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    February 28, 2018
    As Retail Consumers Embrace Mobile Payments, Digital Loyalty Programs Become a Priority
    The 2017 holiday shopping season was a wake-up call for any merchant who still thinks mobile commerce has yet to take off. Mobile transactions accounted for about one-third of online revenue during the holiday season — or more than US$35 billion — according to research from Adobe Insights. Mobile sales on Cyber Monday hit $2 billion for the first time. These numbers are strong evidence that…
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    February 28, 2018
    FINRA's New Senior Investor Rule and CFPB's Latest Developments Discussed in This Month's Compliance Podcast
    In our February Compliance Insights podcast, Jill Smiley, a Director, and Steven Stachowicz, a Managing Director with our Risk and Compliance practice, discuss FINRA's new rule on protecting senior investors and the CFPB's recent Request for Information notices  – two of the topics covered in this month's Compliance Insights newsletter. Download the full February issue at this link. […
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    March 1, 2018
    Financial Services in the Cloud? We’re Further Along Than You Might Think.
    Cloud computing is now in the mainstream, and nothing proves that better than its gains in the conservative world of financial services. There are several players in the cloud provider space, but Amazon Web Services (AWS) is by far the biggest, with a market that exceeds those of Microsoft and Google combined. In fact, AWS is now Amazon’s most lucrative business, and they have signaled they want…
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    March 6, 2018
    Narrow Whistleblower Protection May Have Broad Impact
    The U.S. Supreme Court, on February 21, 2018, ruled unanimously that protections afforded to whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) apply only to people who report potential wrongdoing directly to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This interpretation narrows a previous rulemaking from the SEC, which had extended…
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    March 7, 2018
    Changing Minds, Business Models: Can the Consumer Products and Services Industry Sell Its Vision to the Workforce?
    Technology was, by far, the star of this year’s National Retail Federation “Big Show” conference in January – from smart shelves fitted with real-time inventory trackers to mobile checkout apps and robots that promise to drive costs and errors out of the supply chain. Retail automation is a trend we touched on in a blog post on mobile payments back in May of last year. Already, advances in…
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    March 8, 2018
    The 2018 Audit Committee Agenda: You Asked, We Answer
    Topical webinars featuring Protiviti’s subject-matter experts rank among our most popular content — both live and on demand. One of the best features of the live versions are the questions from participants, which offer insight into what’s top of mind for them. Our recent webinar on the 2018 Audit Committee Agenda drew out some interesting questions, which we are happy to share as part of our…
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    March 9, 2018
    Check Your Blind Spot: GDPR Poses Veiled Risks for M&D Companies
    Executives that participated in Protiviti’s latest annual top risks survey, conducted with North Carolina State University ERM Initiative, ranked regulatory changes and scrutiny as a top-five risk in 2018. That’s hardly a shocker, considering that respondents typically identify regulatory issues as a top concern each year. Companies unaware that regulatory changes could affect them are at even…
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    March 12, 2018
    Analytics in Auditing Is a Game Changer – New Protiviti Survey Released
    Organizations worldwide are undertaking business and digital transformation initiatives, enabling changes that will have far-reaching effects on every enterprise function. Not surprisingly, the ability to utilize data analytics and big data to achieve competitive advantage and manage operations and strategic plans ranks among the top risk issues for board members and C-suite executives worldwide…
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    March 13, 2018
    Disruptive Innovation Front and Center for Manufacturers and Distributors in 2018, According to Survey
    Digitalization has been called the fourth industrial revolution. New business models are emerging to keep up with the rapid pace of change, and not surprisingly, they are being met with some predictable internal resistance and cultural challenges. As these more agile and automated models rely to an ever-greater extent on technology and third-party suppliers, supply chain risk is an increasing…
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    March 14, 2018
    Market Volatility: Is Your IPO Ready to Go?
    January 2018 set a record for initial public offerings (IPOs), with 17 companies raising almost $8 billion, surpassing the record of January 2014, when 12 IPOs raised $5.3 billion. That pace slowed considerably in February, however, amid substantial market volatility. It is easy to understand why companies – or their underwriters – grew shy of IPOs amidst the market swings. IPO activity…
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