news headlines: 14th March 2006

UK and Europe business continuity salary benchmark study published
Survey results indicate a 4.2 percent year on year increase in salary for UK-based full time business continuity executives.
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•Date: 14th March 2006• Region: UK/W.Europe • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Cash crisis would result in many London businesses not surviving a ‘flu pandemic
According to a London Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey more than 20 percent of London ’s businesses don’t have sufficient working capital in place to see them through a ‘flu pandemic.
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•Date: 14th March 2006• Region: UK • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Protecting payment processes
A new survey conducted by AFP has explored the methods that US companies are taking to protect payment systems against fraud, disaster and other operational risks.
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•Date: 14th March 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Australia’s emergency management chief resigns
David Templeman has stepped down from his role at the helm of Emergency Management Australia, after almost six years in the job.
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•Date: 14th March 2006• Region: Australia • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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FEMA entering next phase of Katrina and Rita recovery
FEMA is merging its Long Term Community Recovery (LTCR) efforts into its Joint Field Office operations in Baton Rouge
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•Date: 14th March 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Disaster recovery
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BC Expo 2006 becomes the UK’s largest ever business continuity event
Business continuity managers from around the UK will converge on the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands this week, in what should be the country's largest ever business continuity event.
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•Date: 14th March 2006• Region: UK• Type: Article •Topic: Events
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Katrina: why risk management failed
A new paper by Jean-Pierre Berliet, a senior manager at Ernst & Young, explores the risk management lessons that can be learned from the experiences following the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
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•Date: 14th March 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Disaster recovery
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Philippine financial institutions get low marks for disaster recovery abilities
• The Association of Contingency Planners Charters charters Delaware Chapter
• Basel II implementation - assessing progress to date and next steps
• WCC introduces new portable, self-sustaining emergency satellite communications kit
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