Risk
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Digitalisation, 16 December, 2016
Cyber: the nuclear option
Richard Fenning, chief executive of Control Risks, argues that digitalisation will bring many threats, but the benefits will prevail.
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Global risk, 13 December, 2016
Companies face ‘strategic uncertainty’ in 2017
Risk advisors reveals a year of extreme uncertainty ahead, with companies faced with choosing one of three strategies to work through geopolitical upheaval.
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Anti-corruption, 9 December, 2016
French anti-corruption bill passed
The Sapin II bill is approved in France, obligating boards to actively manage corruption risk.
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Risk, 3 November, 2016
German pension reform to offer more certainty and flexibility to employers
A draft of a new law aiming to strengthen occupational pensions in Germany is now in the public domain.
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Reporting, 1 November, 2016
Insolvencies could be prevented, says pensions adviser
A report from Lincoln Pensions argues that current accounting standards for defined-benefit pension schemes in the UK are not up to scratch.
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Reporting, 14 October, 2016
Annual reports expected to describe Brexit impact
Governance regulator offers advice for the 2016 annual reporting season, including a call for narratives describing the impact on business performance of leaving the EU.
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Environment, 2 September, 2016
Feel the heat: climate change reporting
Campaign group ClientEarth has made formal complaints against two energy companies, claiming they failed to properly address climate risk in their annual reports. David Cooke, a lawyer with ClientEarth, explains why.
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Climate change, 21 June, 2016
Businesses ‘vulnerable’ if they fail to confront climate risk
Academics insist business leaders need to take the Paris climate change agreement seriously or increase the risks to their business models.
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Economic crime, 20 June, 2016
Crime in the making
In May David Cameron announced his intention to introduce a new corporate offence: failing to prevent an economic crime. Simon Airey and Joshua Domb discuss what it means for boards.
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Technology risk, 1 June, 2016
The true cost of cyber breaches
Cyber-security and data breaches have been making headlines following high-profile incidents at TalkTalk and Vodafone, but cyber-attacks can jeopardise the security of any company.
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Strategic risk, 25 October, 2015
Anticipation failures
In his second article Neil Britten outlines the reasons behind failing to identify strategic risks, an essential role for board directors.
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Bribery Act, 12 October, 2015
Opportunity knocks
The Bribery Act 2010 should not be pigeonholed as compliance regulation; the Act falls within the sphere of corporate responsibility and employee engagement and is an opportunity for non-executive directors to add wider value.
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Risk & strategy, 9 October, 2015
Boards struggle to link risk and strategy
Audit committee members reveal that many boardrooms are failing to debate risk alongside strategy.
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Uncertainty and risk, 23 September, 2015
Measure by measure
Changes to the UK's corporate governance code are an opportunity to reconsider risk and internal control.
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Reputation, 10 September, 2015
Amazon’s reputation crisis
Board Agenda looks at the impact of recent negative press coverage on Amazon's reputation and its business.
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News, 7 September, 2015
Natural disasters could cost businesses $4.6trn
Lloyd’s City Risk Index warns that a total of $4.6 trillion projected GDP is at risk from manmade and natural disasters in 301 major cities around the world.
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Reputational damage, 28 August, 2015
Thomas Cook’s calamity
As the travel giant counts the cost of holidaymaker deaths, Board Agenda looks at the wider impact of reputational crises, and how businesses can better manage or avoid them.
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Risk appetite, 26 August, 2015
Hunger tamed
Risk is the hot topic for non-executive directors, but many boards fall short at defining their appetite for risk. Ruth Ireland takes a look at risk culture and the art of taking acceptable risks.
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5 August, 2015
UK pensions regulator warns SMEs
SMEs urged to check enrolment date for workplace pensions.
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27 July, 2015
FTSE 350 companies saddled with £100bn of investment risk
Companies are underwriting £100bn of investment risk through their pension funds as they struggle to adapt to new guidelines.