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Key headlines to feature on website Chief operating officers (COOs) are planning for colleagues to work at home and in offices, but they will spend time testing plans before committing to this approach over the long term. COOs want to retain flexibility, trust and a focus on wellbeing, but they are worried about the return of presenteeism. They are also concerned about undoing years of good work on culture,…

David Maddock from our Enterprise Cloud Services team explains how The Cloud Hive can help people in your organisation. At Protiviti, we use cloud technology, and so do our clients. In order to assist all our teams to fully understand and exploit cloud technologies we have created a space to share ideas, develop skills, and have conversations about the cloud. This space is known as The Cloud Hive. The Cloud Hive…

After publication of the UK regulators’ policy statements containing their final rules, chief operating officers should consider the following: Adapting the lessons learned from the pandemic, engaging third-party suppliers, and improving customer communication. Protiviti UK’s Country Market Leader Tom Lemon and Director Laura Moore explain. In April 2018, a major high street bank began transferring its customer…

Protiviti’s 2021 Global Finance Survey launches this month, and we are keen to hear from leaders across the UK about the issues that matter most to them A tsunami is sweeping across the commercial landscape. The past year has profoundly influenced people’s view of work and given companies time to assess their business models. Some have also doubled down on sustainability, health and wellbeing, and questioned more…

Protiviti’s 2021 Global Finance Survey launches this month, and we are keen to hear from leaders across the UK about the issues that matter most to them Sustainability is often referred to in business. Like ‘corporate social responsibility’ a decade ago, the word has been used with good intentions. But some companies have been criticised for ‘greenwashing’: making themselves sound better at protecting the…

The Future of Work, The Workforce and Workplaces What are the new ways of working in the company of the future? How are companies looking at balancing purpose and profit? What will define the future of the workforce and workplaces? How can companies meet the needs of the future workforce as future workers shape the purpose of the companies they work for? In this session, Peter Richardson, Matt Weston…

The Future of Technology on Business, Cities and SocietyHow should we embrace the technological opportunities that surround us today? How should we balance unlocking the power of AI with our responsibilities to our colleagues, our family, our society? How do we empower ourselves and what does the future of work and our city look like? One of the world’s leading technology entrepreneurs Dr Ayesha Khanna joined our…

Future of retail – how COVID-19 has accelerated the speed of change Jon White (Finance Director - Retail, Pets at Home) and Daniel Bobroff (Founder of Coded Futures, Retail Tech Evangelist & Advisor) joined our collaboration forum to discuss ‘The future of retail’. Listen to the session recording to understand how COVID-19 has accelerated the speed of change and the role of the high-street.

Rapid innovation, citizen developers and low-code technology are buzz phrases that make headlines. But how can these trends actually contribute to the digital transformation companies crave? Roland Carandang, managing director in Protiviti’s Technology Consulting practice, looks at the building blocks to bring these ideas to life. Citizen developers are coming to the fore. These curious individuals, who can be…

What are the UK AML requirements for law firms? The UK’s Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017 (MLR2017) transposed the requirements under the EU 4th AML Directive (4AMLD), which brought law firms into scope for the respective AML requirements as of 26 June 2017. In recent years, these requirements have been amended and guidance has been published to aid compliance with the…