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Emissions regulators show teeth
The first penalty under the rules governing the EU Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has recently been imposed The case highlights the importance of compliance, explain Jacqueline Mailly
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Not just about cutting costs
Companies considering offshore outsourcing must carefully examine their reasons for taking the plunge well before making such an important decision, warns Ian Wallbank
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ERM at Sabanci Holding
Tamer Saka, winner of the StrategicRISK European enterprise-wide risk programme of the year award, describes how he helped to install enterprise risk management in Sabanci Holding
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Viewpoint Management - who managers the managers?
It is all about debt and return on equity In reality, these are the only two parameters that count. The way they are managed can make a good company great or condemn it to oblivion, says Adrian Clemen
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CHANGING GEARS AT DAIMLER CHRYSLER
Lee Coppack explains that the last three years have proved a bumpy ride for DaimlerChrysler
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH SOX?
Andy Jones compliments the thinking behind the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, but suggests that it may bring unforeseen problems in its wake
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Fraud: The great unmanaged risk?
Allan McDonagh discusses why the tone at the top is key to effective fraud prevention
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Focus on four
What are the key concerns of European risk managers? Sue Copeman talked to four of the national risk management associations
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Trying to do things better
Sukhdev Bal ponders why companies that do not have to comply with SOX are nevertheless striving to improve their internal control systems
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Disarming the value killers
Ajit Kambil, Mark Layton and Rick Funston outline the findings of a recent analysis on the causes of major shareholder value losses, and suggest ways of reducing vulnerability
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Risky Business
Michael Burling discusses the dangers posed by ineffective provisioning of user access rights and details how a secure enterprise provisioning system addresses specific risk areas highlighted by the U
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Spotting the bad apples
How do you spot a fraudulent employee? Hitesh Patel gives some guidelines
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Securing the future
On 7 March the UK Government announced its new sustainable development strategy - Securing the Future With risk managers increasingly focusing on reputational issues, good sustainability management ca
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Avoiding corporate death by a thousand cuts
David Davies discusses how to stop a creeping reputation crisis
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Portugal on the risk management map
Jose Manuel Dias da Fonseca sets the risk management scene in Portugal, ahead of the FERMA Forum 2005 in Lisbon
