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    June 13, 2018
    Navigating Third-Party Approaches to Meet Finance Team Needs
    Compliance deadlines, system upgrades and implementations, spikes in workload. Rapid growth, mergers and acquisitions, shifting business models, industry disruption. And on top of all of those business changes, many finance leaders are running lean organizations, as well. In a dynamic business environment, the leader of any business function will recognize that it’s difficult – if not impossible…
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    June 14, 2018
    Companies Must Commit to Mastering the Basics to Strengthen Their Cybersecurity Posture
    The cyber threat landscape is highly complex and always evolving, and cybercriminals are becoming only more creative and sophisticated with their tactics. As explained in our 2018 Security Threat Report, companies today face a monumental challenge in trying to keep pace with these dynamics, safeguard their critical systems and data, and protect their employees, customers and partners. Among the…
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    June 15, 2018
    Robotic Process Automation in Oil and Gas: An Overlooked Opportunity That Can Boost Profits Today
    To survive and thrive in the years following the oil and gas price plummet of 2014, companies in the oil and gas industry excelled at finding ways to enhance efficiency, from slashing operational expenses to tightening procurement procedures and supply chain management. The emergence of big data and the Internet of Things as practical tools over the past few years also has given oil and gas…
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    June 18, 2018
    Top-Performing Environmental Health and Safety Programs Are an Integral Part of Improving Business Performance
    Environmental health and safety (EHS) requirements continually change but rarely decline in number. Regulatory bodies continually refine existing standards, publish new rules and shift the focus of their enforcement activities to enforce new rules. A quick glance at the total inspections conducted by the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) shows that unprogrammed inspections…
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    June 19, 2018
    Regulatory Relief Provides Flexibility, But Banks Should Consider Risk Management Effects
    With the relief offered by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), signed by President Donald Trump on May 24, 2018, some small depository institutions and credit unions with consolidated total assets of less than $10 billion now have more flexibility to determine what is appropriate for their operations. At the same time, however, bank management should…
  • Blog
    June 20, 2018
    IT Governance in the Age of Digitalization
    Sustaining an effective business model in the face of digital disruption requires a strong foundation of IT governance able to scale and adapt to modern enterprise needs. These needs, though unique to each enterprise, are generally shaped for four key drivers — innovation, meeting customer expectations, data-based decision-making and improving business performance — and enabled by a convergence…
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    June 21, 2018
    For Emerging Tech Firms, More Action Today on Risks and Controls Means Less Pain Tomorrow
    Growth is a top focus for emerging technology companies. But that pursuit can become so all-consuming that these businesses often pay little or no attention to laying a solid corporate governance foundation to sustain their long-term success. That includes implementing sound processes to manage risks and internal controls and teaching their employees to be risk-aware. There are other reasons…
  • Blog
    June 22, 2018
    AT&T-Time Warner Win Could Mean More Multimedia Megadeals
    One day after a federal judge ruled in favor of AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, Comcast announced a $65 billion cash offer for the entertainment businesses of 21st Century Fox. And on Wednesday, Disney outbid Comcast and struck a merger deal with Fox. A regulatory approval of the Disney deal is pending. Content producers, such as Time Warner and Fox, find themselves…
  • Blog
    June 27, 2018
    Is Your Company Approaching Digital Transformation in the Right Way?
    A digital revolution is transforming the world, and companies must undergo radical changes to remain relevant. This transformation represents one of the biggest risks – and biggest opportunities – faced by organizations today. It is important for organizations to understand that a true digital transformation entails a transformation at the very core of the enterprise, a change of not just…
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    February 15, 2018
    2018 Audit Committee Agenda: Assessing Committee Effectiveness and Obtaining Business Context
    All audit committees have an agenda that they follow every year. And while every organization faces its own unique challenges, there are some agenda priorities we believe that all audit committees and executive leadership should consider. Protiviti’s take on what those items should be for 2018 is outlined in the latest issue of The Bulletin, and we will be discussing them throughout the year. I…
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