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Risk Management

With the turmoil at many financial institutions, risk managers are concerned about the strength of insurers providing them with cover

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