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    May 10, 2019
    Three Risks — and Opportunities — for Technology, Media and Telecommunications Companies
    It’s a basic expectation that leaders of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies will keep an eye toward the future — watching for and anticipating change, as well as identifying opportunities to create it. Still, even when it’s obvious that change is imminent, many businesses fail to mount an appropriate and timely response that ensures that they can adapt. The fear of not…
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    May 14, 2019
    SEC Expected to Approve Reg BI in “the Next Few Months” but Final Outcome Remains Uncertain
    The Securities and Exchanges Commission is expected to roll out its standards-of-conduct regulation, commonly known as Regulation Best Interest or Reg BI, in the next few months, but there is still some uncertainty over the outcome of the proposal – even from within the Commission. The proposed Reg BI would require broker-dealers to act in the best interest of their customers as part of the…
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    May 16, 2019
    Overcoming ERP Change Management Challenges – Part 2
    ERP implementations continue to cause major headaches for companies worldwide – including, but not limited to, the change management requirements that many organizations gloss over. We continue our conversation about this with two of our experts. Ronan O’Shea, Protiviti’s Global ERP Solutions Leader, has 25 years' experience in IT risk management, program management and systems strategy, design,…
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    May 19, 2019
    APAC ACAMS Conference Focuses on Technology, Talent, Collaboration – Listen to the Podcast
    Last month, Protiviti sponsored and participated as a panelist at the 11th Annual APAC ACAMS Conference, which took place on April 8-9 in Singapore. Carol Beaumier is a Senior Managing Director with Protiviti. She oversees the Protiviti Asia-Pacific Financial Services practice, and attended the conference along with Nigel Robinson, Managing Director and Singapore Country Market Lead, and Ronita…
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    May 20, 2019
    Flash Report: PCAOB 2018 Inspection Observations
    In 2018, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspected over 160 audit firms and reviewed portions of roughly 700 public company audits in the United States and abroad. On May 6, the PCAOB published its Staff Preview of 2018 Inspection Observations. Although the publication is aimed at external auditors, it provides important insights for organizations preparing for audits.…
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    May 21, 2019
    2019 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey – Destination: Transformation
    Chief audit executives (CAEs) worry that their internal audit functions lack the tools and skills to help their companies compete with “born-digital” newcomers. Most say they are taking steps to fix this. But innovation and transformation requires more than just a series of discrete activities. Next generation internal audit requires a fundamental rethinking of the design and capabilities of…
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    May 29, 2019
    SIFMA Ops Conference: Themes and Takeaways. Listen to the Podcast.
    Earlier in May, Protiviti Managing Director Douglas Wilbert attended the SIFMA Operation Conference and Exhibition in Boca Raton, FL. We share a brief podcast with highlights from the event. Full transcript below. SIFMA Ops Conference Podcast [transcript] Kevin Donahue: Hi, this is Kevin Donahue with the Protiviti Marketing Group. I’m pleased to be talking today with Douglas Wilbert…
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    May 30, 2019
    How Emerging Technology Companies Can Win the War for Talent
    In the technology industry, the competition for talent is fierce, and there is no letup in sight. Protiviti’s survey, The Top Risks for 2019, identifies the “talent crunch” as one of the three top risks for technology companies today and for the foreseeable future. A 2019 Gartner study concurs, finding that concerns about talent shortages now outweigh those about accelerating privacy…
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    May 31, 2019
    Following Through on the Audit Committee Agenda for 2019: Financial Reporting
    In the beginning of the year, Protiviti published our annual audit committee agenda recommendations for 2019, summarized in an earlier post by Protiviti Managing Director (and blog host) Jim DeLoach. Since there is always a lot to unpack in these recommendations, we also hosted a recent webinar for audit committee members and others, available on demand on our website. As my colleagues point…
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    January 15, 2020
    BlackRock’s Larry Fink Draws Another Line in the Sand – The Message Is Getting Clearer
    On Jaunary 14, BlackRock’s Chairman and CEO Larry Fink issued his annual letter to public company chief executives. BlackRock is a global investment management company, the world's largest, with almost $7 trillion in assets under management as of September 2019. This year’s letter conveys several important messages that are worth noting by those responsible for corporate strategy setting, policy…
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