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 Blog August 5, 2019 Compliance 2.0: Transforming SOX Practices With Technology Organizations have been getting better and more efficient at Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance practices for the past 17 years since SOX was implemented. Nonetheless, with control counts rising and external auditor expectations increasing, compliance hours are growing, too. The results of Protiviti’s 2019 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey suggest that while a reduction in hours is still possible,… Blog October 10, 2023 New Research: Navigating a Technology Risk-Filled Horizon Now is the time for technology audit groups to evolve. The big picture: This year’s Global Technology Audit Risks Survey, conducted by Protiviti and The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA), reveals a complex and multifaceted landscape of technology risks. Why it matters: Our survey results reveal a dichotomy in technology risk management capabilities. While organizations appear well-… Blog March 9, 2022 Regulatory Scrutiny and Labor Issues Top Healthcare Risks Over the Next Decade After two years of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations are trying to take full stock of how the crisis has changed their business and industry, while also trying to ready themselves for what’s likely to come next. And based on the findings from our latest Top Risks Survey, what these organizations see on the horizon for this year, and for the decade to come, is an array of… Blog August 31, 2023 New Internal Auditing Around the World Book Provides Insight Into What It Means — and What It Takes — to Be a Relevant Function What are the hallmarks of a “relevant” internal audit function? And how can chief audit executives (CAEs) know that the business views their team as both insightful and value-adding? The profiles of leading internal audit organizations featured in Protiviti’s latest edition of Internal Auditing Around the World® help to answer these questions. They also underscore just how much the… 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… Whitepaper April 24, 2024 Sanctions Risk Assessment: A Key Risk Management Tool Faced with the growing complexity of the geopolitical landscape, governments have been using financial sanctions increasingly as foreign policy tools to respond to developments as wide ranging as regional conflicts and wars, terrorism, and human slavery. In today’s highly charged geopolitical environment, sanctions compliance is a focus not only for financial institutions and regulatory… Blog April 19, 2019 Top Risks: Winning the War for Talent It should be no surprise that finding and keeping workers with digital skills is a top concern for executives and directors. The more digital companies become, the fiercer the competition for workers with a digital mindset: an aptitude to flourish in this new environment. In the most recent Top Risks survey, conducted by Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative in… Flash Report July 12, 2021 Protecting your organization from insider threats in a changing world Cybersecurity threats are growing exponentially as companies introduce an increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices into operations and collect and store an ever- escalating amount of data. This technology and data sprawl is providing bad actors with more entry points into networks and systems. Too often, organizations have failed to make commensurate investments in data protection,… Blog April 20, 2020 The COVID-19 Effect on IPOs: Pre-Public Firms Press “Pause” for Now, but IPO Readiness Must Continue With the Covid-19 pandemic raging and the related turbulence in the financial markets, a number of high-profile companies have postponed or slowed the pace of their initial public offerings (IPOs). Based on historical trends during other downturns, the pause on IPOs likely will continue even after markets stabilize, as firms observe a cooling-off period until they gain enough confidence in both… Blog November 18, 2024 Leveraging FinOps in Private Equity This is the second in a two-part series around controlling cloud cost challenges in FinOps. Part 1 can be found here. FinOps provides organizations with a strategic framework for optimizing cloud costs while fueling growth initiatives. By adopting FinOps principles and practices, private equity firms can align cloud spending with growth and margin objectives, set tangible spend goals and… Load More
