All Companies articles – Page 3
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Analysis
Combined Code - Compliance rate drops
The proportion of FTSE 350 companies fully compliant with the revised Combined Code has dropped by half to 28%, compared to the 58% that were fully compliant with the former Combined Code in 2004, acc
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Features
Comfort blanket or bed of nails?
Guy Williams discusses the implications of the UK Company Law Reform Bill
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Analysis
Age discrimination law challenge
Some UK companies will find it difficult to comply with the Age Discrimination Act, due to become law in October 2006, while a new report suggests that senior management need to give more support to c
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Features
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SOX?
Andy Jones compliments the thinking behind the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, but suggests that it may bring unforeseen problems in its wake
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Analysis
SPITZER REFORMS WERE 'OVERDUE'
Most of the insurance reforms introduced by New York attorney general Elliot Spitzer would eventually have come about anyway
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COMPETITIVE OR COMPLIMENTARY?
Alain Chilot, Cyril Vegni and Sebastien Guery discuss how risk management and internal audit functions can work in harmony
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AIRMIC Portfolio
AIRMIC TO MEET FSA OVER SOLVENT SCHEMES
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has agreed to meet an AIRMIC task force
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Trying to do things better
Sukhdev Bal ponders why companies that do not have to comply with SOX are nevertheless striving to improve their internal control systems
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Opportunity knocks for risk managers
David Phillips and David Bishop say that risk managers could have a pivotal role in developing the Operating and Financial Review
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Old and dynamic?
Your HR department may be looking to recruit a workforce of young go-getters, but forthcoming equal treatment regulations will ban age discrimination Marian Bloodworth discusses what this means for UK
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Not a victimless crime
Sean Holohan discusses the conflicts felt by would-be whistleblowers and the damage that can result if they fail to speak out
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Analysis
Directors' duties bill fails
The UK Health and Safety (Directors Duties) Bill failed to pass its second reading in Parliament on 4 March
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Analysis
Worldcom verdict acts as warning
WorldCom chief executive Bernie Ebbers has been found guilty of $11bn worth of fraud, having failed to convince a jury that he was unaware of falsified accounts handed to him by his chief financial of
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Features
Taking the long view
Asbestos has emerged as a problem of horrendous proportions Alan Hambidge advocates a systematic long-term approach to asbestos risk management, particularly for those with large property portfolios.
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Staying Focused
In conjunction with his company's customer advisory board, Keith Tilley explains why boards ignore business continuity at their peril
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Coming Clean
How well are institutions coping with money-laundering regulations Lee Coppack investigates
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A New Code for Belgium
Sergio Beristain looks at the development of Belgium's corporate governance initiative
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Concern aroused by claw-back plans
Government plans to allow the NHS to claw back the costs of treating work accident victims from employers have aroused deep concern among AIRMIC's members
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Features
Personally Accountable
Directors and managers face potential personal criminal liability for some offences - and whenever a director is held liable there are implications for brand reputation Tan Ikram provides a checklist
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Risk Intelligent Partnerships
Are alliances, joint ventures and outsourcing a means of risk mitigation - or a risk nightmare? asks Richard Anderson
