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    August 23, 2023
    The Director’s Playbook for Generative AI
    The big picture: So much has been written about generative AI (GenAI), it seems like a constant buzz inspiring both wonder and fear. But the value proposition is alluring. After witnessing OpenAI’s ChatGPT in action, Bill Gates said, “I knew I had just seen the most important advance in technology since the graphical user interface.”Between the lines: The opportunities for using GenAI to enhance…

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    March 9, 2023
    A Director’s Responsibility to the CEO
    Today’s unprecedented pace of disruptive innovation in the market and conflicting demands of multiple stakeholders are creating relentless pressure on the CEO. Is the board contributing to the CEO’s performance and ability to function? So, what should board members do to fulfill their responsibilities to shareholders as they assist the CEO in facing the business realities of today — and tomorrow…

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    December 22, 2021
    Executive Viewpoints: Protiviti on Climate Stress Testing for Banks
    Michael Brauneis, Financial Services Industry Lead and Managing Director, Protiviti, sits down with Joe Seidel, Chief Operating Officer of SIFMA, to explore climate stress testing for banks. Executive Viewpoints is a special series from SIFMA's 2021 Annual Meeting featuring insightful conversations about the trends and innovations shaping our capital markets. Watch them all at sifma.org/annual.

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    May 30, 2023
    Reshaping Loan Servicing Compliance
    Servicers in lending organisations are challenged with navigating economic headwinds that are pushing delinquency- and default-rate projections higher. This task has been complicated by increased global regulatory focus and dynamic customer expectations, which are further providing impetus for servicers to reassess existing strategies and processes from a compliance perspective while continuing…

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    November 29, 2023
    Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider
    As they self-assess their performance periodically, audit committees may find useful the illustrative questions we have made available in our Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider. Committee members should periodically assess the committee’s composition, charter and agenda focus in view of the company’s industry, circumstances, risks, financial reporting issues and current…

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    December 9, 2022
    Setting the 2023 Audit Committee Agenda
    As in prior years, our suggested 2023 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, process and technology issues and financial reporting and disclosure issues. In addition to discussing these agenda items, we have offered questions for audit committees to consider when self-assessing their own performance with respect to executing the normal ongoing activities articulated in the…

  • Newsletter

    May 19, 2020
    Getting There Eventually: Finding Equilibrium in Uncertain Times (Part 2 – Resilience Is the North Star)
    This issue of The Bulletin is the second of our two-part discussion of the challenge in finding equilibrium in these uncertain times. In Part 1, we discussed the attributes and actions needed to find equilibrium in the likely phased transition from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown.[1] Given that a period of ongoing change will follow the lockdown, equilibrium means achieving the…

  • Newsletter

    November 8, 2023
    Board Risk Oversight in the Age of Disruption
    In these disruptive times, how should boards discharge their duty of care and duty of oversight with respect to risk when the models to follow aren’t clear? Is the board’s risk oversight process fit for purpose in today’s dynamic environment?Board engagement with risk and how it is managed has been a topic of interest for many years. While risk has always been present in every business, the…

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    August 16, 2021
    The World Is a Zoo: Framing Risks in the Boardroom
    As disruption and the unexpected have become the norm in many industries, clarity is needed around framing the boardroom risk conversation. In 2009, in the wake of the great financial crisis, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) published a report on the board’s risk governance process, recommending five risk categories for boards to differentiate risks for discussion purposes…

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    August 15, 2022
    Improving Board Performance in Disruptive Times
    The 2020s are well on their way to earning the ominous label of a troubling, disruptive decade, but there remain viable opportunities amid the challenges. What is the board’s role in preparing the organisation for “show-stopping” and potentially existential risks? The Story: A global board survey conducted by McKinsey of approximately 1,500 corporate directors found that directors “are not…
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