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    Tools for change

    22 January 2010

    Tony Dowding sheds light on risk engineering and explains how a process associated with property protection can help firms fine tune their liability exposure

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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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    Guard your data

    29 October 2009

    Lee Coppack says that the information that companies hold is as valuable as money for hackers and criminals. The consequences for businesses can be embarrassing and expensive

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    Protecting intellectual property

    29 October 2009

    Companies are struggling in their fight to protect IP. Their risk managers can help, says Andrew Leslie

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    Get your facts straight

    12 September 2009

    Collating information on claims and ‘near misses’ can improve your risk profile. Simon Challis reports

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    Gaining credit

    12 September 2009

    Throughout the production and supply chains, credit lubricates transactions. But oiling the wheels is getting more difficult now, Tony Dowding writes

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    The Cyprus connection

    18 July 2009

    Producing fake products is a useful source of income for organised crime and terrorist groups. And Cyprus, a relatively small island in the Mediterranean, is starting to play a pivotal role. Alan Waring explains

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    Unrest and uncertainty

    6 May 2009

    The world is a risky place and economic recession has not helped, says Nathan Skinner

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    Know your business

    6 May 2009

    Identifying your suppliers and customers is crucial if you want to avoid international corruption scandals and legal penalties. Michael Short has the answers.

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    Corruption risks on the rise

    6 May 2009

    There is probably no more corruption in the world now than there was 30 years ago, but corruption related risks for companies have substantially increased – particularly over the last decade – warns Robert Barrington

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    It could happen to you

    6 May 2009

    As companies find themselves looking outside their normal areas of operation, Heyrick Bond Gunning expands on his clients’ experience in countries where corruption and bribery loom large

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    Insuring against the downturn

    1 December 2008

    The economic downturn introduces new risks and emphasises old ones. Nathan Skinner investigates what is making companies cautious and how the insurance industry is responding

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    Twelve steps to better security

    1 November 2008

    Some organisations are struggling to comply with the payment card industry’s new set of standards on data security. Nathan Skinner explains

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    The class war

    1 September 2008

    Nathan Skinner tracks the latest developments in European legislation towards evolving a US-style system of collective redress

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    The fight against money laundering

    1 September 2008

    ‘Pre-wash, wash and spin-dry’ are the cycles that apply to a washing machine and to money laundering. It may appear odd to compare the two but they reflect a reality based in law and in history, explains Charlotte Gaudin

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    A framework to restore confidence

    6 June 2008

    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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    Capricious fate and human folly

    6 June 2008

    Risk managers could learn some valuable lessons from the ancient world, says Andrew Leslie

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    Today's European risk manager

    6 June 2008

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

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    The Hayward fault: Is it America’s most dangerous?

    1 April 2008

    A repeat of the 1868 Hayward fault California earthquake today would have enormous consequences. Property worth more than $500 billion and approximately 5 million people in six surrounding counties would suffer badly from such a quake. By Thomas Brocher and other members of the 1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance

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    Breaching the wall

    14 February 2008

    While risk management must be the first line of defence in any data protection strategy, Jeremy Smith urges companies to bolster that defence with robust insurance coverage