The Australian Institute of Criminology describes fraud as “dishonestly obtaining a benefit, or causing a loss, by deception or other means”. Secrecy is the key to fraud. Rather than an…
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Credit Insurance Explained
Businesses that offer trade credit to their customers need to consider the risks associated with that – such as the potential for bad debts, slow payments or insolvency. These occurrences…
6 Risk Categories Faced by SMEs Today
In the insurance and business worlds, we often talk about risk and the importance of risk management. But how exactly do you define risk, and what are the main risks…
THE CURSE OF ERODING MARGINS….AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Margins in most industries are eroding. Some quite markedly. Fifteen years ago the retail margin on computer hardware was close to 50%, today it is less than 10%. Fifteen years…
Reliance Partners Hosts Breakfast with Martin Grunstein
We recently had the privilege of organising a breakfast presentation by customer service ‘guru’ Martin Grunstein for our partners and their clients at the Parmelia Hotel in Perth WA. Martin…
Preventing Office Injuries Through Good Ergonomics
Developing good ergonomic design in a workplace is a sound risk-management strategy for reducing the likelihood of injuries. On hearing the word ‘ergonomics’, many of us might think of office…