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Man Sets Hotel Fire To Avoid His Wedding: A Japanese man tried to get out of his wedding by setting fire to the hotel where the ceremony was supposed to take place. [more]
Birth Order May Affect Career Choices: According to a recent survey by CareerBuilder.com, birth order seems to affect people's career choices. [more]
CNN Beams Up Correspondent: CNN used its new 3-D hologram technology to "beam" correspondent Jessica Yellin from Chicago to Wolf Blitzer's studio in New York during election coverage. [more]
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Risk Management Alerts

Insurers Not Warming to Climate Risk: As environmental advocacy groups take global warming issues to the courts and demands for climate-risk disclosures escalate, companies need to integrate potential liabilities into their risk management programs. [more]
All You Need to Know About SOX 404 for 2008: Risk consulting firm Protiviti has released the fourth edition of its highly regarded guide to Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. [more]
The Lure of Africa: Africa's economy is growing at 5 percent to 6 percent a year, despite the perceived risks of investing in this emerging market. [more]
CFOs and Chief Risk Officers: From Different Planets?: Risk and Finance should not be integrated -- the fundamental differences between them are too great -- but they should be aligned. [more]
M&A Potential Faces Cold Feet: While investment bankers hype up M&A possibilities, the current credit crunch and recession woes inhibit companies from taking the plunge. [more]
Credit Crunch? What Credit Crunch?: If we're in a credit crisis, it's an odd one, since plenty of low-cost funds are readily available thanks to recent interest rate cuts. [more]
A Whole New Offshore World: As the economy slows, more and more companies will be turning to services globalization to provide the rapid SG&A savings they need. [more]
Internet Crashes on Two Continents: Are your disaster preparedness plans up to this? [more]
The Credit Crunch: How We Got Into This Mess: The tightening credit market is a double whammy for corporations, reducing access to the funds they need to finance growth and at the same time constricting demand for their products and services. [more]
Insider Trading "Safe Harbor" Under Scrutiny: The SEC is stepping up its investigation of insider trading, and an important focus is 10b5-1 stock selling plans. [more]
Securities Class Action Suits Rise: Securities class action (SCA) filings rose 43 percent in 2007 and may continue to rise in 2008, according to The Corporate Library study "Predicting Securities Litigation: 2007 Year-End Report. [more]
Risky Business: The Top Threats for 2008: Reputational risk zoomed onto corporate radars last year as the Mattel debacle unfolded. [more]
Holistic Risk Management for Outsourcing and Offshoring Initiatives: Companies that underestimate the risks involved in business process outsourcing and offshoring (O/O) initiatives do so at their peril. [more]
Auto Industry Aims for Emerging Markets: Although a gamble, India, China, Russia, Eastern Europe, and parts of South America are seeing increased production efforts from Ford, Chrysler, and GM. [more]
Accountant Convicted of Embezzling $1.8 Million: An Austrian court found an accountant guilty of channeling money from a respected human rights group to his own bank account, in part to finance his friend's gambling habit. [more]
Revenue Assurance Becomes Proactive: Rather than measure success by subscriber numbers, telecommunications companies are adopting profitability strategies and boosting value with integrated and bundled offers. [more]
Most Companies Lack Basics of Tax Risk Management: FIN 48 and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 have thrown a spotlight on tax issues, but most companies still lack a formal, documented tax management strategy. [more]
Here Come the New Global Challengers: Rapidly developing economies (RDEs) are not just sources of new customers and offshore talent anymore -- they're the home base of emerging global enterprises that pose an urgent threat to established industry leaders. [more]
2008 Investing Outlook: With the current credit crunch and real estate despair, investing in 2008 looks bleak for all those who don't have a great tolerance for risk. [more]
Towards Strategic Risk and Controls Management: Companies’ internal audit functions and risk management departments are increasingly charged with demonstrating that they make a tangible, positive contribution to corporate goals. [more]