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My Top Risks
Michel Dennery, Amrae’s representative to Ferma and deputy chief risk officer, GDF Suez, warns risk managers that in 2012 they will have to come to terms with many economic, social and demographic problems
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My Top Risks
Marie Eve Albertelli, Amrae member and risk manager of Aéroports de Paris, says falling passenger numbers, pandemic risk and exceptional natural catastrophes are her top priorities
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Analysis
Top ten risks for 2012
The “end of the 9/11 era”, the eurozone muddle and Middle East conflicts top this year’s risk index
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VIDEO: 2011 a year in focus
From the Arab Spring to turmoil in the global economy, 2011 was anything but a quiet year. Watch this video montage of the year’s big events
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Analysis
BofA Merrill Lynch predicts low growth in 2012
Global financial analysts predict global economic growth of 3.5% and suggest ten economic risks for 2012
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Industry fears spread concerning Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spiked this week on false rumours that Iran had closed a strategically important waterway in the Persian Gulf
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Mid-East: Top five developments
A Middle Eastern expert lists the most significant developments to affect this key strategic region
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French, German, Italian and Spanish banks most exposed to PIIGS
The top ten eurozone banks with the most to lose from a sovereign default in Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece or Spain
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One in five workers suffer from mental health problems
Companies and governments need to change their approach to mental illness to prevent the issue from getting worse, says OECD
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Top 30 conflict risk hot spots
The Council on Foreign Relations, a US foreign policy think tank, released a report on the most likely conflicts next year that the US government should focus its attention on.The CFR asked government officials, academics and risk experts to rank a group of possible conflicts into ...
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Multinationals fear supply disruption in China
A large natural catastrophe in China would have an even more devastating effect on global supply chains than the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami did
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This Week's Top Risk
S&P threatens to downgrade 15 eurozone sovereigns
Among the credit watch countries are ‘AAA’ rated The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Finland, Austria and also Germany
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London riots risk map
New research from the Guardian newspaper seeks to understand the reasons behind the riots that spread across the UK this summer
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How a “micromort” helps you communicate risk
A fascinating London lecturer inspired me to think differently about communicating risk and uncertainty. Changing the imagery of risk could be a powerful tool to alter peoples’ behaviour
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Analysis
Talent shortage tops Lloyd's risk index
Rather than fears over the economy or growth, business leaders are concerned about losing key human resources as the baby boomer generation retires
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Latest issue out now
Read the January issue of StrategicRISK first online before it lands on your desk, includes: Dealing with unknown unknowns and how resiliency is the only way, a Special Report on supply chain risks and how you can actually learn something about risk from the banks
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Cyber, economic and political threats top risk agenda for 2012
A forecast of next year’s biggest business risk warns of growing unrest triggered by the economic crisis and suggests monitoring social media for trends
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Analysis
UBS reshuffles after damaging trading loss
Head of risk Maureen Miskovic leaves UBS after less than a year and is succeeded by Philip Lofts
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Analysis
World-Check challenges TI Bribe Payers Index
World-Check releases a corruption index of its own, which challenges some of Transparency International’s underlying assumptions
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Call for nominations
Do you know someone who has done something exceptional in 2011? If so they could be a winner at the ninth annual StrategicRISK Awards