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  • Client Story

    March 11, 2024
    Law Firm Navigates High-Stakes Class Action Litigation
    Our client had taken on a high-stakes, high-profile class action suit that, if successful, could result in a settlement impacting one of the world’s largest electronic consumer products companies and their customers. The client was faced with reviewing millions of pages of complex, highly technical documents provided by the defendant, and would require Protiviti to provide project management…

  • Flash Report

    April 11, 2024
    The American Privacy Rights Act of 2024: Could this framework become the data privacy panacea?
    On April 8, 2024, U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced the American Privacy Rights Act. This act aims to establish a comprehensive set of rules that govern the usage of citizens' data. The bipartisan draft legislation seeks to create a national standard for data privacy and security, addressing the unregulated sale of online data.…

  • Survey

    February 14, 2023
    Top Risks Webinar Question Guide
    We received numerous questions during our January webinar on Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2023 & 2032. While we responded to some during the webinar, we were unable to cover all of them. We have selected a number of the unanswered questions that we believe to be of general interest and have included responses to each below. In some cases, we grouped multiple questions of a similar…

  • Whitepaper

    February 19, 2024
    Sanctions: Not Just a Financial Institution Issue
    For banks, sanctions-related enforcement actions and large financial penalties over many years have made clear the cost of non-compliance with sanctions obligations. For other types of financial services companies as well as for non-financial companies, the lessons learned are more recent. And the risks for many companies are increasing.

  • Newsletter

    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…

  • Whitepaper

    January 31, 2024
    2024: Global Sanctions Outlook for Financial Institutions
    KYC took on added significance in the sanctions world in 2023. No, not Know Your Customer, though that certainly remains important. Know Your Cargo became a new mantra for sanctions practitioners and there is every indication it will continue to be heard throughout 2024. But growing geopolitical tensions and national security concerns mean that trade-related sanctions will not be the only area of…

  • Whitepaper

    March 21, 2023
    Mitigating crypto sanctions evasion risk in financial institutions
    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has long warned that criminals leverage virtual assets not only for predicate or money-laundering offenses but also to evade financial sanctions and raise funds to support terrorism. Even so, the number of recent headlines about criminal activity and sanctions evasion in the crypto industry is alarming. Cryptocurrency-based crime hit an all-time high of $20.…

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2023
    ESG at Protiviti: Beach Clean-Up
    This blog post was written by Junior Consultant Hannah Meijer. Last month, our office had the opportunity to travel to Terschelling for an off-site retreat. In a previous blog, I discussed one of the two ESG (environment, social, and governance) aspects we had at the retreat: the diversity and inclusion workshop. However, while enjoying the beautiful nature of the Dutch Island, we also found it…

  • Flash Report

    November 9, 2021
    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Who Wins, Who Doesn’t?
    It's finally here - a historic spending package from the U.S. federal government amounting to more than $1 trillion in infrastructure investments. The question now becomes: What's next? In May 2021, President Joe Biden, following through on a campaign promise, outlined a $2.3 trillion plan[1] to re-engineer the nation’s infrastructure. After weeks of negotiations over the spring and summer,…

  • Newsletter

    January 21, 2021
    Dispel the Myth of “FIT”: Improve Diversity on Your Board
    A diverse, equitable and inclusive board culture contributes to the organisation’s success by positioning directors to advise the CEO and add value in evolving markets. Does your board measure up? Diversity in the boardroom encompasses all dimensions of the human experience, including education, life experience, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, geography, age and specific areas of…
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