Dr Alan Waring & Associates

By Dr Alan Waring First published in the Risk Watch Column, Financial Mirror, 7-14 December 2011 Alpha Bank is seeking to repossess some 70 homes bought from the developer Yiannis Liasides (now bankrupt) and is the latest twist in the Cyprus Title Deeds and property fraud mess. This article raises some important questions for the… Continue reading »

Major Hazard Risk Exposures in Cyprus By Dr Alan Waring First published in Financial Mirror 946, 21-27 September 2011 My previous Risk Watch article (‘Mari-Vassilikos Disaster: Did EAC Comply with Seveso Directive?’) summarised a number of  the requirements of the EU Major Hazards Directive (the ‘Seveso II Directive’) and asked whether the Electricity Authority of… Continue reading »

Guide to Risk Appetite & Tolerance The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has published a 41-page A4 guide to Risk Appetite and Tolerance. The guide seeks to assist directors, risk professionals and others who advise boards on compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code (as developed from the original Turnbull/ICAEW Guide of 1999). Organizations supporting… Continue reading »

Mari-Vassilikos: Did EAC Comply with Seveso Directive? By Dr Alan Waring First published in Financial Mirror, www.financialmirror.com  3rd -9th August 2011 In the previous two Risk Watch articles in Financial Mirror (‘A Gamble that Cost Lives’ and ‘Mari-Vassilikos Disaster: More Troubling Questions’), I outlined a number of key principles applicable to major hazard sites as… Continue reading »

Investigators Visit Cyprus Early July 2011 saw the arrival in Cyprus of team of investigators from the Indian Enforcement Directorate who are following a substantial money laundering trail in the alleged bribery and corruption case against Mr A. Raja, the former Indian Telecom Minister. He is alleged to have received some €475m in kickbacks for… Continue reading »