Risk Management
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Second US firm hit with shareholder action over readiness for GDPR
Experts have warned that companies, and their top management, face even greater risks from the GDPR in certain parts of…
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Major infrastructure boost for Somalia
Risk managers with interests in Somalia should see some improvement in infrastructure after the Somali government and the World Bank…
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Companies divided over who should lead cyber response
Global executives are divided over who should take the lead on cyber resilience, according to a new survey by the…
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Botswana must diversify economy, warns IMF
Botswana may have reasonably good prospects in the near and medium term but the development model needs to be revamped,…
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Africa and China in sync on development plans
The development aims of China through its Belt and Road Initiative and Africa’s High 5s plan are mutually beneficial, according…
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Construction market growth solid but risks rapidly evolving
The massive european and global construction market continues to grow and offer corporates and their insurers a rich vein of…
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South Africa dips back into recession and risks another downgrade
Poor GDP figures have revealed that South Africa has entered a technical recession following two consecutive quarters of negative economic…
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Chinese investment into Africa welcomed
China has joined the UK in promising investment into Africa, trumping the UK figure by announcing more than $60bn of…
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Cyber, compliance and data top concerns of European auditors in GDPR world
Cybersecurity is the number one concern of internal auditors across Europe, according to a new survey by the Chartered Institute…
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Migration and food supply risks can both be stopped by African development
Africa holds the key to reducing the risk of food running out and at the same time has the power…
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Bermuda consults over proposed fee revisions for 2019 and 2020
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has issued a consultation paper that sets out the proposed fee revisions across all the…
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Illinois governor vetoes insurance bill with captive provisions
The governor of Illinois, Bruce Rauner, has vetoed a bill to overhaul the Illinois Insurance Code, including provisions to make…
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Honeymoon period over for Angola under new President Lourenço
Investors are increasingly worried about the state of the Angolan economy, according to a new report. EXX Africa has published…
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Brazil passes GDPR-style data protection law as regimes mount around the world
Brazil has become the latest country to enact tough data protection laws along the lines of the EU’s General Data…
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Risk managers urged to use improving cyber risk tools to focus on business impact
Risk managers advised to focus on the business impact of cyberattacks by using a growing range of tools at their…
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Risk management steps up as insurance market tightens
Risk professionals are being asked to step up as their organisations face increasing insurance premiums and the need for greater…
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Land expropriation plans fuelling political and banking risks in SA
Risk managers are watching carefully after the South African government said it would push ahead with plans to amend the…
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What can the risk manager do?
As demand for greater risk management increases from the insurance industry, Christopher Palm, of the Institute of Risk Management South…
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Be adaptive and learn new techniques, risk managers told
Risk managers attending the Cruywagen-Irmsa Risk Lab this year have been told to shake themselves up, along with their teams,…
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Adapt or die – the message on climate change
Risk managers will need to learn to be adaptive if their businesses are to thrive as the climate changes. That…