Riskczar Comics #3
They will always find a way to screw you
I worked about six shifts at a Burger King in a shopping mall when I was in my teens. I quit because I didn’t care much for wearing the brown pants and hairnet. On my final night, the closing shift,…
CEO Oswald Gruebel reacts to UBS fraud [humour]
Here is a reenactment of how UBS CEO Oswald Gruebel reacted when he learned about the $2 billion fraud. (That is Colin Firth portraying Gruebel on the left.) http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DxJvGE7Vvd4M
Reading the fine print risk management
Terms and conditions. Terms of use. Cardholder agreement. Just like Satan, the fine print has many names. The Guardian reported in May 2011 that only “7% of people actually read the full terms when buying a product or service online,…
Voldemort vs Anybody is the Trend
Riskczar would like to thank the Vancouver Sun for comparing Rupert Murdoch to Voldermort in today’s article a few days after I blogged a similar comparison about Nassim Taleb and Voldemort. Even including a separated-at-birth photo is an uncanny coincidence. Have a look.
Voldemort vs Taleb Deathmatch
With all the hype surrounding the final Harry Potter movie, I thought I would compare Voldemort to Nassim Taleb, financial guru and author of the book “The Black Swan”, to see who is greater. (Plus I thought it might be funny.) (Removed a…
Reputation risk: Is Delta Airlines the Mel Gibson of aviation?
Has Delta Airlines become the Mel Gibson of air travel? As Riskczar.com reported recently, Delta Airlines took a reputation hit because it was charging US soldiers $200 for shelping their four piece of luggage when returning from the War on Terror. Now,…
When treating a risk creates another risk and so on and so on
Sometimes in an effort to treat an issue, we generate a different risk or increase an existing one in the process. Many of us can relate to when the internal auditors come in, look at existing processes and weak controls…