Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Flash Report November 3, 2023 Are SEC Charges Against SolarWinds and Its CISO Signaling a New Era of Personal Accountability? In this Flash Report, we summarize the SEC’s allegations against SolarWinds and offer nine points for executives and functional leaders with SEC registrants to consider regarding their own accountability and responsibility for public reporting. Survey January 10, 2024 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks - Private Equity Risk landscape is shifting for private equity firms and portfolio companiesWhile the top 2024 and 2034 risk concerns of executives and board members from private equity (PE) firms and their portfolio companies track closely with the risk priorities identified by leaders globally in other industry sectors, the volatility that roiled the PE market in 2023 is evident in how leaders in the industry… Whitepaper June 27, 2023 What Role Should Compliance Play in ESG? By Bernadine Reese and Jackie Sanz Regulators and many other stakeholders are intently focused on how financial institutions address environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. Within financial institutions, boards of directors, executive management and much of the C-suite are weighing in on the ESG strategy and approach. Chief compliance officers (CCOs), though, have been remarkedly… Whitepaper June 19, 2024 Can we trust culture and conduct to guide decision making in the financial services industry? More than 15 years after the great financial crisis, the financial industry’s culture and conduct remain very much in the headlines. Has nothing changed? A lot has indeed changed, though bad actors still manage to prevail at times. Maintaining good culture and conduct relies on the collective efforts and responses of financial institutions, regulators, and customers. We itemise a list of steps… Blogs August 30, 2023 Adoption of European Sustainability Reporting Standards Starts the Clock for Preparation This blog post was authored by Ellen Holder - Director, Sustainability and ESG Lead Europe and Britta Sadoun, Associate Director with Protiviti Germany on The Protiviti View.The big picture: On 31 July 2023, the European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which support the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) with specific reporting… Newsletter September 30, 2020 Compliance Insights - September 2020 Your monthly compliance news roundup Agencies Update Guidance on BSA/AML Compliance Programme Expectations On August 13, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a joint statement that explains the enforcement of certain Bank… 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. Insights paper September 22, 2023 Sustainability and Private Markets: A Structured Approach to Value Creation The ESG regulatory landscape is starting to form: In the public markets worldwide, companies are trying to determine how to respond to and incorporate stringent sustainability-related disclosure requirements from the EU. Meanwhile, the International Sustainability Standards Board has completed its work on a set of voluntary standards for public companies globally. In the U.S., the SEC is poised… Whitepaper April 17, 2024 Internal Audit’s Role in Supporting Sustainability Reporting Environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance, stakeholder demands and regulatory mandates are evolving and becoming more specific, and the time of taking a “soft approach” to sustainability reporting has passed. As the need to provide, or prepare to provide, limited and/or reasonable assurance in sustainability reporting grows, internal audit’s role in the reporting process becomes obvious… Whitepaper July 17, 2023 Procurement Transformation Fuels Supply Chain Resilience Discover how procurement transformation fuels supply chain resilience. Learn the key steps to adapt procurement practices for a post-pandemic world. Load More
