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    April 2, 2018
    Cryptocurrency, AML, CFPB Direction. Listen to Our Monthly Podcast on the Latest Compliance News
    In our latest podcast of Compliance Insights, risk and compliance experts Steven Stachowicz and Christine Bucy discuss NYDFS's action on cryptocurrencies, proposed legislation related to anti-money laundering and its potentially seismic implications for financial institutions, and the marked change in strategy for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau encased in its 5-year strategic plan.…
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    April 3, 2018
    Internal Audit to Play a Leading Role in Tax Evasion Prevention
    UK authorities now have the power to prosecute any individual or company that fails to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion either in the UK or abroad. The new offence was introduced by the Criminal Finance Act – passed into UK law on 22 April 2017 – which strengthened the existing powers of law enforcement with the introduction of unexplained wealth orders and interim freezing orders. The Act…
  • Blog
    April 4, 2018
    With GDPR Deadline Looming, the First Step Is Discovery
    With the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) scheduled to take effect on May 25, 2018, organizations with EU employees or customers need to be able to demonstrate compliance. GDPR expands the scope of previous EU regulations to include any data processor or data controller that collects, stores, or processes the personal data of EU residents. It mandates data portability, imposes…
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    April 5, 2018
    Business and Digital Transformation’s Effects on IT Audit Groups -- New Research from ISACA and Protiviti
    The results of the latest global IT Audit Benchmarking Study from ISACA and Protiviti, based on responses from more than 1,300 audit executives and professionals worldwide, paint a vivid picture of the ways IT audit leaders and professionals are succeeding, as well as where they need to “step up their games,” especially given the omnipresent nature of digital transformation efforts, cyber…
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    April 5, 2018
    Customer Experience Must Be at the Center of Digital Transformation Strategies
    Organizations are being forced to adapt and respond to emerging disruptive technologies, both to take advantage of them and to avoid obsolescence. The need for change is significant, regardless of industry segment or the size or maturity of the organization. One of the most striking and important aspects of the resulting wave of digital transformation activities is how organizations engage and…
  • Blog
    April 6, 2018
    The Countdown to May 11: FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Rule
    With the effective date of FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Rule, often referred to as the Beneficial Ownership Rule, just two months away, covered financial institutions (federally regulated banks and federally insured credit unions, mutual funds, brokers or dealers in securities, futures commission merchants, and introducing brokers in commodities) are – one hopes – putting the final touches on…
  • Blog
    April 6, 2018
    Women in Cybersecurity: A Vital Subset of the Women in Tech Movement
    At Protiviti, we are enthusiastically committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion. This commitment is an important priority for us, especially when we see the progress needed to advance women in technical fields such as cybersecurity. Women in tech has been a hot topic for companies, and lack of diversity is now considered a business risk, as our technology industry leader, Gordon Tucker,…
  • Blog
    April 9, 2018
    A Rose by Any Other Name...Is Still a Rose
    Gartner opened 2018 with a call for the market to shift its solution focus from governance, risk and compliance (GRC) to integrated risk management (IRM). We at Protiviti agree with the basic proposition that organizations today are focused on reducing business risk, and that they want flexible, open solutions that allow them to more easily adapt to a rapidly evolving external environment and the…
  • Blog
    April 11, 2018
    Financial Institutions Are Better Than Most at Bridging the Gap Between Procurement and Finance, But They Are Far From Perfect
    When Protiviti conducted a procurement survey, Bridging the Gap Between Finance and Procurement to Maximize Value, in 2017, the responses of organizations in the financial services industry (FSI) appeared to suggest that the industry has been the most successful among the industry groups represented in the survey at finding the balance between procurement and finance. On closer inspection,…
  • Blog
    April 16, 2018
    Three Fundamentals for Building a Solid Data Governance Program
    Time and again, we talk with clients who are neglecting perhaps the most important feature in a solid data strategy: data governance. With the explosion of data resulting from an increasing adoption of digital initiatives and the undeniable fact that we are now living in a data-driven world, it is more important than ever for organizations to recognize the importance of protecting data as a key…
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