All Company Risk articles – Page 38
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Features
Preventing losses in the chemical industry
Safety risks are inherent to the operational process of chemical manufacturing plants and refineries, but also pose a major concern for chemical facilities in other types of industry. By Leonardo Piazzi
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Analysis
Regulation - Policing the Policemen
A new UK House of Lords ad hoc committee formed to investigate the role of regulators has issued a call for evidence.
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Managing Promotions
Marketing promotions that do too well can be just as expensive as those that fail to meet expectations. With only around eight per cent of promotions coming close to their forecasts, Philip Penlington
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The balancing act
Bridget Hutter argues that balancing the interests of consumers and business, and balancing the advantages of regulation against its burdens, is a necessary part of a responsible debate.
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Topics and trends
A steady stream of regulation has imposed stringent requirements on European company directors and officers. Sue Copeman looks at the areas that risk professionals believe have implications for management liability in 2007.
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Russians going global
Vladislav Soloviov believes that embracing international corporate governance standards can help Russian companies shake off their negative image.
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The extradition risk
Gillian Eastwood and Paul Lomas summarise the current extradition arrangements in the US and UK, assess the change in the extradition risk and outline some practical steps for managing it.
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Changed duties and liabilities
Craig Blakemore discusses the implications of new UK company legislation.
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AnalysisStick verses Carrot
Two recent reports suggest that the stick may work better than the carrot in making companies embrace good risk management, with mere guidelines not being enough.
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Features
An adaptive approach
Do companies which fully comply with codes automatically have good governance? The answer is an emphatic No, believes Paul Forrest of BDO Stoy Hayward
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The right to know
Need to know more about a particular site? Kelly Harris discloses a little-used route for accessing environmental information.
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How effective is your security?
Steve Wright discusses how you can measure the effectiveness of security using ISO 27001.
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Harmonisation produces discord
The provisions of the European Statutory Audit Directive have ruffled some feathers in the UK. Neil Hodge explains.
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Analysis
Eastern Europe faces confusion over EU laws
Eighty per cent of companies operating in Central and Eastern European countries consider their overall awareness of EU legislation to be at a low or medium level despite the fact that 85% consider EU
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Features
Regulatory confusion fuels fraud explosion
Simple, low-cost steps that could significantly reduce fraud are not being adopted by UK business. Richard Kusnierz explains why.
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Performing better
Is regulation a burden or a blessing? Lindsay Cox says that enterprise risk management can turn compliance requirements into a valuable business performance management capability.
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Analysis
Pan-european pensions beckon
Multinational companies could be missing an opportunity to save costs and reduce risks by continuing to operate separate pension schemes across Europe, according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
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Features
Age is no bar
Get wise to the new age discrimination laws that came into force in the UK on 1 October, says Rhian Gait-Parker.
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Regulation and risk management
Kevin Ludwick discusses how the compliance function fits into risk management in the financial services sector.
