All Regions articles – Page 59
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Online onlyUK releases 2006 greenhouse gas emissions
Defra publishes final 2006 estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions.
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Defra confirms Dorset bird flu same as continental strain
The department said the most likely source of the Dorset avian flu outbreak was an infected migratory bird
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Online onlyFormer DOD employees sentenced for fraud
Two former Department of Defense employees have been sentenced for defrauding taxpayers
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Online onlyInsurance sector overly confident: CMI
New data finds only 47 % of organisations in the insurance sector believe that ‘managing risks’ is a key challenge
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Online only1 in 3 Brits are victims of cybertheft
But complacency remains biggest problem, according to AVG cybercrime survey
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Online onlySocGen staff file legal complaint against bank
An association of shareholders and former employees has initiated legal action against the French bank for its handling of the recent fraud scandal
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Online onlyLondon hosts BC conference
This year’s Business Continuity Conference 2008 takes place on April 2 and 3 at EXCEL London
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AnalysisBetting the bank
A single rogue trader has shocked financial markets worldwide, and raised serious questions about risk management in one of the world's largest financial institutions
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InterviewsAon risk expert appointed to board of IRM
Alex Hindson elected board director at the Institute of Risk Management
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Online onlyLas Vegas hotel fire forces evacuation
A fire on the roof of the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas forces the evacuation of 3,000 guests
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Online onlySixth swan tests positive for H5N1
A sixth swan has tested positive for H5N1 in southern England
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Online onlyGold Fields suspends South African mining and processing
All mining activities have been suspended at Gold Fields’ South African gold producing operations.This is due to Eskom, South Africa's electricity public utility, requesting their key industrial consumers (KIC), of which Gold Fields is one, to reduce its consumption to the minimum load possible.A decision was taken to put no ...
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Online onlyMerck & Schering-Plough accused of consumer fraud
Lawsuits filed in Federal Court over marketing of cholesterol-lowering drugs Vytorin and Zetia
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Online onlyFeds intervene in hospital Medicare fraud scandal
The Department of justice has thrown its weight behind whistleblower lawsuits against three hospitals accused of defrauding Medicare
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Online only$458m Big Dig settlement
Bechtel Infrastructure, PB Americas and consultants agree to pay to settle federal & state claims
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Online onlyAll records broken at AMRAE conference
AMRAE closes: Uncertainty persists amid SocGen financial crisis
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Online onlyFinancial risk arrives at Deauville
Financial risk can often escape the grip of risk managers. That is itself a risk.
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InterviewsFrance’s SocGen hit by Euro4.9bn fraud
Société Générale has uncovered a massive fraud relating to the activities of a single trader
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Online onlyInsurers unprepared for Solvency II: Deloitte
Survey finds insurers complacent about Europe’s new capital adequacy directive
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Online onlyUS National Response Framework released
The Department of Homeland Security has set out new guidelines for responding to disaster scenarios
