Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Sort by: Relevance Date Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog August 13, 2020 Internal Audit Leaders Need to Step Up Next-Gen Innovation and Transformation Initiatives, Protiviti Survey Finds According to the findings from Protiviti’s 2020 Next Generation Internal Audit Survey, chief audit executives (CAEs) and internal audit leaders report their next-generation competency levels in three vital areas – governance, methodology and enabling technology – to be remarkably low. There is a danger that, if increasing these competencies and transforming the audit process is not viewed as a… Blog August 14, 2020 A Tale of Two Crises — Hurricane Preparedness in the Midst of COVID-19 Oil and gas (O&G) organizations have been drastically affected by COVID-19 amid the impacts to the economy, including constrained demand for all O&G products and the necessity of changing business structures and having employees work remotely. However, these lessons learned, if applied mindfully, may help organizations effectively respond to future business interruptions. Case in point… Blog August 18, 2020 Understanding Spend Is Key to Building Business Resilience in the New Normal Spend analysis is frequently identified as a critical procurement capability. Yet surprisingly, few organizations actually conduct this activity on a thorough or regular basis. Many organizations think of spend analysis as necessary only when they are about to embark upon strategic sourcing events, or when they need spend data totals to use in preparing RFPs in the marketplace. Even then… Blog August 20, 2020 Ongoing Risks of Government Lending Programs I had the opportunity last week to participate in a webinar hosted by the Los Angeles Chapter of The Risk Management Association (RMA), titled “Ongoing Risk Implications of Government Lending Programs.” Joined by my Protiviti colleagues Ariste Reno and Rhonda Gallion, we discussed the current bank regulatory environment, credit risk issues, and fraud and compliance issues related to government… Blog August 25, 2020 To Meet Today’s Challenges, CAEs Must Stay Focused on Next-Gen Internal Audit Practices Progress often moves in fits and starts, and that, apparently, is the case with next-generation internal auditing (IA), according to Protiviti’s 2020 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey, published earlier this month. The survey was conducted in the last quarter of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted businesses and their well-laid audit plans. There is no doubt that the… Blog August 28, 2020 Proposed Rule for Drug Enforcement Administration Theft Reporting On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed a new rule that clarifies that the submission of DEA Form 106 (Report of Theft or Loss of Controlled Substances) shall be submitted electronically through the DEA Diversion Control Division’s secure network within fifteen (15) days of discovery and must be “complete and accurate.” The… Blog August 31, 2020 As Regulators Boost Market Surveillance Capabilities, Firms Should Enhance Self-Monitoring to Reduce Trading Violations Regulatory fines in any industry are not new. For as long as there have been regulations, hefty fines have served as the clearest and most concise method for regulators to publicly rebuke corporate offenders and wrongdoers. Over the last decade, the financial services industry has seen multiple billion-dollar fines, and they have been so recurrent that the public and media are almost… Blog September 9, 2020 The Critical Importance of Employee Wellbeing in the Time of COVID-19 In the best times, leaders know that people – or human capital – are the heart of a successful organization. In challenging times, this concept is even more magnified; it’s the key to survival. The global Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is delivering unprecedented challenges to businesses all over the globe. As organizations seek to adapt, COVID-19 has created a “new normal” for employees –… Blog December 16, 2020 CFPB Provides Further Guidance on MSAs Under RESPA Section 8 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a compliance aid in October 2020 to provide regulated entities greater clarity around the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and certain provisions of Regulation X. The compliance aid, presented in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), focuses on RESPA Section 8, which prohibits certain actions related to federally related… Blog December 18, 2020 FinCEN and OFAC Put Financial Institutions on Notice About Processing Ransomware Payments The U.S. government has officially put financial institutions on notice: It is watching and may impose anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions on payment facilitators if they violate federal laws on engaging in transactions, such as ransomware payments, with sanctioned individuals or entities – intentionally or otherwise. For as long as ransomware incidents have occurred, the controversial issue… Load More