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Risk Management

Inside this issue
• Risk management is a must for decision-makers during uncertainty
• Strong banking groups are guided by sound risk principles
• Renewing trust in complex finance requires a massive intellectual reform - -
Content
Difficult decisions on how to stay safe
Business is rapidly learning lessons from the events that led up to the recession, explains Andrea Felsted
The financial sector: Cinderella at last takes her rightful place in spotlight
Jeremy Grant explains why clearing now tops many agendas
Banks: An examination of weaknesses in the system
Strong groups have an assessment of danger firmly in their DNA, reports Jane Croft
Rates and reactions: Trend toward higher premiums set to continue
Andrea Felsted on why the cost of cover is rising after several years of reduced rates
Total Security Systems: What to do when oxygen supply is cut
Kiran Stacey on the dilemma facing a small supplier
Financial markets: The case for a radical intellectual overhaul
Gillian Tett on the difficulty of enticing people back into complex finance
Supply chains: It pays to keep your ear to the ground
Sarah Murray on the importance of local knowledge and communication
Weather events: Expensive picture of extreme climate
Sarah Murray on the carrots and sticks being used to change behaviour
UK retailers: Hidden costs of switching to a bargain basement
Andrea Felsted on efforts to ease the beleaguered high street’s burden
Directors and officers: Price to be paid for scandal and crisis
A whiff of trouble means a doubling of insurance costs, reports Andrea Felsted

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