All StrategicRISK Global articles in September 2007 – Page 3
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Analysis
Living longer, costing more
Continuing increases in life expectancy have caused growing concern at the financial burden faced by occupational pension schemes and their sponsors. New insurance and investment-based products have been launched to help schemes manage the risks of future increases. But Mercer Human Resource Consulting warns that companies should take steps to ...
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Analysis
NEDS name top risks
A recent report names the top ten risks keeping non-executive directors (NEDS) awake at night as: health and safety, market risk, financial risk (including financial crime), environmental, implementation of large complex projects, high turnover of staff, pensions, knowledge of industry, speed of critical decision making, and organised crime.The report, Why ...
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Analysis
Discrimination still rife in UK
Last year, claims of sexual discrimination rose by 2,524 to 14,250 and racial discrimination cases increased by 786 to 4,103 in the UK. Only 86,083 of the 115,039 claims made were disposed of, leaving 28,956 claims unresolved. The Chartered Management Institute has responded with guidelines to help organisations put diversity ...
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AIRMIC Portfolio
AIRMIC PORTFOLIO UK: News and views
Risk management systems on paradeAIRMIC is hosting an exhibition of risk management systems in London on 28 September, following three successful similar events earlier this year in Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham. The exhibition will take place at the Novotel, 10 Pepys St, London EC3N 3NR. About 180 members of AIRMIC ...
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European Round-up
New anti-hacking measures
The German government has approved new legislation which seeks to crack down on the sharp rise in computer attacks in Germany's public and private sectors. Although Germany, like the UK and the rest of Europe, already has computer crime legislation in place, the new law seeks to close more loopholes, ...
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Features
Benefits without risk?
More and more companies are outsourcing. Emily Freeman suggests how you can minimise the risks
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Features
Intelligence and best practice
Charlie Sherlock discusses the value of an effective IT risk management system
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Features
Insiders are the biggest enemy
Much security effort is expended on preventing external IT breaches, but the potentially catastrophic threats reside internally, warns Edward Wilding
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Book Review
Book Reviews
Managing Risks in Public Organisationsby Martin Fone & Peter C YoungPerpetuity Press 2005Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sectorby Lynn T Drennan and Alan McConnellRoutledge 2007The pace of change in the concept of what risk management is and does shows little sign of slowing, and even within the brief ...
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Features
Building a stronger partnership
Marco Borsotti and Artem Volynets discuss the future of climate change mitigation in Russia and the role of the United Nations Development Programme
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European Round-up
A new model of capitalism?
The results of a bid to find a new model for sustainable business and a sustainable economy among business leaders, government departments, researchers, investors and entrepreneurs, will be announced at a major conference this autumn.The Next Great Transformation: Sustainable Enterprises will be held at the Eden Project, UK, on 24-26 ...
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Features
Global challenges of managing risk
What keeps the CEO awake at night? Paul Pilkington and Jane Woolcott discuss the findings of a recent CEO survey on key risks
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Performing on claims
Plans for a claims performance index for insurers have moved a step further with a workshop being planned for October between members of AIRMIC and some of its partner organisations who have expressed interest in taking part in a pilot study. AIRMIC members approved the proposal to create the index ...
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Features
Colour-coded risk management
Two years ago an article about a new risk management tool called KRRIS (the Key Risk Ranking Indicator System) created considerable interest among readers. The system has now been refined and extended to new industries, says Doug Scott.
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Features
Comparison shopping
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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European Round-up
Debate continues on proposed standard
The position paper on proposals by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to create an ISO risk management standard 2009 that was issued by FERMA in July to assist member associations in national working groups essentially said that FERMA believes that a formal international risk management standard, especially with an ...
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Features
Kill or Cure?
As from 6 April 2007, Part 36 of the UK Civil Procedure Rules 1998 has been extensively revised. Joanne Pruden looks at the implications for negotiating and settling claims
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European Round-up
Risk management diary dates
2007SEPTEMBER 11-13INSTITUTE OF RISK MANAGEMENT RISK FORUMHatfield University, Hertswww.theirm.orgSEPTEMBER 28AIRMIC RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS EXHIBITIONNovotel, 10 Pepys Street, London EC3N 3NRwww.airmic.comSEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 3 FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS (FERMA) FORUMGenevawww.ferma-asso.orgOCTOBER 4-5 ENERGYFORUM ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENTAmsterdamwww.energyforum.comDECEMBER 5 AIRMIC ANNUAL DINNERRoyal Lancaster Hotel,London
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Features
Learning to embed risk management
Embedding risk management into the culture of an organisation is realised by linking your risk management to learning and development efforts, advises Brett Dorney
