risk management

IBM Delivers Security as a Service for Mid-Sized Business Market

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:12:13 -0500

IBM (NYSE: IBM) introduced several new services to help mid-sized businesses better manage risk and improve the security of their IT systems. IBM developed these services in response to recent IBM X-Force(R) research that showed an alarming rise in organized crime attacks on smaller organizations.

Most Enterprises Experienced Risk Events, Half Were Not Well Prepared

harminka — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:06:36 -0500

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the findings of a major new study of over 1,200 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and senior finance executives from 79 countries worldwide, which concludes that a surprising number of enterprises are not well prepared to handle the impact of a major risk event to their organization.

Rabobank Selects HP Neoview, Services for Business Intelligence

harminka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:10:28 -0500

HP today announced that Rabobank, a full-range financial services provider, has selected a business intelligence solution from HP in a deal valued at $4.3 million.

Anti Money Laundering And Risk Management Software

abdul — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:36:59 -0500

1) What are the best methods to auto-track evolving money laundering methods adopted by criminals, across the world? 2) How does a financial institution ensure that none of their existing and new customers have links with terrorist outfits, drug and arms dealers, appearing across hundreds of local and global watch-lists?

DBS Bank Implements Comprehensive Compliance Framework Solution

hareram — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:55:18 -0500

DBS Bank's Indian operations has recently completed Bank’s KYC implementation & enhancement journey from the manual systems to automated one. DBS is the largest bank in Singapore and the fifth largest in Hong Kong.

Consumers must be convinced benefits outweigh risks

harminka — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:24:09 -0500

“There is no doubt that nanotechnology has the potential to make the world a better place,” said Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Chief Scientist Andrew Maynard. “But if consumers and other stakeholders are not convinced that the benefits outweigh the risks, many applications will not see the light of day. Likewise, if the benefits are unclear and the risks uncertain, the products of nanotechnology will be a hard sell.”

Bloor Research Names Prodiance Technology Market Leader

Alla — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:13:10 -0500

Prodiance Spreadsheet Risk Management & Compliance Solution Selected for Best Overall Capability and Best Control

How Resource Companies Reduce Political Risk in Volatile Areas of the World

annawootton — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:27:59 -0500

Katherine Young of the Resourcex Investor spoke to Stephen Bailey, Senior Vice President of Frontier Strategy Group - a global research and advisory firm that specializes in analyzing above-ground risks in natural resources industries - about what juniors can do to reduce political risk to their projects.

Above-Ground Risk in Ecuador

annawootton — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:15:44 -0500

The political or "above-ground"Â risks that concerned multinational corporations in the past usually involved expropriation and nationalization, currency inconvertibility and war or civil unrest. While it is true that these risks still necessitate concern, relative to other types of above-ground risk they are occurring less frequently.

Better risk management could cut MRSA infection rates

harminka — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:24:30 -0500

The larger - and busier - an NHS hospital is, the higher the MRSA infection rate, research from the Nottingham University Business School has revealed. The impact of risk management standards on the frequency of MRSA infections in NHS hospitals study looked at how demanding risk management standards imposed by hospital insurers - and the premium discounts offered if these rigorous standards are met - could reduce MRSA infection rates.

Unisys Joins Forces with Oracle

Nymphadora — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:18:16 -0600

New consortium for company reporting of climate risks

admin_huliq — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:44:42 -0600