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FDI: Impact of investment flows on transitioning and emerging economies
Global foreign direct investment flows are forecast to decline by up to 40% in 2020, from a 2019 value of $1.54trn, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s World Investment Report 2020. Jack Moore delves into the latest research from the UN and what this means for transitioning and emerging economies.
Royal Mail: Coping with disruption and demand changes amid pandemic
It would be an understatement to say that Royal Mail has a lot on its plate at the moment: it is two years into a five-year restructuring programme, and adjusting to disruption and demand changes amid the pandemic. Nevertheless, the company is ploughing ahead with ambitious plans for its large fleet of vehicles, as Martin Morris reports.
Corporate social responsibility: Samsung’s efforts to create future finance leaders
The Covid-19 pandemic has been tough on everyone in all places, but young people have probably suffered more than most. Already struggling with inequality, many can no longer study or lost their jobs over the lockdown period. But might an innovative collection of classes by Samsung begin to offer a way out? Andrea Valentino talks to Jessie Park, corporate social responsibility lead at Samsung UK, about her company’s ‘Not a School’ programme, what it offers young people and how it could help finance departments attract talent, too.
Cyber risk: Analysing evolving cyberthreats and how to deal with them
It is easy to take a very general view of cyber risk from newspaper headlines or even expert analysis of a particular industry sector. It’s quite another thing to understand an organisation’s specific risk profile. William Rimington, managing director of cyber risk at Kroll, talks us through the evolving cyberthreats and how organisations can take an informed view of risk.
Cybersecurity: The core responsibility of any data-rich or IT-heavy organisation
Cybersecurity is not the responsibility of one individual or one division; it affects the business as a whole. Many different skill sets are needed to identify, quantify and mitigate risks. Effective measures against cyberattacks are as much about the conversations within a business as about technological solutions. Explore how these measures can be implemented for your programme.
Cybersecurity: How banking industry can balance risks and costs related to digital fraud
Criminals will always follow the money and, though the face of banking may have changed enormously in the past century, banks are still where the money is kept. However, many facets of organised crime are now going online and cybersecurity is taking the place of armed guards. Here’s how the banking industry can balance the risks and costs associated with digital fraud.
Cybercrime: Assessing the level of investment in cybersecurity for CFOs
Cybercrime is the new favourite hobby of organised crime gangs. Potentially netting billions of dollars every year, with the cost to the global economy running into trillions, business of all sizes face a hard decision about their level of investment in cybersecurity. Andrew Beckett, managing director at risk management consultancy Kroll, explains how CFOs can learn what risks to accept and what costs to bear.
IFRS 16: Wrestling with new accounting standard not primary concern
At a time when many companies are fighting to survive and others are facing great uncertainty about their long-term prospects, wrestling with a new accounting standard may not be their primary concern. Yet, Covid-19 impacts the heart of the IFRS 16 lease accounting standards. International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) vice-chair Sue Lloyd tells Jim Banks how she has had to respond rapidly to stakeholders’ needs.
Coronavirus: Implications of pandemic for business world
Peter Giger is group chief risk officer at Zurich. Working with the World Economic Forum, he has been analysing the evolving global uncertainties facing industry leaders for many years. He tells Harry Leslie about some of the key findings from the group’s latest coronavirus report and the implications of the pandemic for the business world.
Fleet sustainability: Analysing measures taken by HP
HP has been hailed as a leader in terms of fleet sustainability. Since the pandemic, however, many employees have been temporarily stuck in their homes, impacting company vehicle usage. Martin Morris explores the effect of the crisis on fleets and looks at why other businesses should follow HP’s lead and commit to electric vehicle usage as the world emerges from lockdown.