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    What Are Your AML Priorities in 2018?
    FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Rule. Sanctions Compliance. NYDFS’s Part 504. RegTech. Which of these issues is at the top of your institution’s AML compliance agenda for 2018? Thanks to everyone who attended Protiviti’s webinar, 2018: The Year Ahead in AML Compliance earlier this month. For anyone who may have missed the live webinar, you can listen to the replay by clicking on the link above…
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    Meaningful Cybersecurity Reporting: Measurement That Matters
    As cybersecurity concerns grow, leadership is searching for the metrics and insights that matter. At the end of last year, Protiviti sponsored a Cyber Summit in Chicago with speakers from Northwestern Mutual, First Midwest Bank, Zebra Technologies, and ParkerGale Companies. We were also joined by Doug Hubbard, author of How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk. The talks centered on how…
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    From Tried and True to Something New – the Energy and Utilities Industry Wrestles With Disruptive Innovation
    “Disruption” and “utility” are two words that were never meant to go together. The always-on, 24/7/365 nature of water and power is the industry’s defining characteristic. It’s not surprising then that executives and board members in the energy and utilities industry group would find disruptive innovation, and its related effects on people, processes and culture, to be a “significant impact” risk…
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    CDD Deadline Approaching: Listen to Our Monthly Podcast for an In-Depth Discussion of the Rule and More
    In this month's Compliance Insights podcast, Risk and Compliance experts Christine Bucy and Steven Stachowicz discuss the challenges around the customer due diligence (CDD) rule in force this May, and the dynamic developments related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. More compliance news can be found in the January issue of Compliance Insights, available here. [audio mp3="http://blog.…
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    Business World Complexity Requires Sophisticated Enterprise Risk Management: So How Do You Get There?
    In my previous post, I discussed how companies can leverage enterprise risk management (ERM) for strategic planning and risk-informed decision making. I want to continue this discussion here with focus on the ERM journey and its various stages of maturity. ERM as a journey Though the metaphor is a bit worn, I will nevertheless apply it here. Based on our experience, we know that ERM…
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    Meaningful Cybersecurity Reporting: Measurement That Matters
    As cybersecurity concerns grow, leadership is searching for the metrics and insights that matter. At the end of last year, Protiviti sponsored a Cyber Summit in Chicago with speakers from Northwestern Mutual, First Midwest Bank, Zebra Technologies, and ParkerGale Companies. We were also joined by Doug Hubbard, author of How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk. The talks centered on how…
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    New FINRA Rules in Force This Week to Protect Senior Investors
    According to the U.S. Census, by 2050, the population age 65 and over is projected to be 83.7 million, almost double the estimated 43.1 million in 2012. In 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) established a Securities Helpline for Seniors, which highlighted certain issues investment firms were facing with regard to senior investors, and their responses if they suspected a…
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    Getting Equipped for the GDPR Journey – Helpful Resources
    As we approach the enforcement date for GDPR compliance, 25 May 2018, the European Commission has published a new website for applicable entities to help them understand and align their data handling practices with the new law. The EU Commission’s site contains a wealth of information and resources for GDPR implementation, along with additional background on enforcement and sanctions for multiple…
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    2018 Audit Committee Agenda: Assessing Committee Effectiveness and Obtaining Business Context
    All audit committees have an agenda that they follow every year. And while every organization faces its own unique challenges, there are some agenda priorities we believe that all audit committees and executive leadership should consider. Protiviti’s take on what those items should be for 2018 is outlined in the latest issue of The Bulletin, and we will be discussing them throughout the year. I…
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    Don’t Squash the Butterfly: Three Steps to Technology Acquisition Success
    Technology companies are in-demand acquisition targets, and not only within the technology sector. Between 2013 and 2016, private technology investments by non-tech Fortune 500 corporations grew 149 percent and were on pace to exceed investments by Fortune 500 technology firms for the first time in 2017, according to a recent report from CB Insights. Faced with the choice of building; partnering…
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