Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter March 14, 2024 Why Boards Should Care More About Geopolitics Than Ever Before Geopolitical risk seems higher than at any point in recent memory. Managing this risk effectively should be a core competency for all businesses — and the board should lead the way.After decades of globalisation shaping the world order, businesses are now forced to accept a new reality. Geopolitical risk is an ever-growing threat with far-reaching potential consequences. This risk arises from a… Newsletter May 8, 2024 Sharpening the Board’s Focus on M&A Due Diligence Whether an acquisition is a stand-alone, complementary entity or an integration, the due diligence process is undergoing a paradigm shift due to the higher cost of funding and the impact of failed transactions. Boards should expect a more aggressive focus on due diligence.How has the due diligence process changed in recent years? For sure, the complexity of certain topics, such as environmental… Newsletter August 10, 2023 Is Your Board Technology-Engaged? With technology clearly a material driver of change, boards of larger companies are trending toward a more strategic focus on technology. Should your board be a part of that trend?Why it matters: The board community has been acknowledging the speed of disruptive innovation, largely driven by emerging technologies.Yes, but: There are also considerations pertaining to speed-to-market, technical… Flash Report July 31, 2023 SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Enhancements: Efforts to Boost Investor Confidence On 26 July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments1 to its rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting by public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC’s view is that cybersecurity threats and incidents pose an ongoing risk to public companies, investors and market… Whitepaper April 17, 2024 Internal Audit’s Role in Supporting Sustainability Reporting Environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance, stakeholder demands and regulatory mandates are evolving and becoming more specific, and the time of taking a “soft approach” to sustainability reporting has passed. As the need to provide, or prepare to provide, limited and/or reasonable assurance in sustainability reporting grows, internal audit’s role in the reporting process becomes obvious… Whitepaper April 24, 2020 Enterprise & Market Resilience during COVID-19 - Learnings from a Virtual Forum for Business Leaders in the Middle East (Session-1) This is the first of the Middle East forums by Protiviti on Enterprise & Market Resilience during COVID-19. These are “collaborative forums” as we at Protiviti believe there is tremendous value to be gained in learning from each other in these unprecedented times. Listening to new and unexpected perspectives from industry leaders can help test our thinking, provide confidence in our… Insights paper July 26, 2024 Modernising ERP Systems in Higher Education - Embracing Change Higher education is undergoing significant changes, with digital technologies becoming essential for learning and research, especially accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutions now face new demands, requiring agility and efficiency despite budget and technology constraints. Whitepaper September 13, 2018 Guide to Public Company Transformation - Frequently Asked Questions, Fourth Edition Initial public offerings (IPOs) often generate a great deal of excitement and can give new luster to company brands. It is easy to forget that IPOs can only thrive in the right business climate - and for organisations that have undertaken the business transformation necessary to reach this stage. As this Guide to Public Company Transformation makes clear, preparing to become a public… Insights paper June 18, 2024 IFRS 19 - Subsidiaries with Public Accountability: Disclosures Explore Protiviti's IFRS 19 insights for streamlined financial reporting and compliance. Client Story January 31, 2022 Client story: Apparel company's 'Instagram project' Apparel company enhances key processes, customer experience using insights from shoppers’ digital sentiments Businesses generate vast amounts of data every single day, mostly so-called dark data or information that go unused. Long before the current pandemic-driven e-commerce boom, a search technology firm estimated that 7.5 septillion gigabytes of data were generated by businesses worldwide… Load More