Asia Pacific – Page 57
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Analysis
Sanctions have far-reaching effects outside of Iran
A new report by specialist intelligence company, Exclusive Analysis, has been released examining the impact of sanctions outside of Iran.
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Risk Innovation
Q&A with Magnus Lindkvist
StrategicRISK asks Swedish trendspotter and futurologist, Magnus Lindkvist, about the role of emerging markets and the future of the global economy
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Analysis
Iran: risk outlook
Troop deployments are escalating in the Persian Gulf. But while the probability of conflict anytime soon is minimal, economic sanctions are hampering multinational businesses and the long term prospects are anything but rosy
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Analysis
European austerity drives political risks
Significant increase in global risk due to combination of European austerity and the Arab Spring
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Analysis
Reputational risk to sponsors of Bahrain GP
3-Day Bahraini protest underway to coincide with F1 grand prix
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Risk Map
Risk Atlas: Healthy obsession
While political unrest overseas is topping many firms’ risk agenda, the wellbeing of foreign-posted staff should also be up there
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Analysis
Taming the monster
Governments’ main answer to continued economic uncertainty seems to be to legislate. But what risk managers really need is a considered approach to the problems rather than political crowd-pleasing
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Analysis
Indian Ocean tsunami warning sparks evacuation
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake off Sumatra triggers a tsunami warning but causes little damage yet
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Analysis
Top ten kidnap hotspots
Report confirms that kidnap for ransom is a growing global threat, says red24’s CEO
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Special Reports
Captives: Stuck in no man's land
What effect is the uncertainty surrounding the implementation of Solvency II having on the captive industry?
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Analysis
SR100: Four steps to beating the cyber spies
Organisations ignore the threat of cyber attack at their peril, experts tell UK’s top risk managers
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Analysis
Foregone conclusion
The ground could be starting to shift beneath Putin’s feet. But when corruption leads the likes of Ikea and Walmart to abandon Russian expansion, what can other companies do to beat the extortionists?
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Marketing
War of the cyberworld
There’s a battle going on out there, with ‘hacktivists’, spies and criminals trying to steal corporate and government secrets, and cyber security experts struggling to stop them
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Interviews
Am I insured for that?
Effective risk management is not just about plants and buildings. There is also crime and other less predictable risks - such as product breakdown liability - to worry about, Scania’s Martin Sijmons believes
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Marketing
SR100 debates global risk implications
A group of the UK’s top risk managers, handpicked by StrategicRISK, met near London to discuss their key risk challenges and practical solutions. Here are some of the “on-the-record” highlights
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Analysis
Heavy rain and floods hit Australia
4000 claims have been made in flood zones in New South Wales and Victoria
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Graphics
Risk Indicator: Worst disasters of the past 30 years
Earthquakes are not actually growing more frequent, yet the cost of natural catastrophes hit a new high in 2011 as populations concentrate in cities, as this graphic shows
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Analysis
Severe winter storms wreak havoc
Natural catastrophes in the US, Eastern Europe and Asia have killed thousands and caused millions of Euros worth of damage
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Analysis
China’s threat to the net
There’s a global war being conducted on the Internet, with China and Russia going all out to steal commercial secrets from the West, say security experts
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Analysis
A bigger slice of the pie
The financial crisis has led to the rise of a new risk – resource-rich states moving to seize a greater share of profits from the companies exploiting their natural resources