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Social media risk management for board directors

Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Paul Mewett
Categories: Risk | Tags: report, risk, Board, advice, risk management, guide, social media, Strategy, Twitter, crisis, reputation, Facebook, Alan Joyce, PR, Qantas, monitoring, Internet Intelligence

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Social media – what’s the worst that can happen? Quite a lot, as Qantas found out, when a social media crisis hit both its share price and its world-famous reputation for safety. Grant Thornton’s Internet Intelligence team reviews the story and suggests ways in which companies can implement a social media risk management strategy.

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What’s new for FDs in 2011

Friday, May 06, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: FRC, Governance, Thought Leadership | Tags: governance, report, pensions, FD, CFO, finance director, Bribery Act, financial reporting, guide, anti-corruption, IFRS, news, UK GAAP, iXBRL, regulatory, auto-enrolment

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Are you a finance director? Here’s a quick guide to all the new financial reporting issues and regulatory changes set to impact private and listed companies this year.

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