Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs July 30, 2024 Business get ready! Australia takes another step forward with climate-related disclosure requirements The Australian proposed sustainability reporting regulation, also known as The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other measures) Bill 2024 is now before the Australian Parliament for adoption. This follows a comment period on two exposure drafts in 2023 and a draft bill presented in January 2024. The current bill is not significantly different from the draft bill. Newsletter November 29, 2023 Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider As they self-assess their performance periodically, audit committees may find useful the illustrative questions we have made available in our Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider. Committee members should periodically assess the committee’s composition, charter and agenda focus in view of the company’s industry, circumstances, risks, financial reporting issues and current… Blogs October 20, 2023 Still not operating in the cloud? Things to know for a seamless cloud migration Over the last number of years, we have seen organisations shift to cloud computing, in its various forms. Successful adoption and consumption of cloud services have seen organisations benefit from improved cost-effectiveness, security, agility, resiliency and performance. However, with such a significant shift to new technologies, we have seen differing experiences in the benefits realisation of… Blogs December 16, 2022 A New Value Chain Paradigm: Microsoft’s New Supply Chain Platform Protiviti was very pleased to announce its exclusive partnership with Microsoft as the launch of the new Microsoft Supply Chain Platform was unveiled. As a platform that integrates the value chain beyond an enterprise’s four walls, the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform enables collaborations with upstream and downstream partners to deliver transparency and orchestrate the… Whitepaper January 31, 2024 2024: Global Sanctions Outlook for Financial Institutions KYC took on added significance in the sanctions world in 2023. No, not Know Your Customer, though that certainly remains important. Know Your Cargo became a new mantra for sanctions practitioners and there is every indication it will continue to be heard throughout 2024. But growing geopolitical tensions and national security concerns mean that trade-related sanctions will not be the only area of… Insights paper October 6, 2023 Principles for Data Recovery From a Severe Cyber Scenario This paper is intended to prompt increased dialogue between financial institutions, trade associations and regulatory authorities on a rapidly evolving topic. It lays out a set of principles that could align regulators, the financial sector and all three lines of defense within an organisation to a cohesive view of resilience. A key objective of this paper is to highlight the challenges in… Blogs May 17, 2024 Developing a security function during a CISO’s first 100 days These turbulent times of evolving threats and rising personal responsibility considerations for cybersecurity leaders make the CISO role a challenging but rewarding position. The CISO must contend with an increasing sophistication of attacks, potential geopolitical adversaries and the material impact cybersecurity can have on organisational value. Whether it’s a new CISO or a seasoned… Blogs July 31, 2023 Cyber risk quantification for chaos management The most important use of any risk assessment tool is that it must contribute to better decision making on how to manage individual risks. Whether that is treating and reducing risk, or accepting that risk exists, risk management activities must ultimately help management make better decisions. Executives and risk management leaders, though, are increasingly faced with risk decisions they have… Blogs April 16, 2024 Why is data quality always an afterthought? For probably the umpteenth time, we use the term ‘garbage in, garbage out’ when we summarise problems with data quality. It has indeed become a cliché. Various industry studies have uncovered the high cost of bad data, and it’s estimated that poor data quality costs organisations an average of $12 million yearly. Data teams waste 40% of their time troubleshooting data downtime, even at mature… Blogs July 16, 2024 Protiviti-Oxford survey: Most global execs have concerns about government’s impact on business In 2024, global business leaders have plenty to worry about, including how government actions may impact their bottom-line business performance. In a global Future of Government survey conducted by Protiviti and the University of Oxford, the overwhelming majority of executives—97%—say they have some level of concern about the ability of the government to impact their business over the next decade… Load More