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 January 9, 2020 LIBOR Transition: Preventing History From Repeating Itself The London Interbank Offer Rate, or LIBOR, which according to the New York Times is the “one number that arguably matters more than any other” in the world of finance, will no longer be the primary benchmark rate used by the financial services industry as of year-end 2021. In the 35 years since the financial markets began using LIBOR, firms across the financial services industry, including… Blog January 14, 2020 A Rise in Collaboration Between Internal Audit and IT Is a Welcome Trend In mid-October, Protiviti and ISACA released the 2019 Global IT Audit Benchmarking Study, for which we surveyed more than 2,200 internal audit (IA) executives and professionals around the world. We summarized the key findings of the survey in this post, and we discussed them at greater length during a recent webinar. In this post, I want to elaborate on one specific finding, which made the top… Blog January 15, 2020 RPA Deployments Remain Untapped Opportunities for Oil and Gas Companies Energy and utilities businesses, like many companies, can benefit from using robotic process automation (RPA) to drive efficiencies, boost speed to market and bolster financial performance. However, many of these firms — and oil and gas companies, in particular — have been slow to invest in RPA projects. While they are applying new technology and automation in the field, doing the same in back-… Newsletter January 11, 2024 Private Equity Insights Q4 2023 As 2024 begins, the economy and markets are showing some encouraging signs, with inflation stabilizing and interest rates poised to remain where they are or even start to come down in the coming year. Private equity leaders are hopeful this leads to a more active IPO and M&A cycle this year. Survey January 25, 2024 2024 Top Risks in the Higher Education Industry In an era defined by dynamic technological advancements and evolving societal paradigms, higher education institutions face a myriad of challenges. The latest Top Risks Survey sheds light on the critical vulnerabilities confronting these institutions in 2024 and beyond. Blog January 24, 2024 Embracing Blockchain in the Global Enterprise Industry Recently, I was honored to have the opportunity to talk with FinTech Magazine about the future of blockchain and why organizations should be embracing this technology. Here’s an excerpt from my conversation, which can be viewed in its entirety here. The potential of blockchain technology is seemingly boundless – a disruptive and transformative tool that financial services companies can use to… Blog January 24, 2024 System Integrator or Security Specialist: Who Should Be Responsible for Implementing S/4HANA Security and Controls? In the dynamic landscape of SAP S/4HANA implementations, the critical aspects of security, governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and controls demand meticulous attention. Transformation of business processes presents an opportunity to revamp the enterprise application security to stay compliant and secure, in effect satisfying the needs of the auditors and business stakeholders. IT leaders know… Blog January 3, 2024 The Pros and Cons of Using Synthetic Data for Training AI Artificial intelligence (AI) models—specifically, generative AI (GenAI) models—are becoming increasingly relevant for today’s businesses, yet many questions remain about how such models work and how accurate they are. Consider, for example, the need to expose an AI model to large amounts of data for training. When data may not yet exist or may lack comprehensiveness, synthetic data comes into the… Blog January 4, 2024 Are You Proactive in Understanding the Technology — And Talent — Gaps in Your Finance Group? AI and other technology innovations have CFOs understandably excited about the possibilities for the finance organization and the broader enterprise. Why it matters: CFOs are concerned about lagging behind quicker-to-pounce competitors. What's next: CFOs are focused on deploying advanced analytics, generative AI (GenAI) applications, diagnostic AI techniques and tools, process mining, and other… Blog January 4, 2024 Building Technology Resilience: Aspects and Actions This is the second in a two- part series exploring the benefits of technology resilience , its aspects and the steps involved to implement a technology resilience program. This post describes aspects of a successful technology resilience program and the steps to implementing one, either with external help or using an organization’s own resources. Building technology resilience is a continuous… Load More
