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Risk Management

Harvard University invests in Litigation Finance Fund

Litigation finance has made inroads with law firms and litigants around the world, with investors committing an estimated $9 billion over the long-term to the growing industry, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. The funds, which have been knocked for fueling more lawsuits, pursue strategies from financing cases against corporations to providing cash advances to individual plaintiffs in exchange for a share of settlements.

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More than one in 10 firms losing over $10 million due to cyberattacks:Willis Towers Watson

“Other than the direct costs such as financial expenses and fines arising as a result of cyber breaches, indirect costs such as opportunity costs, reputational damage and loss of customers can be equally or even more costly to companies. While the immediate losses from an incident may not be catastrophic, it may take more than five years for a company to feel the full financial consequences, particularly if a company has lost their competitive advantage as a market leader. It is therefore important for companies to take an integrated approach in assessing and managing their reputational risks,” added Jessica Wright, Cyber Leader Asia, Corporate Risk & Broking at Willis Towers Watson

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Shipping firms begin hiring unarmed guards for voyages in Middle East Gulf

-Jim Hilton, managing director with maritime security company PVI, said while a ship’s crew were able to carry out functions including increased watches and regular walk-rounds of the vessel, external support could provide “psychological comfort.”

-Additional insurance premiums are up tenfold, adding as much as $100,000 in costs for a supertanker sailing on a seven-day trip, ship insurers added

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Facebook to pay $5 billion fine for privacy violations 

FTC initiated the investigation after a scandal involving former British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which was accused of illegally accessing data of more than 87 million Facebook users without their prior knowledge. FTC investigated whether Facebook’s data sharing with the British firm violated a 2011 consent agreement signed between Facebook and the regulator. 

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India Inc flags Water-risks

Water is shaping up to be a serious economic risk in Asia’s third-largest economy. Desertification, land degradation and drought cost India about 2.54% of gross domestic product in 2014-15, according to a study last year by India’s environment ministry. In a global survey of miners, just under half the respondents reported financial impact worth $11.8 billion over five years thanks to water-related problems such as droughts, increased water stress and flooding, according to a 2018 report from CDP. 

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