Results for “Finance Trends Survey” Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter March 15, 2022 Private Equity Insights: Top Risks for 2022 In this issue of Private Equity Insights, we take a deep dive into the top risk issues facing companies owned by private equity (PE) in 2022 and over the next 10 years. These insights were obtained from our 10th annual survey of top risks by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative.Of the global boards of directors and executives surveyed, respondents from PE-owned company leaders… Whitepaper February 24, 2021 The AML Act of 2020 - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021 What to Expect and When The main headline about the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act) has been that the United States finally moved to address a long-standing gap in its anti-money laundering (AML) regime by establishing a national registry of beneficial owners. Not reading beyond that headline, however, would be a mistake because the AML Act includes many other provisions that, taken… Blog April 2, 2024 Improving Financial Services’ Efficiency with Copilot for Microsoft 365 Recently, Protiviti worked with Microsoft to author a whitepaper titled Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Maximizing its Potential for Financial Services Industry. In this whitepaper, Microsoft and Protiviti provide detailed information on the benefits, use cases and considerations for Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Financial Services. We’ve summarized the whitepaper below; download the full… Blog May 4, 2023 Consumer Products Companies Gain Competitive Edge with SAP Solutions Integration The consumer products industry has experienced a major shift in the way business is conducted. Out of the pandemic, new business models have emerged, as well as changing expectations from customers and suppliers, and the rise of inflation has added a compounding effect. To address these challenges, consumer products companies should focus on these key areas: Pandemic and inflation impact on… Blog May 17, 2023 Creating a Resilient Cybersecurity Strategy, Part 3: Role of the Board This is the last of a three-part series about developing a cybersecurity governance lifecycle that provides coverage, balance, effectiveness, efficiency and assurance. This series explores cybersecurity governance in the context of enterprise governance and strategy. Part one reviews the governance lifecycle approach while part two takes a look at the role of senior leaders in governance. This… Blog November 4, 2020 Business Continuity Programs: Beware of Complacency Now that many companies have settled into the new normal — with staff working remotely and offices closed completely or operating below capacity due to restrictions from social distancing — the next looming danger is complacency. One of the biggest initial lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that businesses cannot afford to let their guard down and must use every opportunity to address any… Video June 2, 2020 Video: SOX Compliance is consuming more hours Protiviti has released the results of its latest Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey. Protiviti’s annual SOX Compliance Survey benchmarks compliance costs, hours, processes and improvements, including how these areas are affected by current business conditions. This year’s results show that costs, along with the hours that internal audit teams devote to SOX compliance, continue to increase across… Blog October 18, 2021 On the Record: Improving Records Retention with Microsoft 365 There are strict requirements for organizations to retain confidential client, employee and corporate information for a period of time. However, storing such documents for an extended period may introduce additional security and regulatory risk. It is imperative that organizations establish well-defined records retention and records management policies while considering regulatory requirements.… Blog January 10, 2023 The Post-Quantum Cryptography Conundrum Business leaders may have heard of quantum computing, but many are not yet aware of its incipient threat to cryptography and cryptocurrency. When these machines reach a sufficient level of performance, they will be able to easily factor prime numbers, which poses a threat to RSA. Only a few realize that the time to prepare for the conundrum of post-quantum risk is now. In quantum computing, the… Blog June 29, 2020 Making the Most of the Microsoft Power Platform Don't miss our webinar, Transform your Business Processes With Microsoft Power Platform, happening LIVE on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 1 p.m., eastern. Click here to register or view the session on-demand after that date. Organizations are starting to embrace the value of using data to drive business outcomes. They have adopted the cloud to store mass quantities of data from multiple sources… Load More