Business Reporter

Your intellectual property may be one of your chief concerns in a supply chain relationship but, with some care, your secrets can stay safe The crucial word in many supply chain relationships is “trust”. Big companies sourcing components or materials from smaller firms want to know their intellectual property (IP) isn’t leaking out, perhaps into [...]

Add a touch of extravagance and exclusivity to your event at the venue closest to the games stadium The most striking place to entertain clients at the games? Look for the fish. Forman’s Fish Island, a stunning silver and pink building deliberately reminiscent of a darne of salmon, is the venue closest to the games [...]

Indulge your guests in decadent dining and drinks at an exlusive members club during the games period Event organisers looking to give guests a taste of life in an exclusive London club can find the answer in Fulham. Broadway House is a London members club offering 5,000 sq ft of luxury, including two terraces providing [...]

Host your event at one of 64 historic and contemporary venues close to games locations From coal cellars to courtrooms, Alexandra Norris has a solution for events managers seeking to give guests a taste of British tradition, history and hospitality. Norris, of restaurant and pub company Mitchells & Butlers, says: “We offer 64 historic pubs, [...]

Ensure your corporate event meets the gold standard in one of 52 exclusive venues across the NOVUS LEISURE IS the UK’s largest private bar and event space operator, with its sites dominating London’s West End and City districts, as well as operating its TigerTiger brand in nine locations across the country. Having such a large [...]

As the speed of change in the global economy dramatically alters the world of risk assessment, how can companies better prepare against emerging technologies? Today’s ruthlessly competitive and fast-moving global economy is a place where corporations that fail to assess their exposure to all kinds of risk are punished harshly, but those that do can [...]

With businesses making international links more than ever, how can firms best factor geographic, political and social trends into their strategic risk assessment? We are all international now. Any corporation of any size will feel the waves from a revolution in the Middle East or an earthquake in China or a butterfly in Brazil, and [...]

Global survey explores the top business risks that can be turned to an advantage One person’s risk is another’s opportunity. So this year, international consultancy firm Ernst & Young has broadened its annual global risk survey to include the major opportunities perceived by experts and business leaders. “While risk continues to dominate the business agenda, [...]

Corporate lawyers need help managing the massive volume of data crossing their desks In-house legal departments are at the epicentre of company risk management, but too often they lack clear information arising from multiple ongoing legal cases. “Accessible and verified information is fundamental to effective risk management,” says Larry George, an experienced commercial lawyer and [...]

In the past, risk managers’ training and experience have been somewhat limited – but now moves are afoot to change all that Risk management has become a mission-critical function in financial institutions, but are risk managers up to the job? The evidence of the credit crisis – and the subsequent round of sackings among banks’ [...]