Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog November 4, 2020 Business Continuity Programs: Beware of Complacency Now that many companies have settled into the new normal — with staff working remotely and offices closed completely or operating below capacity due to restrictions from social distancing — the next looming danger is complacency. One of the biggest initial lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that businesses cannot afford to let their guard down and must use every opportunity to address any… Blog November 6, 2020 Managing Connected Devices in Today’s Evolving Business Environment With the global economy in turmoil due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are looking for a competitive edge. In such an environment, it is only natural to look to technology, both for data collection and improvement. This has led to an acceleration of an already fast-moving trend toward machine-to-machine data exchange via the Internet of Things (IoT) — an ecosystem of connected devices that… Blog November 9, 2020 Skills and Scale – The New Finance Labor Model Proves Its Real-World Value The finance labor model of the future has passed a major test – and it was a massive one. The results of Protiviti’s latest global survey of CFOs and finance leaders show that finance organizations which leverage a diverse talent pool of full-time employees, contract and temporary workers, expert external consultants, and managed services and outsourcing providers are able to respond to external… Blog November 11, 2020 Program Management as a Service – Transforming the PMO Through a Scalable Service Model The program management office (PMO) function today is expected to deliver highly complex transformation activities that cannot be solved using traditional methods. PMOs must be capable of partnering at all levels, both internally and externally, and must exhibit speed, expertise and scalability. As a result, many market leaders are turning to a robust, scalable program management as a service (… Blog November 19, 2020 SOX Compliance Under COVID-19: Considerations for Completing Quarterly Assessments A question receiving heightened attention recently is the quarterly evaluation of deficiencies identified in companies’ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) programs. Many organizations are considering whether a formal quarterly control deficiency analysis needs to be performed and documented to the same extent as the annual control deficiency analysis. In this blog, we provide a brief reminder on guidance and… Blog November 20, 2020 Realities of Crisis, Regulatory Landscape Call for Re-imagining Resilience and Curbing Complacency Over the last 12 months, financial institutions and regulators have been re-imagining what it means to be a resilient organization. The most disruptive event in modern history also has been the most instructive in terms of expanding the industry’s collective understanding of operational risks and the capabilities required to withstand them. While the jury is still out on the important lessons… Blog November 23, 2020 FinCEN and the Banking Agencies Clarify Due Diligence Requirements for Charities, Non-Profit Organizations On November 19, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the bank regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration) issued a joint fact sheet on Bank Secrecy Act Due Diligence Requirements for Charities and Non-Profit Organizations. The fact sheet… Blog May 10, 2018 The Ideal Workforce: Why a 30-Year-Old Employment Model Is Relevant Again It’s been nearly 30 years since Charles Handy first described what he calls the “shamrock organization” in his groundbreaking book, The Age of Unreason, in 1989. The model calls for envisioning any organization’s workforce as a shamrock, whose three leaves are identified as the professional core, the contractual fringe and the flexible workforce: The professional core are highly compensated… Blog May 11, 2018 Regtech Investment Is Increasing, But Leaders Are Still to Emerge While much of the conversation around financial technology (fintech) has focused on the consumer experience and revenue enhancement, many of those same innovations — robotic process automation, machine learning, natural language processing and data analytics — are being applied with great success to regulatory technology, or regtech. Regtech is not just about applying technology to current… Blog May 14, 2018 Keeping Up With Sanctions Compliance – The UK’s Evolving Approach A few weeks ago, Protiviti hosted a breakfast briefing in London, focusing on the topic of the rapidly evolving financial sanctions regime in the UK. David McLean, Joint Deputy Head of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and Head of Enforcement and Engagement, discussed the overall framework and recent developments. Tasnoova Zaki, a manager with Protiviti’s Risk and Compliance… Load More
