19 May 2023 Our Thinking Africa Ethics, Compliance and Governance Investor Services Terrorism financing: The overlooked risk in Africa Terrorism financing risks are often perceived to be associated with hard-to-detect lower value transactions between individuals and to be relevant considerations solely for financial institutions in transaction monitoring. However, in sub-Saharan Africa there is reason to shift our thinking on terrorist financing for any form of high value investment.
19 Nov 2019 Our Thinking Global Security Risk Management Organisational Resilience Investor Services 13 common mistakes when building global crisis readiness programs For decades at Control Risks, we have assisted our clients in building crisis readiness programs (crisis management, business continuity and resilience), rolling those programs out across their global enterprise, and assisting them...
28 Nov 2019 Our Thinking Global Security Risk Management Organisational Resilience Digital Risks Real world threats in the digital age The online environment poses a significant threat monitoring challenge for companies when building their security intelligence programmes. How should companies monitor their digital threats?
15 Feb 2017 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Security Risk Management Training and Development Solutions Abu Sayyaf Group During 2016, the Philippines-based Islamist extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) changed its long-established kidnapping tactics. Having focused largely on onshore abductions of local nationals since its inception in the 1990s,
17 Aug 2018 Our Thinking Global Organisational Resilience Addressing the Increasing Challenges of Risk Management at Private Equity Firms Today’s interconnected, complicated and occasionally unstable global economy has resulted in a business environment where companies are faced with complexes risks that can have an impact on their business if not managed appropriately.
04 Jan 2024 Our Thinking Middle East Political and Country Risk Security Risk Management Deadly attacks in Lebanon and Iran strain conflict containment in the Middle East A drone/UAV attack in Beirut, Lebanon killed Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri. A day later two explosions in Kerman, Iran killed at least 95 people at a high profile-event. Military retaliations will be balanced with counter-escalatory moves by all parties in a region already under considerable strain.
17 Feb 2023 Our Thinking Global Sport and Major Events Risk Management Sports sponsorship deals & cryptocurrency firms Blockchain company, DigitalBits, recently missed its initial 3-year sponsorship payment to Inter Milan.
14 Jun 2018 Our Thinking Global Organisational Resilience Readiness, Response and Recovery in a new world of crisis Crisis management isn’t a plan on a bookshelf but rather a full lifecycle that reinforces itself over time, creating a stronger, better prepared and more resilient organization.
08 Nov 2024 Our Thinking Middle East and North Africa Seerist Political and Country Risk Security Risk Management Control Risks ONE Middle East conflict Three scenarios for regional escalation in the Middle East What are the potential evolution pathways for conflict escalation in the Middle East over the coming months? There are a number of factors to consider.
12 Feb 2016 Our Thinking Global Organisational Resilience Organisational Resilience Urban terrorism and future cities Urban terrorism is not new, or even the ‘new normal’. Previous waves of terrorist activity, such as decades-long campaigns by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in London and Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Madrid, targeted capital cities.
