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    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…

  • Insights paper

    October 6, 2023
    Principles for Data Recovery From a Severe Cyber Scenario
    This paper is intended to prompt increased dialogue between financial institutions, trade associations and regulatory authorities on a rapidly evolving topic. It lays out a set of principles that could align regulators, the financial sector and all three lines of defense within an organization to a cohesive view of resilience. A key objective of this paper is to highlight the challenges in…

  • 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.…

  • Whitepaper

    September 22, 2022
    Artificial Intelligence: Can Humans Drive Ethical AI?
    Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful technology that’s driving innovation, boosting performance, and improving decision-making and risk management across enterprises. It’s also turning data into the key driver of competitive advantage. Over the next two years, organizations across all industries plan to deploy or increase their use of artificial intelligence, according to a recent global…

  • Whitepaper

    June 2, 2022
    Data Analytics Drive Real-Time Capital Project Management
    Collaborating with internal audit to minimize cost overruns and maximize value Introduction Data analytics has proven to create significant benefits across most industries and organizational functions, including internal audit. In fact, nearly two-thirds of internal audit functions now use data analytics as part of the audit process, according to Protiviti’s 2017 Internal Audit Capabilities and…

  • Flash Report

    November 30, 2022
    Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Approved by European Council; More Than 50,000 Organizations Affected
    For the latest on CSRD, click here.On 28 November, 2022 the European Union (EU) Council (“Council”) gave its final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will require new, standardized and detailed sustainability reporting by companies. The CSRD represents a significant expansion from the earlier Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), which it replaces, and…

  • Podcast

    November 27, 2023
    Risky Women Podcast | Strategic Risk
    Kimberly Dickerson, Executive Vice President - Global Head of Operations and Technology at Protiviti, speaks with Star McDade, Senior Vice President, Audit Services - Staff Agencies, Analytics & Insurance (SA&I) at USAA, about confronting stereotypes by demonstrating the positive influence of risk and assurance professionals, overcoming the challenges in the transformation of auditing…

  • Podcast

    August 20, 2020
    Embracing the Next Generation of Internal Auditing
    It’s time for internal audit leaders and professionals to stand up and ride their own wave of transformation and innovation. But the results of the latest Next-Generation Internal Audit survey from Protiviti show that much progress still needs to be made in growing competency levels and next-generation auditing methodologies, in advancing innovation and transformation initiatives, and in…

  • 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,…
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