Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter August 7, 2024 10 Questions to Increase Your Strategic Impact as a Board Member The role of corporate directors is to be trusted advisers to the CEO consistent with their duty of care and to exercise oversight on the shareholders’ behalf. To confirm they are fulfilling this role, directors need to periodically self-assess their boardroom performance. To facilitate this self-assessment, this issue of Board Perspectives offers 10 questions that directors should ask themselves:… Survey February 15, 2024 2024 Top Risks for Chief Financial Officers Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a unique vantage point regarding talent management, one that explains why the ability to attract, develop and retain top talent represents their top risk concern in both 2024 and 2034. Newsletter July 10, 2024 Maximising CX: The Game You Must Win How a business engages its customers at every point of their buying journey is critical to connecting the organisation’s brand promise to, and delivering on, an exceptional customer experience. Does the board understand what the organisation does to differentiate itself with its customers? If not, it should.Performance management is on the radar of every board. Customer satisfaction and loyalty… Survey May 9, 2023 Technical Debt and Innovation – the CFO’s Perspective Organisations today spend an average of 30% of their IT budgets and invest a fifth of their IT human resources on technical debt management. This research, based on a global survey of more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs and other technology leaders, underscores the burden created by technical debt and likely is an eye-opener for the CFO.[1] As organisations strive to increase their focus, and time and… Flash Report June 8, 2023 U.S. Banking Regulators Finalise (Finally) Revised Third-Party Risk Management Guidance On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) issued the “Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management.”[1] This marks the long-awaited finalisation of the proposed guidance that was initially issued on July 19,… Client Story August 23, 2024 Supply Chain Transformation: A PVC Manufacturing Success Story India has emerged as a dominant force in the global PVC market, driven by surging agriculture, construction, and packaging demand. This rapid growth, coupled with increasing reliance on PVC imports, has created a complex and dynamic market environment. For PVC manufacturers, this presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant challenges. Insights paper September 3, 2024 Are you ready for GIAS? The New Global Internal Audit Standards™ (GIAS), published on January 9, 2024, will come into effect on January 9, 2025. These standards represent a significant evolution in the practice of internal auditing, incorporating essential content from the 2017 Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the mandatory guidance of the International Professional Practice Framework® (… Client Story May 19, 2023 Quantum computing helps financial services organisation improve portfolio optimisation A joint team of quantum computing engineers and financial analysts at this industry leader in digital financial services, led by a forward-thinking CIO, knew they wanted to take advantage of quantum computing to solve unique challenges that could not be handled with classical computing alone. This company sees value in preparing to be “at the ready” when quantum computing machines become… Whitepaper May 17, 2023 Long-term incentive plans (LTIPS): Cash vs. Equity This paper explores the differences between cash-based and equity-based Long-Term Incentive Plans (LTIPs) and how to choose between them based on various factors. Cash-based LTIPs offer executives a guaranteed cash reward when certain performance targets are met, while equity-based LTIPs offer stock options or restricted stock units (RSUs) that align executives' interests with those of the… Whitepaper May 23, 2023 Insights into KSA's Personal Data Protection Law The Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was implemented on 16 September 2021, supported by Executive Orders, which provide detailed guidelines and standards for companies to achieve compliance with the Law. The document describes the core elements and scope of the PDP Law, its impact on violations and the way forward for companies to comply with the regulations. Load More