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In today’s rapidly evolving business world, the lines between technology and business have blurred. Organisations need to modernise 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 this blog series, Protiviti’s Technology…

Cybersecurity, Privacy, Data and Resilience Dominate the Top Technology Challenges for Energy and Utilities Organisations.

Is Your Organisation Underpaying or Overpaying its Employees? No organisation wants to be headline news for underpaying its employees. However, many businesses are being publicly ostracised for violating enterprise agreements (EAs) in Australia. Not only are EAs incredibly complicated, wage law is also evolving rapidly, with Victoria and Queensland passing legislation in 2020. Unfortunately, rapid and complex EAs…

Celebrating the Women of iGROWW One of the cornerstones of Protiviti’s Employee Network Groups is iGROWW, our Initiative for Growth and Retention of Women at Work. iGROWW has a strong voluntary membership that tackles women’s professional issues through various forums and facilitates networking events and community service activities. We touched base with our iGROWW leaders Jane Tumurbaatar, …

Big changes are coming to how the insurance industry recognises and reports out financial performance. But the effects won’t be felt just in the accounting department.IFRS 17, Insurance Contracts, and its U.S. companion, accounting standard ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, are intended to add clarity for investors in the wake of events and financial improprieties such…

By Layla Shakkour and Mark Burgess Australia’s lending standards and responsible lending practices have been prominent topics amongst banks and regulators in recent years, with potentially broad implications for both lenders and borrowers. Based on the critical issues raised by the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Royal…

Taking Action For Deeper Insights  By Lauren Brown  Audit committees and boards of directors are looking for deeper insights into the companies they govern. This need matches The Institute of Internal Auditors’ vision of internal auditing and is aligned with the next-generation capabilities of what we at Protiviti have been calling the “future auditor.” This opportunity is fleeting, however, and if…

Kirsty Martin, Consultant Protiviti Australia To me, Women’s Equality Day is an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made towards gender equality and to celebrate those successes, but also to identify what still needs to be done and refresh our passion for these issues. This year I have been reflecting on the COVID-19 crisis and the gendered nature of its impacts. Although the virus tragically…