Risk
NEWS: Regulation, 4 March, 2022
UK and EU regulation differences deepen complexity of sanctions
Difficulty of due diligence on sanctions intensifies, as a host of companies around the world withdraw from Russian investments.
NEWS: Risk, 28 February, 2022
Experts urge vigilance on cybersecurity amid Russian invasion of Ukraine
UK and US cybersecurity agencies are among the specialists recommending that companies “bolster their defences” against cyber attacks.
COMMENT: Cybersecurity, 28 February, 2022
Business concern over cyber attacks rises in wake of Ukraine conflict
Geopolitical uncertainty is leading firms to boost their defences against cyber attacks. But true digital resilience is a continuous process.
NEWS: Regulation, 25 February, 2022
UK sanctions on Russia reveal risk of complex corporate structures
Lawyers say extra layers in corporate structures, such as special purpose vehicles, are making due diligence on sanctions more difficult.
NEWS: Politics, 17 February, 2022
Russia sanctions: check your contracts now, experts warn
Companies urged to assess their links to Russia to avoid any breaches of the updated sanctions, should they be imposed.
NEWS: Directors, 14 February, 2022
D&O insurance price rises ease after years of turbulence
Survey by Marsh finds that D&O insurance prices rose 24% in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with hikes of 61% in Q3 and 92% in Q2.
INSIGHT: Board expertise, 25 January, 2022
How ‘risk blindness’ threatens the effectiveness of board decisions
A board’s highly sophisticated procedure for making risk decisions can often be undermined by a failure to identify risk in the first place.
NEWS: Cybersecurity, 18 November, 2021
FBI warns ransomware gangs are targeting M&A transactions
US crime agency says the hard deadlines involved in M&A transactions pressures victims to pay up for fear of affecting stock values.
INSIGHT: Technology, 20 October, 2021
Home front: how digitalisation is moving cybersecurity boundaries
The pressure for digital transformation in the wake of Covid-19 is creating new cybersecurity challenges and responsibilities.
INSIGHT: Technology, 1 September, 2021
Identity crisis: the threat of malicious credential abuse
The security risks posed by malicious credential abuse is fast becoming every chief information security officer’s worst nightmare.