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  • Newsletter

    November 29, 2023
    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…
  • Flash Report

    April 28, 2022
    Cybersecurity threats are growing exponentially as companies introduce an increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices into operations and collect and store an ever- escalating amount of data. This technology and data sprawl is providing bad actors with more entry points into networks and systems. Too often, organisations have failed to make commensurate investments in data protection,…
  • Survey

    January 10, 2024
    Risk landscape is shifting for private equity firms and portfolio companiesWhile the top 2024 and 2034 risk concerns of executives and board members from private equity (PE) firms and their portfolio companies track closely with the risk priorities identified by leaders globally in other industry sectors, the volatility that roiled the PE market in 2023 is evident in how leaders in the industry…
  • Podcast

    July 21, 2022
    Jackie Sanz of Protiviti talks with Amy Aubin, a CCO of two firms in Canada, about compliance and risk challenges faced by compliance professionals of smaller firms in the asset management industry, where innovation and access to compliance networks are of importance in the management of risk. Amy Aubin is the Chief Compliance Officer of Waypoint Investment Partners Inc., an independent wealth…
  • Whitepaper

    October 16, 2023
    Can financial institutions manage effectively in a world where issues and breaches are known to regulators before the chief compliance officer or anyone else in the organisation even learns about them?
  • Flash Report

    March 16, 2022
    Last month, Protiviti issued two Flash Reports on the crisis in Ukraine. The first[1] addressed Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two Ukrainian regions as “independent people’s republics,” deployment of “peacekeeping forces,” and demands that Ukraine disarm and negotiate the sovereignty of the two separatist regions; the West’s initial wave of sanctions as a proportionate response to Putin’s…
  • Whitepaper

    January 31, 2024
    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…
  • Newsletter

    January 14, 2022
    Our global survey of C-level executives and directors highlights the influence of COVID-19, people and culture issues, the economy, and digital transformation on the near-term risk landscape. In the following table, we rank our survey’s highest-rated risk themes in order of priority to provide a context for understanding the most critical uncertainties companies face over the next 12 months. Key…
  • Survey

    March 30, 2021
    Assessing the North American Results of Protiviti’s 2021 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey Every Journey Begins With the First Step A global pandemic caused by a rare airborne virus that continues to affect organisations in different ways around the world … a growing number of stakeholders in organisations with whom internal audit needs to partner … digital transformation and innovation…
  • Newsletter

    December 13, 2023
    A look back at business failures often reveals blind spots that either concealed a dysfunctional culture or led to a lack of understanding, strategic error or missed opportunities. Is the board aware of the organisation’s blind spots, and is it addressing them?We’ve all heard the adage that what we don’t know can be more damaging to reputation, brand image, market standing and competitive…
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