Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog November 12, 2019 Public Company Transformation: Critical Audit Matters Should Matter for Soon-to-Be-Public Companies The first round of financials is coming in from large, non-calendar-year-end filers under new enhanced public reporting standards, and the public companies with later year-ends are examining those disclosures for trends that will help them complete the new Critical Audit Matters (CAMs) requirement under the new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standard 3101 (… Blog November 13, 2019 SOX Compliance: Faster Automation, Fewer Controls, and How to Get There In previous posts (here and here) we highlighted certain discussions from a webinar we conducted earlier this year, about the results of Protiviti’s 2019 SOX survey. The webinar generated a number of questions from participants both during and after the live presentation. As those questions continue to crop up in our conversations with clients, we’d like to address two of them here. Why aren't… Blog November 15, 2019 CFOs Now Consider the Security and Privacy of Finance Data Their Top Priority “Data is the new oil,” proclaimed The Economist magazine in 2017, succinctly making the point that data has become extremely valuable and that those who have it need to keep it secure. Losing important company data can be the equivalent of a country losing control over its most precious energy resource. Finance executives certainly have received the message. CFOs responding to Protiviti’s 2019… Blog November 18, 2019 Cyber Risk Quantification: Common Misconceptions and Asking the Right Questions (Podcast) In this latest podcast from our cybersecurity series, Associate Director Vince Dasta breaks down some common misconceptions around cyber risk quantification (CRQ) and suggests ways companies can get insights through quantitative analysis of available data, even in imperfect data environments. Full transcript below. Powerful Insights – Cyber Risk QuantificationIn-Depth Interview with Vince… Blog November 19, 2019 At RegTech Conference, Protiviti and IRTA Sound an Urgent Call for KYC Optimization A new global market study suggests a critical need to accelerate the use of digital technologies and shared platforms for "know your customer" (KYC) processes and cultivate a shared understanding of how digital-enabled KYC can transform outcomes for people and businesses. Protiviti and the International RegTech Association (IRTA), authors of the study, shared these insights during a panel… Blog November 21, 2019 From Premise to Practice — Technology Is Providing Finance Leaders With Long-Sought-After Answers to Important Questions As custodians of company data, finance leaders are fielding more questions from internal stakeholders than ever before. Those stakeholders — from the board down to operational line managers — want more metrics, more analytics, and deeper and more meaningful insights into financial and operational performance. The questions themselves aren’t new. It has only been recently, however, that finance… Blog November 25, 2019 Looking for Innovation? Ten Ideas to Help Companies Break the Mold Finding new and effective ways of solving your clients’ biggest problems, growing your business and edging out the competition can be a challenge for many organizations. Traditional organizational structures and cultures, and the fear of failing or taking risks are just a few hurdles that can stand in the way of innovation. As part of Protiviti’s mission of helping institutions navigate today’… Blog November 26, 2019 Dynamic Markets, Changing Regulations: Is Your Loan Portfolio Management Practice Moving in Step? The loan portfolio is one of the greatest sources of risk to a bank, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). As such, effective loan portfolio management (LPM) is fundamental to a bank’s safety and ability to identify and take action to address changes in the credit environment. This is particularly evident when one considers the wide variety of events that can affect… Blog December 3, 2019 FFIEC’s Updated BCM Booklet Highlights Operational Resilience Concepts Compared to the 2015 version, the updated business continuity management booklet released in November 2019 by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) offers increased clarity, with detailed examples designed to make it easier for financial institutions to comply with its guidance and to help examiners determine whether management are addressing risks related to the… Blog December 5, 2019 Focused on Digital Transformation? Lead With People, Not Technology Many observers rightly consider the digital transformation of the business landscape and beyond to be the next industrial revolution. And like previous such revolutions, it will have far-reaching effects on how businesses operate, resulting in many new successful enterprises and an even larger number of failing ones. In grappling with digital transformation, organizations often make the… Load More
