Risk jobs ''lead to better decision making''

Businesses that evaluate the potential outcomes of poor decisions will be more adept at avoiding large-scale problems, it has been suggested.

The news may be encouraging for those seeking risk jobs in London, with Marty Robins of the Huffington Post claiming many crises are the result of bad corporate governance on the parts of companies.

According to Mr Robins, an adjunct law professor, this could be drastically improved by simply hiring the correct staff members to monitor such processes.

"This field involves efforts to get the right people and the right information into the decision-making process so as to enhance the likelihood of a 'good' ... decision," he explained.

The specialist added that while corporate governance may seem a "dusty academic" concern, it actually has a vital role to play in business culture.

Pars Purewal, head of UK asset management at PricewaterhouseCoopers, recently told the Financial Times that risk jobs are now in greater demand in the UK.