Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Simplifying the Modeling Challenges in PPNR As a crucial part of capital planning, Pre-Provision Net Revenue (PPNR) modeling has been under the spotlight for careful review and scrutiny from the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) since 2012 for the annual Comprehensive Capital Assessment and Review (CCAR) submission. Although bank holding companies (BHCs) have become better equipped at utilizing PPNR models for capital planning purposes in recent… Blog Focus on Culture: How Culture Assessments Can Support the Audit Committee’s Agenda In an earlier post, I discussed corporate culture as one of the items Protiviti recommends audit committees focus on as they shape their agendas for 2018. I want to follow up with some suggestions on how organizations might include a culture assessment in their plans for the year. There are several different ways to approach a culture assessment. The internal audit functions of some… Blog Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey: The Analytics Imperative As internal audit practitioners seek to evolve and transform their functions, to keep pace with the transformation occurring within their organizations, internal auditors are increasingly assessing and consulting on a wide variety of risks, including digitalization, cybersecurity, enterprise risk management, fraud risk, vendor risk and corporate culture. These new areas now dominate the global… Blog Cryptocurrency, AML, CFPB Direction. Listen to Our Monthly Podcast on the Latest Compliance News In our latest podcast of Compliance Insights, risk and compliance experts Steven Stachowicz and Christine Bucy discuss NYDFS's action on cryptocurrencies, proposed legislation related to anti-money laundering and its potentially seismic implications for financial institutions, and the marked change in strategy for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau encased in its 5-year strategic plan.… Blog Internal Audit to Play a Leading Role in Tax Evasion Prevention UK authorities now have the power to prosecute any individual or company that fails to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion either in the UK or abroad. The new offence was introduced by the Criminal Finance Act – passed into UK law on 22 April 2017 – which strengthened the existing powers of law enforcement with the introduction of unexplained wealth orders and interim freezing orders. The Act… Blog With GDPR Deadline Looming, the First Step Is Discovery With the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) scheduled to take effect on May 25, 2018, organizations with EU employees or customers need to be able to demonstrate compliance. GDPR expands the scope of previous EU regulations to include any data processor or data controller that collects, stores, or processes the personal data of EU residents. It mandates data portability, imposes… Blog Business and Digital Transformation’s Effects on IT Audit Groups -- New Research from ISACA and Protiviti The results of the latest global IT Audit Benchmarking Study from ISACA and Protiviti, based on responses from more than 1,300 audit executives and professionals worldwide, paint a vivid picture of the ways IT audit leaders and professionals are succeeding, as well as where they need to “step up their games,” especially given the omnipresent nature of digital transformation efforts, cyber… Blog Customer Experience Must Be at the Center of Digital Transformation Strategies Organizations are being forced to adapt and respond to emerging disruptive technologies, both to take advantage of them and to avoid obsolescence. The need for change is significant, regardless of industry segment or the size or maturity of the organization. One of the most striking and important aspects of the resulting wave of digital transformation activities is how organizations engage and… Blog The Countdown to May 11: FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Rule With the effective date of FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Rule, often referred to as the Beneficial Ownership Rule, just two months away, covered financial institutions (federally regulated banks and federally insured credit unions, mutual funds, brokers or dealers in securities, futures commission merchants, and introducing brokers in commodities) are – one hopes – putting the final touches on… Blog Women in Cybersecurity: A Vital Subset of the Women in Tech Movement At Protiviti, we are enthusiastically committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion. This commitment is an important priority for us, especially when we see the progress needed to advance women in technical fields such as cybersecurity. Women in tech has been a hot topic for companies, and lack of diversity is now considered a business risk, as our technology industry leader, Gordon Tucker,… Load More
