Risk Management
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Diesel emissions take political centre stage in Germany
Germany’s government has called on car manufacturers to install new software in diesel engines to cut emissions in 12 million…
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Ferma calls for organisations to set up cyber risk governance group with risk managers at the helm
Ferma and its audit counterparts have called on European organisations to set up internal cyber risk governance groups led by…
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Africans have been urged to work together to reduce health risks
Stakeholders across Africa have been urged to work together to improve health coverage across the continent. The call came at…
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Companies underestimate financial cost of cyber attacks says Lloyd’s
Businesses underestimate the financial impact of cyber attacks by failing to include holistic costs, according to Lloyd’s, as it published…
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South Korea government warns firms not to pay ransomware demands
The South Korean government has urged companies not to cave in to ransomware demands from cyber criminals after a South…
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New Petya virus holds corporate networks to ransom
Cyber security experts have issued a fix for the widespread global cyber attack, thought to be a variant of the…
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Construction safety a top concern for China to address: Parima conference
Basic safety measures are lacking on many Chinese construction sites despite the rising public anger over the Tianjin explosion of…
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Supply chain issues high on agenda of Chinese risk managers: Parima conference
Risk managers in China have become increasingly aware of the growing risks in their supply chains, thanks to a number…
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EC fines Google record €2.4bn for anti-competitive behaviour
Google has been fined a record €2.42bn for breaching European Union (EU) antitrust rules. The European Commission (EC) levied the…
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Companies must not freeze in face of bewildering array of risks: San Millán
Companies cannot allow the sheer range and scale of threats currently facing European businesses to deter them from taking risks…
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China’s involvement in Africa greater than realised
China has a greater involvement in Africa than previously realised, according to a new report from McKinsey, and that is…
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Big data and new markets will be key disruptors in transport sector
Some 43% of transport sector respondents believe big data will be the most significant driver of change, according to an…
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Anthem cyber breach faces record $115m settlement
A US court is considering a record settlement for a cyber breach, to the tune of $115m against Anthem Inc.…
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The busiest of years for Airmic chair
As the outgoing chair of airmic, Clive Clarke has had a somewhat busy year as the risk landscape changed apace.…
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Eurozone boosts global growth forecasts: Fitch
Fitch Ratings predicts that global growth will soon reach its highest level since 2010. In its latest Global Economic Outlook,…
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Common law liabilities for pollution in the UK
Anyone familiar with environmental liability will understand how heavily laden the subject is with regulation. Amid the excitement of the…
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Africa and India set to boost global economy
Africa and India’s growing middle classes are set to give a much-needed boost to the global economy, which otherwise would…
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Angola’s capital overtakes Hong Kong as most expensive city for expats
The Angolan capital Luanda has overtaken Hong Kong as the most expensive city for expatriates to live in, according to…
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Fool for five minutes, or forever?
The inability to deliver a product or service to the customer as promised and agreed is the biggest risk that…
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Warning to manage risks, not just process them
Too often, chief risk officers focus on the process of risk management, rather than on managing risk, according to a…