All Strategic Risks articles – Page 4
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AnalysisLess than two-thirds of businesses worldwide are confident about their ability to manage risks to business growth
Confidence levels vary dramatically from 39% in the UK to 70% in Continental Europe as protectionist economic policy threatens to undermine companies’ international growth ambitions
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AnalysisStrategicRISK's top 10 worst risk incidents of 2018
From Brexit uncertainties to US trade wars; the Carillion collapse to Telsa’s threat on Germany’s automotive industry, when it comes to global risk, reviewing the year that’s been can feel like revisiting a lot of bad news. But the good news? There are many risk lessons to be learnt
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AnalysisBreaking up is hard to do
Businesses are largely still in the dark over exactly what Brexit Day will bring next March, but practical plans need to be devised and enacted now. And risk managers must be central in preparing for every eventuality, deal or no deal.
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AnalysisBrexit: choppy waters for supply chains
However Brexit plays out, the impact on international trade is likely to be great. As forecasted border delays threaten to sink UK manufacturing, supply chain managers are acting now.
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AnalysisCyber-attacks ranked number one threat in Europe East Asia and the Pacific and North America
“Cyber-attacks are seen as the number one risk for doing business in markets that account for 50% of global GDP”
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AnalysisA basic principle most people don’t understand about risk
In this new opinion piece renowned author, blogger and retired chief audit executive, Norman Marks explains why you may have been making a fundamental error in risk management
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AnalysisCan we still have an international programme even if some of our subsidiaries want to opt out?
Zurich’s head of international sales and distribution, Fernando Danes, explains why international programmes are perfect for your business.
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AnalysisRenewed hope for 'palatable and affordable' insurance with new cyber risk pool
Following news that Singapore will set up the world’s first commercial cyber risk pool, StrategicRISK spoke to Star Hub’s Nigel Tay to get his thoughts on what this really means for risk managers in the region.
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AnalysisIn the wake of Grenfell, "we must all learn something"
Tougher codes and penalties are putting pressure on the building industry’s insurance cover, while raising questions over how far down the line liability should go
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AnalysisCarillion: “Recklessness, hubris and greed”
As a company, Carillion did practically everything wrong, yet its sudden demise has sent shockwaves through the business community. As regulators trawls through thousands of documents with a view to taking disciplinary action, the inevitable result is an intense scrutiny of directors and officers liability and transparency
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AnalysisHow to manage risk ownership to ensure accountability without operating in silos
Risk thought leader Chris Corless looks at the value of defining risk owners and whether or not it is crucial to the success of your risk programme
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AnalysisDon’t waste time managing risks
Stop, collaborate and listen, Hans Læssøe is back with a brand new lesson. In his latest opinion piece, the principal consultant at AKTUS and former risk manager of The LEGO Group explains why things will never be the same again for risk managers.
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AnalysisShould operational risk managers be in the first line of defence?
The ideas behind this would be that ‘risks are managed where they occur’. It’s a complicated question, but an uncomplicated answer – in short, no, according to risk thought leader Chris Corless
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AnalysisHow do you justify investment in more risk resources when the results are hard to measure?
Mark Wilson, director, 20-20 Risk Advisory & Insights examines whether risk can be linked to ROI
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AnalysisEnterprise Risk Management – have we been doing it right all along?
Chief risk officer, Michael Doyle, argues ERM has in fact stood the test of time and has made a significant contribution to the development of risk management as a profession.
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Analysis13 common mistakes when building global crisis readiness programmes
Regardless of the sector, size or the geographic location, there are a number of common mistakes that organisations make when establishing global readiness programs. Control Risks senior partner, Bill Udell and associate director, Aaron Schwirian explain how you can avoid them
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AnalysisStrategicRISK Europe Q3 now live: corporate culture lessons learned from Mount Kilimanjaro
Companies and teams with clear values and a strong corporate culture are better placed to execute strategy and maintain focus. Culture underpins many of our risk decisions and actions. These were some of the corporate culture lessons learned during an expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro
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AnalysisDive In 2018: How can we become more diverse?
Ahead of this month’s Dive In festival, Emmanuel Fabin, insurance manager at TSB bank, says “despite moving away from its traditional, stuffy persona, in reality insurance is still not reflecting the diversity of our society”
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AnalysisDive In 2018: Our battle against bias
Ahead of this month’s Dive In festival, Karla Gahan of VinciWorks, says “by relying so heavily on shortcuts, we are tapping into our biases and risk making poor choices”
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AnalysisRisk managers: make the board and c-suite listen
As businesses face ever-growing threats, risk management should have the ear of every senior exec. Yet we still struggle to be heard and understood. Maybe it is time to change the conversation altogether, says Danny Wong
