Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by Relevance Date Order Asc Desc In Focus April 1, 2024 Understanding the Global Internal Audit Standards A three-part blog series and webinar, featuring commentary, insights and points of view from Protiviti leaders and SMEs on key challenges and risks companies are facing today, along with new and emerging developments in the market.The final updated Global Internal Audit Standards (“Standards”) issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors become effective January 9, 2025. In this blog series, we… Podcast April 16, 2024 Digital expert: Metadata and ID keys to unlocking e-government In this VISION by Protiviti interview, Ghislaine Entwisle, Protiviti Managing Director and leader in the Technology Consulting and Business Performance Improvement practice, interviews Dr. Ian Oppermann about e-government, AI, digital ID, the equity gap and more. Oppermann is co-founder of ServiceGen, a firm that helps global governments achieve digital transformation. He is also an Industry… 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… Blogs April 25, 2024 Julie Bishop: Find a way to build a better world The challenges facing governments around the world, including Australia, are immense and growing. Leaders in both the public and private sector need to evaluate the risks and take the necessary steps to begin to solve the unprecedented problems they face. To help sort it all out, VISION by Protiviti caught up with Julie Bishop, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 until 2018. Bishop… Newsletter May 8, 2024 Sharpening the Board’s Focus on M&A Due Diligence Whether an acquisition is a stand-alone, complementary entity or an integration, the due diligence process is undergoing a paradigm shift due to the higher cost of funding and the impact of failed transactions. Boards should expect a more aggressive focus on due diligence.How has the due diligence process changed in recent years? For sure, the complexity of certain topics, such as environmental… Podcast Transcript April 1, 2020 Transcript: GRC Technology Perspectives Around the Globe - RegTech This is the latest in our series of podcasts on GRC programmes and technologies in which we’re obtaining perspectives from Protiviti leaders and subject-matter experts around the world on GRC drivers, innovations and challenges in their markets. This episode features conversation with Shubhendu Mukherjee. Shubhendu is a director with our regulatory practice, which is part of our Risk and… Podcast April 1, 2020 Podcast Series: GRC Technology Perspectives from Around the Globe Listen to Protiviti’s global podcast series on Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) programmes and technologies. Our leaders and experts from around the world provide their perspectives regarding GRC drivers, tools, innovations, and challenges in their market. Podcast Transcript June 25, 2021 Transcript | RegTech Transformation Jo Ann Barefoot Next in our Transformation series, guest host Lucy Pearman talks with Jo Ann Barefoot about RegTech innovation from how regulators are using technology to how financial services need to urgently expand their experimentation and adoption rates. Jo Ann Barefoot is CEO & Cofounder of AIR – the Alliance for Innovative Regulation – and host of the global podcast show Barefoot Innovation. A noted… Whitepaper June 6, 2022 Australia’s Critical Infrastructure Act Reforms — A Positive Step in Strengthening Industry-wide Resilience The existing Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act), which requires owners and operators to take steps to safeguard defined critical infrastructure assets, has recently been amended to broaden the scope of industry sectors. This has been achieved through a combination of:The Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021 (Cth) (the SLACI Act 2021… Blogs March 9, 2022 The ‘Goldilocks Zone’ of Compliance and How to Face a Regulatory Audit With Confidence Frequent headlines of compliance breaches — and the likely morass of costly fines and penalties — are common in Australia’s regulatory environment. Meanwhile, executives are held personally liable, finding themselves on the monetary chopping block and facing potentially career-ending outcomes and/or criminal sanctions. Being on the wrong end of an audit by the Australian Securities &… Load More