.Com continues to experience significant change in both its internal and external environments.  Increasing competition, supporting new legislation and enhanced technology are but some of the factors that impact upon the core business and add to the dynamic nature of existing and emerging risks that need to be effectively managed.

Risk is inherent in all our corporate and personal activities, and we continuously manage risks.  Formal approaches to managing risk have evolved, and are regarded as sound business and portfolio practice.  .Com believes that the adoption of a formal approach to risk management will enhance its decision-making and improve its focus on performance and accountability.

The goal is not to eliminate all risk, rather it is to manage the risks involved in many investment activities so as to maximise opportunities and minimise potential negative outcomes.  Risk management requires a contemporary, proactive approach to management and achieving a balance between the costs of managing risk and the anticipated benefits.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure a shared understanding of what it means to be accomplished and to reflect .Com Risk Assessment Centre senior management commitment to the implementation of risk management systems on every level of investments.