{"id":222011,"date":"2022-04-13T01:54:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T23:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=114820"},"modified":"2022-04-13T01:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T23:54:48","slug":"new-risk-management-edition-gives-students-and-professionals-the-upper-hand-against-a-new-world-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/new-risk-management-edition-gives-students-and-professionals-the-upper-hand-against-a-new-world-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"New Risk Management edition gives students and professionals the upper hand against a new world risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/new-risk-management-edition-gives-students-and-professionals-the-upper-hand-against-a-new-world-risk.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/new-risk-management-edition-gives-students-and-professionals-the-upper-hand-against-a-new-world-risk.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=114821\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-114821 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/new-risk-management-edition-gives-students-and-professionals-the-upper-hand-against-a-new-world-risk.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-114821 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/new-risk-management-edition-gives-students-and-professionals-the-upper-hand-against-a-new-world-risk.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\">Founder and CEO of Eikos Risk Capital Limited, a London-based&nbsp;Risk and insurance consultancy and President of Norfolk Re, a Bermudan-based&nbsp;Specialist Insurer, Dr Tony Valsamakis, alongside learning company, Pearson South Africa, was proud to launch the fifth edition of Risk Management \u2013 an essential textbook for all those interested in a financial services and business career.<\/p>\n<p>Co-written by Dr Tony Valsamakis, Prof Robert Vivian, Dr GS du Toit, and Prof J Young, this new edition of Risk Management sees the authors build on their unique and respected model of risk management for students, academics, and professionals.<\/p>\n<p>At the launch, which was hosted in Sandton CBD on 10 March 2022, Dr Valsamakis said, \u201c It is a pleasure and honour to celebrate the publication of this fifth edition with so many esteemed colleagues and friends, especially after the travails of restrictions wrought by Covid over the last 2-odd years. It is especially relevant to be speaking about risk management at this precarious juncture in time with so many challenges facing us as a global society \u2013 the effects of a pandemic and a war in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the context of a fast-moving and ever-evolving business landscape, the fifth edition of Risk Management introduces the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 an update of the impact of legislation and corporate governance on the discipline;<br \/>\u2022 an update of the King VI Code;<br \/>\u2022 a new section on banking risk;<br \/>\u2022 financial instruments update;<br \/>\u2022 the evolution and development of risk financing, following the changes in economic and financial market environments;<br \/>\u2022 a section on sustainable risk; and<br \/>\u2022 managing the financial impact of COVID-19 as a pandemic<\/p>\n<p>This textbook is targeted at students who are enrolled in risk management, safety management, financial management and insurance courses at university level. However, Dr Valsamakis believes this can also form an essential part of any risk management professional\u2019s library.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book remains the authoritative South African publication on a subject that has exponentially increased in these unpredictable and risk laden times,\u201d says Dr Valsamakis .<\/p>\n<p>The book will be available for purchase from Van Schaik Bookstore and other leading textbook shops and an eBook version will be on the Pearson eStore and through Pearson\u2019s eBook distribution partners.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson offers a comprehensive range of eBooks in multiple formats, to effectively support the teaching and learning process for school, TVET and Higher Education institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Janet Naud\u00e9, Product Manager: Higher Ed and TVET at Pearson South Africa says, \u201cWith a focus on employability and getting students ready for the world of work, we partner with authors, lecturers and students to continually improve the learning materials, digital solutions and services we provide for use at Higher Education institutions and TVET colleges throughout South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Naude\u2019 is proud to have influential titles, such as the fifth edition of Risk Management, forming a critical part of the Pearson\u2019s offering and says we will endeavor to continue providing South African students and professionals the best service that we can.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how Pearson is enhancing digital education at every level, visit the new and improved Pearson eStore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Post Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">100<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/new-risk-management-edition-gives-students-and-professionals-the-upper-hand-against-a-new-world-risk\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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