Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Flash Report December 30, 2020 PPP 2.0 – A Renewed Opportunity (and New Set of Headaches) for Lenders As the old saying goes, the best deals are made when neither side gets exactly what it wants. By that standard, the most recent federal pandemic relief bill that finally passed into law in late December certainly qualifies as a great deal. Democrats who for months had been seeking a bill in excess of $3 trillion were undoubtedly disappointed by the final price tag of slightly more than $900… Flash Report March 22, 2022 SEC Issues Proposed Rules for Enhancement and Standardisation of Climate-Related Disclosures Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules that would require reporting companies to enhance and standardise climate-related disclosures. Specifically, the commission voted to approve moving forward with proposed changes related to information about climate-related risks contained in registration statements and periodic reports, such as a company’s annual… Survey February 16, 2022 2022 and 2031 Consumer Products and Services Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Threats to supply chain, workforce and customer demand cited among top 2022 risks by CPS industry leaders. Whether it’s disruptive technologies, supply chain bottlenecks, rising costs, labor shortages, data breaches, or restrictive government policies, the Consumer Products and Services (CPS) industry group faces numerous market-changing risks in 2022 and beyond. These risk issues and more are… Podcast Transcript June 29, 2023 Transcript | Cost Optimisation in Manufacturing – with Shawn Seasongood and Andrea Vardaro Thomas Well, it looks like a recession is coming. Or maybe it's not. Or maybe it is. It seems like it's been a long wait for the other economic shoe to drop. And in the meantime, many questions are arising around managing costs in organisations. CFOs and finance leaders continue to have a lot of questions, and get even more from their internal stakeholders and customers, about projections, cost… Video June 2, 2020 Video - Demands of internal and external customers are more important than ever There are capabilities that are used today to evaluate external customers that should be applied internally. So take the voice of the customers and the learnings you have and apply them internally to ensure that the CFO's and Finance organisations are providing the best in class servicing to their internal customers. Newsletter October 22, 2021 'Times Are A-Changin' — Shifting Risks and Priorities in the Private Equity Landscape From geopolitical, regulatory and policy risks to disruptive technology and cyberattacks to fraud, workplace violence and lawsuits, today’s private equity firms must have embedded capabilities to address threats that vary in scope and severity and are emerging at ever-increasing speed. They must be adept at addressing risks far beyond unpredictable business cycles and volatile markets. Blogs February 29, 2024 From Conformance to Performance — Understanding the Global Internal Audit Standards (Part 3 of 3) The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) final updated Global Internal Audit Standards provide the opportunity for transformative change. The update requires the internal audit (IA) function to have a strategic plan aligned with the organisation’s strategy and defined performance objectives. Survey March 19, 2024 Views on Board Governance — Where Directors and C-Suite Leaders Align and Diverge The views of more than 1,000 directors and C-suite executives on the role and effectiveness of the board are the focus of this report on the results of our inaugural Global Board Governance Survey. This study -- developed by Protiviti, BoardProspects and Broadridge -- is, we believe, the first of its kind. It offers insights regarding the board’s priorities, performance and governance practices,… Podcast March 27, 2024 Podcast | ESG and AI – with Alyse Mauro Mason, Christine Livingston and Mark Carson Artificial intelligence, including but not limited to generative AI, has taken the world by storm over the past year, with organisations worldwide scrambling to identify where and how it can be used to strengthen their businesses and grow competitive advantage. Without question, as companies move quickly to employ these technologies, ESG issues come into play at a number of levels, from… Blogs March 4, 2022 For CFOs, Talent, Culture and Resilience Rate as Immediate and Long-Term Strategic Challenges Overview of top risk issues in 2022 While the CFO’s rapidly expanding collection of strategic concerns continues to defy expectations, the Top Risks Survey results for finance leaders reflect a fundamental dynamic of physics. Acceleration is directly proportional to force, according to Newton’s Second Law, which helps explain why the CFO’s role is transforming so swiftly. The past two years… Load More