Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog June 16, 2021 Rising SOX Compliance Hours and Costs Underscore Need for Technology Enablement, Finds New Protiviti Survey Protiviti’s twelfth annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Survey finds that 65% of respondents who reported an increase in their SOX compliance hours said those hours increased by more than 10% over the prior year. Rising SOX compliance hours coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the continued need to deploy technology and automation within compliance processes as well as look for… Blog June 21, 2021 It’s Time for CFOs to Get Comfortable With Advanced Data Analytics Data analytics have long been employed by CFOs and finance organizations to help manage familiar finance and accounting activities. But digital transformation and changing markets, together with rising expectations from boards and executive management, call for new approaches focused on more advanced data analytics. And because these approaches may involve CFOs and their finance teams breaking… Blog June 23, 2021 Hopes and Concerns for Quantum Computing in Financial Services Quantum computing is on the way: Are financial services institutions ready? Protiviti recently teamed with our partner Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) to host a half-day workshop for technology executives from seven leading financial institutions with a simple but cutting-edge goal in mind: discuss use cases for quantum computing in the financial services industry (FSI). Quantum computing is… Blog June 24, 2021 CFOs: Let’s Have an Honest Conversation About Supply Chain ESG Organizations have been feeling pressure from investors, consumers and other stakeholders to embrace sustainable business practices and focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for some time. And although ESG issues are not yet a reporting requirement, there are signs that this is changing. In February this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the U.S. appointed… Blog June 28, 2021 How Long Before Companies Begin to Shift Classical Computing Tasks to Quantum? It's Only a Matter of Time. The holy grail of quantum computing in the near term is a use case that provides advantage. We believe it’s only a matter of time. Major companies should plan and prepare now so that they are not left behind when these applications arrive. In this episode of Post-Quantum World, host Konstantinos Karagiannis talks about quantum computing use cases with Pranav Gokhale, co-founder and CEO of Super.… Blog June 29, 2021 Future-Proof: Technology Solves for Business Value In today’s rapidly evolving business world, the lines between technology and business have blurred. Organizations need to modernize and transform their technology in order to successfully compete. CIOs play a critical role in transforming the world of work using automation and technology – but they can’t do it alone. Collaboration among the C-suite is critical. In our CIO Tech… Blog July 1, 2021 Delivering a Better Forecast: Five Keys to the Successful Adoption of Advanced Technologies In Finance In his science fiction novel Pattern Recognition, author William Gibson wrote, “We have no future because our present is too volatile. We have only risk management. The spinning of the given moment’s scenarios.” Gibson’s works have been credited with foretelling cyberspace and the Internet Age. His digital storytelling also is a parable for corporate finance’s 21st-century transformation. A… Blog July 7, 2021 For PE Buyers, Effective Due Diligence in a Post-Pandemic Landscape Requires a Deeper Dive Innovative and intensive due diligence have become more critical than ever for private equity (PE) buyers hunting for attractive new deals and those seeking to stabilize portfolio companies that were impacted by COVID-19 disruptions. Dealmakers are under significant pressure to source deals and identify the strengths and weaknesses of targeted assets with increased speed and efficiency and… Blog July 8, 2021 New Survey Finds SOX Compliance Efficiency Still Eludes Many Organizations — Although Digital Leaders Have an Edge The global health crisis has disrupted businesses in many ways — and the impacts are likely to be long-lasting. But one thing that’s remained constant for many organizations is the need to maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. We’ve seen notable changes over the past year and a half in how organizations are approaching their SOX compliance activities, and in the time… Blog July 8, 2021 A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity to Transform the Energy Industry The American Jobs Plan (AJP) represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the energy industry in the United States — with potentially a great deal of financial support from the federal government. As the Biden administration explains, the AJP “will invest in America in a way we have not invested since we built the interstate highways and won the Space Race.” The AJP, as proposed,… Load More
