All Feature articles – Page 42
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Maintaing M&A momentum
Buying or selling a business can involve tough negotiating. You need to tackle stumbling blocks as they arise or the deal may stall or fail. Eddie Barnes explains.
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Putting a price on life
Mike Hanley discusses the cost benefit problems of increasing the safety of the railways.
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Intranet training
Has your organisation got a large number of employees? If so, video programmes may be effective in getting the risk management message across, says Ray Williams.
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Risk Information
Sue Copeman reports on the Willis Business Risk Practice Think Tank on risk information for the 2ist century.
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The hazardous office
How safe are your company's offices? Rosalind Benjamin gives some guidelines on assessing and removing dangers.
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Making the grade
How do rating agencies assess your company's credit status? Does good corporate governance help? Chris Legge summarises some key points.
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FSOs go green
Geoff Lane and Amy Clarke describe how UK financial services organisations (FSOs) are responding to the call for good environmental management.
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Embedded risk management - the new grail?
Outsourcing can mean entrusting your hard won customers and reputation to someone else. Can you be sure their risk management principles and processes match yours? Rosie Harrison reports.
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Editor's letter
Cutting ethical corners can significantly damage your brand and your reputation.
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Damage limitation
Fiona Warin discusses communications strategies for damage limitation and the role of public relations.
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Focusing on your customers
In the late 1960s, marketing guru Ted Levitt suggested that the purpose of a business was to "create and keep a customer".
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Human rights and corporate risk
The Human Rights Act is now law. And it is not only public bodies that are affected writes Tony Cherry.
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Data protection - do you comply?
Eduardo Ustaran discusses the setting up of an organisation-wide data protection compliance programme, and provides practical recommendations for businesses.
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Competing fairly
Competition liability is a growing risk. Can insurance help? Nick Stanbury lays out the ground rules.
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Dot com or dot con?
The internet has not lived up to many companies' expectations. Micahel Bates looks at ways of making your e-business work.
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Don't risk employee claims
Increasing complex employment legislation, coupled with broad definitions of "workers" and high awards, are putting pressure on companies. Who would be an employer? asks Rachel Dineley.
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Fat cats on a diet?
Executive pay is an emotive issue. You need to keep both your directors and your shareholders happy. This may mean questioning traditional packages, warns Peter Brown.
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Are captives viable?
Is it worth having a captive insurer? Does it add value? Jenny Hill looks at the continuing debate.
