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Is anyone watching the back door?

Is anyone watching the back door? That is a question executives increasingly ask when trying to strike the balance between creating value… More

4 May 2017

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding by exploring the future direction the profession of risk management is likely to take. Risk Agenda 2025 is… More

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On the rise

3 May 2017

Demand for risk managers with the right qualifications and skills is on the rise. Recruitment experts say that is true for junior and senior staff alike. Risk compliance managers are especially in… More

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Drone wars

2 May 2017

The drone wars are heating up. Commercial drone use is beginning to take off. Amazon, for example, is trialling a new delivery service using drones. More companies plan to follow suit. In… More

Most corporate governance experts say setting the right tone at the top is crucial. It helps communicate the organisation’s values, create positive cultures and raise risk awareness. The theory says that less… More

Embedding risk management is a much talked about practice. The business owns the risks and controls. Risk management helps them do so. But, how well do risk managers facilitate that process? Does… More

Gaining value from internal risk models? IRM’s Internal Model Industry Forum (IMIF) is  publishing its seventh piece of guidance aimed at advising the insurance market how to do so. The document is… More

The third party risk webinar is now online. With growing geo-political, environmental and financial uncertainty, businesses must build resilient relationships with their suppliers, customers and stakeholders. But with more customers and businesses,… More

Most people agree that the world is changing. But is ERM adaptable enough to deal with the new business realities? Gareth Byatt seeks to answer that question in a specially commissioned article… More

International Women’s Day While it may not be easy to predict what tomorrow’s business will require from its leadership there is a growing body of evidence that women are no longer trying… More