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Biggest Elvis, Burger, Roller Coaster, and More!: In case you were wondering, the largest velvet Elvis -- he's 12 feet by 12 feet -- can be spotted at The Tattoo Factory in Chicago. [more]
British Women Bolt for Aussie Blokes: With promises of plentiful sunshine, affordable homes, low crime, good jobs, and lots of single men, Southern Australia is luring Britain's highly skilled, young women to its shores. [more]
Dolphins With a Weight Problem: Dolphins at Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan are on a low fat diet after failing to jump as high as they had previously in their aquatic performances. [more]
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Risk Management Alerts

Doing M&A in Asia: Best Practices and Pitfalls: Buying into the rapidly expanding Asian markets can be a daunting proposition, but it's one that any company with its eyes on long-term growth can't afford to ignore. [more]
Squelching Fraud: A Practical Guide: Here's a key resource for companies looking to create a best-in-class risk management strategy for fraud exposures. [more]
Retail Participation Brings End to Japan's Recession: After a 10-year recession, Japan is back on the map attracting foreign investors, and this world-class market owes much of its success to the increased participation of Japanese retail investors. [more]
ERM Programs Gaining Ground: Enterprise risk management (ERM) is now a widely familiar and accepted concept, at least among the world's largest companies. [more]
Why a Recession Is the Best Thing That Can Happen Now: Every downturn in the housing market since World War II has resulted in a recession, and there's no reason this one should be any different. [more]
Are We Ready for Mobile Banking?: Although mobile banking attempts haven't succeeded in the United States in the past, experts predict that the current mobile market landscape and improved technology provide a ripe opportunity to kick off mobile banking now. [more]
Top 10 Strategic Risks for 2008: The biggest threat to global business next year? [more]
Market For Risk Professionals Is Strong: Technology risk professionals’ total compensation grew nine percent from 2005 to 2006, according to the third annual Professional Compensation Survey by Risk Talent Associates, a risk management executive search firm. [more]
Remember the "Hit-by-a-bus" Exercise: Even with corporate governance improving over the past few years, Merrill Lynch and Citibank prove there are major companies that are not prepared with a successor when a CEO departs. [more]
Shielding the Supply Chain: Numerous voices have raised concerns about the threats facing today's globalized and increasingly automated supply chain. [more]
Lessons Learned: Risk Management in the Emerging Market: Although investing in emerging markets continues to be hot, effectively managing the risks in these markets is a challenge for companies. [more]
The Rising Costs of Fraud: Fraud has increased almost 40 percent and cost companies $2.4 million since 2005, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2007 Global Economic Crime Survey. [more]
Hedging Longevity and Mortality Swaps: Longevity is a risk that more and more UK companies are analyzing within their pension scheme, according to research by Watson Wyatt's Corporate Consulting Group. [more]
The Internet Threat: Companies Are Underprepared for Global Disruptions: Here's a question that reveals a huge blind spot in companies' disaster preparedness and business continuity programs: What happens if the Internet goes down? [more]
The Future of Internal Auditing: Internal auditors who hope to become leaders in assurance and risk management in their organizations must adopt a risk-centric mindset, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report. [more]
Bird Flu Threat's Over? Nope.: The specter of a global flu pandemic has faded from the media in recent months, but the threat remains very real. [more]
Majority of Companies Affected by Fraud: Corporate fraud has touched 80 percent of companies worldwide in the past three years, according to a survey of senior executives by Kroll, a risk consulting company. [more]
Beating the Fraudsters: A Behavioral Approach: Financial fraud is a catastrophic risk for companies of all sizes, and few organizations emerge unscathed from an allegation of material fraud. [more]
Repairing China’s Reputation: China’s image as “factory to the world” has suffered significant damage this year due to assorted mishaps, such as the lead-paint incident that led to Mattel’s massive toy recall. [more]
Recession Odds Are Rising: Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan says the risk of a recession has increased in 2007; earlier in the year he predicted a "one-third probability of a recession," but he now believes the risk is higher, "somewhat less than 50 (percent). [more]