Imagining a future

Pro-mortems and pre-mortems are a simple and highly effective technique for teams to employ “prospective hindsight” and imagine a future that has already happened. Research indicates that this type of thinking helps us prepare for the future. It helps Read more

Serious fraud office’s key priorities

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced its key priorities for 2019. The underlying role and remit of the SFO will remain unchanged, but the main areas of focus will be ensuring cases progress as quickly as possible; Read more

Risk predictions roundup

With risk predictions for the next 12 months ranging from regulatory changes and competition from digital competitors to global issues such as the US-China trade rift and extreme weather conditions, 2019 could prove to be an interesting year.

As Read more

Energy sector survey reveals ‘disappointing’ risk maturity

The energy sector is undergoing rapid change. Following several years of belt tightening and cost cutting, many oil and gas companies are looking to expand into new projects and territories, and into renewable energy sources, according to a new Read more

IRM’s risk predictions for 2019

Cybersecurity, BREXIT, geopolitics and financial market fluctuations are among chief concerns for businesses voiced by some of the UK’s leading risk experts as they look ahead to 2019.

At the start of the year, senior members of IRM were Read more

Supporting better reporting

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has responded to investor calls for better corporate reporting with new guidelines designed to help companies improve the way they present their performance metrics.

Investors use such metrics to make judgements that could affect Read more

Smoke toxicity risk needs action

The Fire Protection Association (FPA) is calling on the government to consider the role that smoke toxicity should play in product approvals before making its final decision on the acceptability of combustible building materials.

The call follows publication of Read more

Lessons to learn on data for political parties

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued formal warnings to major political parties across the UK after it found risks in relation to the way they obtain and process personal data and meet data protection requirements.

Many of the Read more