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 6, 2020 Managing Connected Devices in Today’s Evolving Business Environment With the global economy in turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are looking for a competitive edge. In such an environment, it is only natural to look to technology, both for data collection and improvement. This has led to an acceleration of an already fast-moving trend toward machine-to-machine data exchange via the Internet of Things (IoT) — an ecosystem of connected devices that… Blog November 9, 2020 Skills and Scale – The New Finance Labor Model Proves Its Real-World Value The finance labor model of the future has passed a major test – and it was a massive one. The results of Protiviti’s latest global survey of CFOs and finance leaders show that finance organizations which leverage a diverse talent pool of full-time employees, contract and temporary workers, expert external consultants, and managed services and outsourcing providers are able to respond to external… Blog November 11, 2020 Program Management as a Service – Transforming the PMO Through a Scalable Service Model The program management office (PMO) function today is expected to deliver highly complex transformation activities that cannot be solved using traditional methods. PMOs must be capable of partnering at all levels, both internally and externally, and must exhibit speed, expertise and scalability. As a result, many market leaders are turning to a robust, scalable program management as a service (… Blog November 19, 2020 SOX Compliance Under COVID-19: Considerations for Completing Quarterly Assessments A question receiving heightened attention recently is the quarterly evaluation of deficiencies identified in companies’ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) programs. Many organizations are considering whether a formal quarterly control deficiency analysis needs to be performed and documented to the same extent as the annual control deficiency analysis. In this blog, we provide a brief reminder on guidance and… Blog November 20, 2020 Realities of Crisis, Regulatory Landscape Call for Re-imagining Resilience and Curbing Complacency Over the last 12 months, financial institutions and regulators have been re-imagining what it means to be a resilient organization. The most disruptive event in modern history also has been the most instructive in terms of expanding the industry’s collective understanding of operational risks and the capabilities required to withstand them. While the jury is still out on the important lessons… Blog November 23, 2020 FinCEN and the Banking Agencies Clarify Due Diligence Requirements for Charities, Non-Profit Organizations On November 19, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the bank regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration) issued a joint fact sheet on Bank Secrecy Act Due Diligence Requirements for Charities and Non-Profit Organizations. The fact sheet… Blog November 30, 2020 Transforming Delivery Through Value Streams As business and IT leaders adopt new operating models and organize around rapidly shifting customer and business prioritization, they are embracing value stream management as their preferred approach. The rate of change is forcing organizations to rethink how to expedite value as they seek to transform and stay relevant. In the previous two blogs, “Seven Key Factors to a Successful PMO… Blog December 3, 2020 SEC Adopts Final Rule to Modernize MD&A and Related Financial Disclosures As part of a broader effort to modernize, simplify and enhance securities regulation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted several changes to Regulation S-K, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information. The changes will affect existing SEC filers, registration statements, and also Special Purpose Acquisition… Blog December 7, 2020 Regulators Increase Focus on Virtual Currencies as Institutional Interest Grows Federal regulators have started issuing more guidance to financial institutions on offering new and innovative financial products and services, such as cryptocurrencies, to customers in a safe and sound manner. The increased regulatory interest has become necessary as cryptocurrencies enter mainstream consumer use in the United States. Not only is there expanding institutional support for… Blog December 14, 2020 CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Mitigate SolarWinds Orion Code Compromise On December 13, 2020, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive detailing required action for federal agencies to mitigate the threat of the recently discovered compromise involving SolarWinds® Orion® Network Management products that are currently being exploited by malicious actors. (Read the SolarWinds Security Advisory here.) Given the nature… Load More
