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    January 5, 2022
    CFOs Should Be Stewards of the Organization’s Speed-Versus-Control Balance
    As digital transformation accelerates, companies confront a pressing question: Does the balance we strike between speed and control align with our strategy? CFOs are key stakeholders in that ongoing determination, and more finance leaders are assuming stewardship of these deliberations. This emerging responsibility involves assessing and managing the impacts to internal controls that arise from…
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    January 11, 2022
    How Should We Feel About NYC’s Future? “Positively Bullish,” Says NY Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
    When asked about the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on New York City, Thomas DiNapoli, the state’s 54th comptroller, said, “Look, New York City has been counted out many times before, and it’s always shown tremendous resilience. I would never bet against New York City.” In a recent interview for VISION by Protiviti, DiNapoli explained that while New York City has seen its share…
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    January 24, 2022
    The Golden Threads of ESG: The Role of Compliance in Embedding an ESG Framework in Financial Institutions
    A firm’s governance, purpose and culture are central to its values as an organisation; to how its people conduct themselves; and to how it embeds ESG considerations in the design and delivery of its products and services for the benefit of clients and consumers. (A Strategy for Positive Change: Our ESG Priorities) Published during COP26 in November 2021, the statement of the environmental,…
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    January 25, 2022
    MRT Jakarta CEO William Sabandar on “Changing the Landscape of Mobility” in Indonesia’s Capital City
    By 2050, nearly all of North Jakarta could be underwater due to excessive groundwater extraction that’s causing the city to sink by as much as 10 inches per year. On top of that crisis, pollution and traffic congestion problems are costing Jakarta, currently the capital city of Indonesia (Indonesia recently passed a law to relocate the capital to the island of Borneo), trillions of dollars…
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    January 31, 2022
    The CFO’s Gambit: A Multidimensional Strategic Role
    On the three-dimensional chessboard of business, CFOs are expanding their roles in multiple directions at once. Finance leaders now shape and drive corporate strategy in areas ranging from advanced technology investments to organizational design, and from supply chain resilience to organizational culture. Simply stated, they are positioning themselves as players in the strategic dialogue in the C…
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    February 1, 2022
    Cities Stay Dynamic When Treated Like “Jewels” Says National Urban League President Marc Morial
    The COVID-19 pandemic has hit U.S. cities hard, and many city leaders have made unpopular and economically bruising decisions, like closing schools and businesses, to help protect residents. National Urban League President Marc Morial said these officials haven’t received the credit they deserve for making difficult calls amid a time of tremendous uncertainty and without “a real national plan.”…
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    February 2, 2022
    The Time Is Right for Internal Audit to Focus on Business Resilience
    Businesses globally are on a path of continuous change as the pandemic and other significant occurrences — such as social and political unrest, natural disasters, and catastrophic events — cause extensive disruptions to the way people work and to how enterprises operate. At the same time, the pace of business and digital transformation has increased at record speeds, requiring organizations to…
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    February 3, 2022
    For CFOs, Talent, Culture and Resilience Rate as Immediate and Long-Term Strategic Challenges
    Overview of top risk issues in 2022 While the CFO’s rapidly expanding collection of strategic concerns continues to defy expectations, the Top Risks Survey results for finance leaders reflect a fundamental dynamic of physics. Acceleration is directly proportional to force, according to Newton’s Second Law, which helps explain why the CFO’s role is transforming so swiftly. The past two years…
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    February 7, 2022
    Guest Viewpoint: How to Close the Sizable Technology Gap Among SOX Compliance Functions
    Corporations are turning to technology more frequently to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, but room for improvement remains. A significant number of organizations that fail to emphasize digital solutions continue to miss out on meaningful cost and time savings. I have witnessed this dynamic firsthand as a market advisor with AuditBoard, a cloud-based connected risk platform. It is further…
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    February 8, 2022
    “We’re Late” — Megatrends Expert Andrew Winston on Cities’ Efforts to Combat Climate Change
    Rising temperatures and sea levels are already making it more challenging to live in some cities around the world. And by 2030, megatrends expert Andrew Winston said we’ll have a very strong sense of which cities are firmly on the path to becoming unlivable. Within 40 years, some places along coastlines will indeed be unhabitable. “This all sounds far off, but it’s really not,” said Winston in an…
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