All Governance articles – Page 47
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Features
Security or Illusion?
Directors' and officers' liability was a discussion theme at the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) seminar 2004
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Olivier Sorba
The Amrae boss discusses the aftermath of September 11th and how French companies are dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley
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A Slice of American Pie?
Many European groups are looking to expand into the US Steven Blair and Mark Bunim discuss the risks for UK companies, which result from the very different legal culture - and how to avoid the pitfall
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A step-by-step approach to SOX
With the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance deadline for US-headquartered companies imminent (the first reporting date is November 2004), what lessons can be learned by those UK companies that also have to com
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Analysis
Exporters must assess markets
British exporters must do their homework, or they could end up with slow paying customers or unpaid debts, according to credit insurer Atradius, which has launched a series of country reports on popul
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Analysis
Sustainable Building
Governments, not markets must be in the driving seat if there is to be any progress in controlling the massive environmental impact of the world's construction activities, says a new report published
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Risks, Solutions and Challenges
What do risk professionals think are the key concerns in Europe?
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Editor's Letter
Comment
Another example of risk versus opportunity is emerging on the environmental front with the start of the EU Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Allowance Trading Scheme next year
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Inform and consult
New UK regulations will increase employees' involvement in the way businesses are run Sue Fanning looks at the issues.
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Analysis
Corporate Responsibility Exchange
The London Stock Exchange has launched a new service enabling companies to consolidate the disclosure of 'non-financial' information
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Analysis
Progressing towards a crash-free culture
Interactive Driving Systems (IDS) global Virtual Fleet Risk Management System has facilitated a customer benchmarking programme, so that like-minded individuals and organisations can share best practi
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Analysis
Facing up to Fraud
UK and continental European companies have different views on corporate fraud, with financial reporting misdemeanours higher on the European agenda
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Analysis
Government fails to lead ...
The reluctance of the UK Government to provide consistently clear leadership has resulted in its strategy on sustainability reporting stalling, says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accoun
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Using your intelligence
Mark T Townsend examines the importance of business intelligence and due diligence in assessing risk in emerging markets
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The Newly Regulated Risk Manager
So you have decided that you do need FSA authorisation What are the next steps? Some changes in process and company culture may be necessary, says Brian Hardwicke.
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Shareholder activism
With their ability to change whole boards, slap down fat cat pay deals, and put the brakes on overly ambitious and risky business strategies, institutional investors have become the scourge of corpora
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The new risk management challenge
Jenny Rayner explores the implications for risk managers of the new mandatory Operating and Financial Review
