All Ticker Stories articles – Page 84
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AnalysisDirectors’ conflicts of interest
Danielle Harris explains how new provisions under the Companies Act will affect directors whose interests may conflict with the interests of their company
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Online onlyMerrill Lynch posts $4.6bn loss
Unveils another $9.4bn in credit related write downs and continues sale of assets
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Online onlyCEA urges EU to support block exemption
The European insurance federation says without BER availability, pricing and choice would suffer
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Online onlyDiscrimination law includes carers
The law prohibiting employers to discriminate against disabled people extends to their carers, according to a ruling by the European Court
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InterviewsChanging behaviours
What do the London Olympics, Terminal 5 and tackling youth crime have to do with each other? Answer: They all represent huge challenges that require new ways of thinking about behaviour and perception aspects of risk
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Online onlyConflicts of interest widen under Companies Act: Lawyer
Rules have extended directors duties to include situations where conflicts of interest might arise in the future
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Online onlyExec pleads guilty to stealing IBM trade secrets
A former employee of IBM was accused of sharing trade secrets with his new employer Hewlett Packard
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Online onlyCouncil workers begin strike
Thousands of public sector workers have begun a two day strike over a 2.45% pay increase that they say is too low
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Online onlyProtect bottom line with health and safety
Workplace injury and illness is wreaking enormous harm in British industry, says Alliance
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Online onlyABPI suspends Roche over obesity drug sales
The British medical trade association has suspended Roche for 6 months and accused it of bringing discredit on the industry
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Online onlyBNP Paribas supports reporting in Russia
The bank chooses a software solution to support its complex Russian reporting requirements
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Online onlyEnd contingent commissions: Willis
Willis appeals for a set of standards for insurance broker compensation to improve trust and transparency
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AnalysisAnother day, another breach
Dave Fisher argues Europe should ratify data breach notification legislation
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Shareholders ask regulator to investigate Fortis
The Dutch Investors Association said Fortis knowingly misled shareholders over solvency
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InBev buys Anheuser-Busch for $52bn
Merger creates one of the world’s top five consumer product companies
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OpenPages launches OpenPages EHS
GRC software supports environmental, health and safety risk management initiatives
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Online onlyBanks liable for phishing attacks
A German court says the banks are responsible for damages arising from unauthorised interception of confidential data
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Online onlyCharity wins civil damages case
A civil damages claim brought against a charity by an injured climber has been thrown out
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Online onlyAssessing risk in a turbulent world
University of Southampton examines how companies involved in major infrastructure projects need to regard operational risk
