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8 Mar 21
Formalising risk appetite and tolerance positions can help public bodies improve decision-making, according to a recent government publication.
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28 Nov 18
Optimism bias is a common problem that threatens local government’s financial sustainability. Risk assessments need to be credible, transparent and thoroughly stress tested, says CIPFA’s Jo Pitt.
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27 Nov 18
NHS Improvement guidance on wholly owned subsidiaries places “unwelcome extra administrative burden” on trusts, according to sector bodies.
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27 Jul 18
Effective risk management drives good decision making, but there should be a greater focus on the quality of discussions than the quality of documents, says audit manager Gurpreet Dulay.
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20 Jul 18
The role of local government is changing. Commercialisation is now a necessary response to funding cuts and a new freedom to take risks, says Zurich’s Andrew Jepp
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27 Jun 18
Less than half of risk professionals in public sector organisations have said there is not enough risk awareness when managing commercial projects, research has suggested.
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6 Mar 17
Nearly half of crime in the UK involves computers, which has both trust and financial implications. A good strategy is essential
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3 Mar 17
CIPFA has called for public bodies to be exempt from insurance premium tax (IPT) in order to cushion the blow of a change in the discount rate applied to personal injury payments.
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1 Mar 17
Public sector finances will be hit by a dramatic upcoming change to the discount rate applied to personal injury payments, a leading insurer has warned.
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9 Nov 16
The harder you strive, the greater the risks, so understanding and managing risks properly is part of performance