Risk
Energy focus can save profitsEnergy is one of the most risky items you’ll manage, says Peter Webster, director of the climate change team at energy consultancy Utilyx.
By Catherine Woods - Comments (0)
Good and bad news in pension reportFTSE 100 companies are improving the deficit of their pension schemes but are still underestimating future life expectancy by up to three years.
By Catherine Woods - Comments (0)
RiskbustersWhen a big decision needs to be made in the business, who you gonnna call? Terry Smith wants the answering cry to be “the finance team!”
By Catherine Woods - Comments (0)
Risk management through CSRIf you’re concerned about risk then you should be concerned about corporate social responsibility, according to The Grass Roots Group UK finance director Mike Sherry.
By Catherine Woods - Comments (0)
A real treasureWhen setting up a group treasury department, getting board buy-in as well as the appropriate systems in place can help you avoid headaches later.
By David Tilston - Comments (0)
Licence to stealIt looks like software audits are here to stay. FDs need to make sure licences are in place as the costs of non-compliance could be high.
By Anne Petrie - Comments (0)
Do fence me inThere’s a part of the business that is distinctly risky. How are you going to protect the rest of the company against the potential liabilities?
By Neil Hodge - Comments (0)
Pensions: the FD's storyPensions White Paper? Boring. Here's the story of one FD whose business nearly went under thanks to today’s crazy pensions landscape.
By Richard Young - Comments (0)
BPO: big benefits or persistent problems?You'd have to be crazy not to outsource, they say. Just look at the cost savings in India and China. But there are perils beneath the surface of these deals.
By Oliver Cann - Comments (0)
It pay to research outsourcing contractsMany IT outsourcing contracts lack flexibility and fail to deliver over the long term, so getting the service level agreement right is essential.
By Liz Loxton - Comments (0)

