“…First, pension funds‘ risk management is grounded in the context of the development of modern risk management in the financial industry more general. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Prevention activities: Responsible stakeholders -- Risk assessment in the National Civil Protection System -- Legal and institutional framework for risk management -- Recovery activities: Responsible stakeholders -- Disaster risk prevention and mitigation -- The process for scaling up emergency response -- The 2012 General Law of Civil Protection: Main new provisions -- Emergency preparedness and response -- The operational process for accessing the FONDEN Emergency Fund -- The operational process for accessing the FONDEN Reconstruction Fund -- Recovery and reconstruction -- Agreements for international co-operation -- List of interviewees -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Foreword and Acknowledgements -- Methodology -- Executive summary -- Key natural hazards and vulnerabilities -- International co-operation to strengthen civil protection -- States interviewed during the peer review -- Major disruptive events by state -- Key federal laws related to civil protection -- SINAPROC: Key federal ministries and organisations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Recommended Value of a Statistical Life numbers for policy analysis -- Meta-database on stated preference studies of mortality risk valuation -- The valuation of mortality risk -- How to derive Value of a Statistical Life numbers for policy analysis -- Meta-regression analysis of value of statistical life estimates -- Recommendations for use of Value of a Statistical Life figures in policy assessments -- Using meta-analysis for benefit transfer -- Acronyms -- Executive summary -- Foreword…”

“…The OECD Risks that Matter survey finds that these worries are weighing on people's minds across countries. …”

Materias:

“…With a view to helping managers ask the right questions, Data Protection and the Cloud explains how you can effectively manage the risks associated with the Cloud and meet regulatory requirements…”

“…Children and Young People’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Basic concepts -- Introduction -- Option selection -- Entering and exiting option trades -- The Greeks -- Risk graphs -- Leaps -- Assignment anxiety -- Broker selection -- Miscellaneous tips -- Trading strategies -- Vertical spreads -- Event producing credit spreads -- Calendar spreads -- Advanced calendar spreads -- Covered calls -- Straddles and strangles -- Stock repair and stock enhancement -- Married puts -- Collars -- Advanced collars -- Naked option writing -- Stock substitutes -- Backspreads -- Butterfly spreads -- Iron condors and double diagonals -- An end-of-year tax strategy -- Special topics -- Day trading an index with options -- Delta-neutral trading -- Theory of maximum pain -- Implied volatility and the black-scholes formula -- Put-call parity relationship…”

“…This new case study examines risk management at Jacket, where supplier delays and quality problems refocused executive management on the issue of reducing supply vulnerabilities. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Review of NASA's evidence reports on human health risks: 2013 letter report.""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix B: Committee Biosketches""…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Toxicogenomic technologies -- Experimental design and data analysis -- Application to exposure assessment -- Application to hazard screening -- Application to analyzing variation in human susceptibility -- Application to the study of mechanisms of action -- Other potential applications of toxicogenomic technologies to risk assessment -- Validation -- Sample and data collection and analysis -- Ethical, legal, and social issues -- Conculsions and recommendations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Matter; Reviewers; Contents; Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2014 Letter Report; References; Appendix A: Meeting Agendas; Appendix B: Committee Biographical Sketches…”

“…This book examines the risk of Phytophthora infection on different economic plants. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: Overview of Risk and Spend Issues in the Global Supply Chain; Chapter 2: Special Need Supply Chains; Chapter 3: Developing a Risk Management Strategy; Chapter 4: Summary of Insurance Purchasing for Global Supply Chains; Chapter 5: Mastering Cargo Loss Control; Chapter 6: Developing a Cost Reduction Business Model: Creative Leveraging and Aggressive Management Strategies; Chapter 7: World Class, Best Practices, and SOX: While Reducing Risk and Spend; Chapter 8: Managing RFPs and RFQs: Maximizing Results…”

“…In this regard, this volume intends to bring out the original research work of researchers from academia and industry in understanding, quantifying and managing the risks associated with the uncertainty in wind variability in order to plan and operate a modern power system integrated with significant proportion of wind power generation with an acceptable level of reliability. …”