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  • Flash Report

    February 28, 2022
    Putin Pulls the Trigger and the West Responds Again: What Happens Now?
    On February 23, Protiviti issued a Flash Report on Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two Ukrainian regions as “independent people’s republics,” deployment of “peacekeeping forces,” and demands that Ukraine disarm and negotiate the sovereignty of the two separatist regions. The Flash Report also summarized the sanctions that had been imposed by the West in response to Putin’s aggression. Much has…

  • Flash Report

    September 30, 2021
    First Attempt by U.S. Regulators to Build a Climate Stress Test for Banks
    Trailing their European counterparts on climate-related issues, U.S. banking regulators are playing catch-up, urged by the new administration to do so. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested in a July Senate Banking Hearing that climate stress testing could be on the table. On September 24, 2021, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRB-NY) released a staff report detailing a climate-related…

  • Newsletter

    February 12, 2021
    Implementing Operational Resilience Across the Organization: An Essential Checklist
    Like any enterprisewide organizational change, implementing an operational resilience program across an organization requires a careful and collaborative effort to be successful. Whether implementation has been in the works for several years or is just beginning, turning the resilience program from concept to reality is hard work. Except for the most dynamic and change-oriented organizations,…

  • Whitepaper

    April 29, 2022
    A crisis upon a crisis: Human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees
    The Ukrainian refugee crisisMore than 5 million refugees – greater than 10% of the country’s population – have fled from Ukraine in the two months since the Russian invasion, about 90% are women and children. The number of refugees already rank the Ukrainian refugee crisis among the top five refugee crises in recent times, and there is no indication that the migration is ending.  The refugees…

  • Whitepaper

    May 11, 2020
    Insurers Can Mitigate Operational Challenges, Losses as Pandemic Claims Mount
    Like all major employers, insurance companies are dealing with operational and workforce disruptions, as millions of their employees – adjusters, actuaries, underwriters, and risk and loss control managers, as well as analysts, as examples – adapt to a remote work environment. The industry’s policyholder surplus, invested funds set aside by insurers to pay claims, is under pressure as asset…

  • Whitepaper

    March 26, 2020
    Compliance Insights - March 2020
    Protiviti is committed to remaining the source for insights on the latest news in compliance you’ve come to expect. While the articles in this issue were developed prior to the escalation of events regarding COVID-19, we know they may still be impacting your organizations amid the current circumstances.

  • Whitepaper

    April 13, 2020
    Cash Control during the Corona crisis
    Marcel de Jongh and Anneke Wieling, Protiviti restructuring specialists The corona virus is spreading quickly around the world. Your company’s first priority is the health and wellbeing of your employees and their families. Your second priority is to keep calm and to control your cash flows and cash position. Nobody can predict the future, but you can take measures to optimize your cash – and to…

  • Whitepaper

    September 20, 2020
    Early Signs of Regulatory Alignment on Operational Resilience Concepts, Themes
    In early August 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) released a consultative document, titled “Principles for Operational Resilience,” that proposed a pragmatic yet flexible approach to operational resilience, one intended to be principles-based. Publication of the consultative document was expected and timely, coming amid a growing regulatory focus on operational risks and the…

  • Flash Report

    May 18, 2020
    What the Interagency Guidance on Credit Risk Review Systems Means for Your Institution
    Introduction On May 8, 2020, the Agencies[1] released a final version of the Interagency Guidance on Credit Risk Review Systems. This final guidance applies to all institutions supervised by the Agencies and supersedes regulatory expectations for credit risk review systems documented in Attachment 1 - Loan Review Systems – of the 2006 Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and…

  • Newsletter

    December 10, 2021
    The Buffett Newspaper Test: What It Means and Why It's Important
    Transparency and consequences can be powerful leadership deterrents. For the board and CEO and their personal brands, the critical question is, what will key decision-makers in their organization do in situations when no one is watching? When the subject of ethical and responsible business behavior arises, Warren Buffett advises managers to evaluate every action they take — and not just by legal…
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