Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog July 13, 2020 Healthcare Internal Audit During a Pandemic — Going From React to Rethink The past 20 years have presented three distinct crises that have had profound worldwide implications: the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the financial crisis of 2008, and now the global pandemic that is COVID-19. Each of these crises was considered unprecedented and presented real risks to our world, society and the economy. The benefit of living through unprecedented events is that the experience… Blog July 16, 2020 Furlough Planning: An Art and a Science Supported by Technology and Sound Change Management As many companies fight for survival in the current business environment, project teams may find themselves revising schedules to accommodate furloughs and abbreviated timelines. While this sounds like, and often is, a chaotic situation forced by an extraordinary event, business intelligence tools can bring rhyme and reason to the chaos, and alleviate much of the anxiety experienced both by those… Blog July 17, 2020 Flash Report: European Court of Justice Invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework In a landmark ruling with sweeping implications for global companies, on Thursday, July 16 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled, in essence, that the personal data of EU citizens must be provided the same protections granted by GDPR, the European data privacy law, regardless of what jurisdiction the data is moved to or processed in – and that the Privacy Shield framework in… Blog July 24, 2020 Digesting SWIFT’s 2020 Customer Security Programme (CSP) and COVID Guidance – and What the Changes Mean to Your Organization In response to the current business climate produced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) recently issued guidance to ease the strain on customers as they work to implement its updated Customer Security Programme (CSP) and Customer Security Controls Framework (CSCF). With a network that links more than 11,000 financial institutions in… Landing Page Search results Blog July 27, 2020 Suspicious Activity Reporting: Government Aid Programs in the Spotlight Amid growing media coverage of fraud related to government loan programs and unemployment insurance claims, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an Information Notice (IN) on July 22 dealing specifically with the identification and reporting of suspicious activity related to the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) Program. The IN is aimed at alerting depository institutions to the… Blog July 28, 2020 Management’s Reporting on the Control Environment During COVID-19: Extra Attention Is Required Organizations across all jurisdictions and industries have been faced with the difficult task of drafting and submitting their financial statements to regulators and banks during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has led to unique challenges and logistics to ensure appropriate personnel are connected and able to perform their duties and, ultimately, report to regulatory bodies with accuracy. Many… Blog July 30, 2020 Persevering and Prospering in the Time of COVID-19: Accounts Payable The accounts payable (AP) function has a significant effect on the bottom line, third only to sales and receivables. Now, many accounts payable teams have been caught short by the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, finding themselves unable to shift rapidly and securely to a remote payables workforce. Some businesses – whose workforce capabilities and processes are extensively paper-based –… Blog August 7, 2020 Tech Can Help Oil and Gas Firms Survive Market Turmoil For organizations in the oil and gas (O&G) industry, the combined impact of COVID-19 and erratic oil prices have made for an unprecedented roller coaster ride. Many oil and gas companies are finding it difficult to cope, and others are likely to be severely impaired for the foreseeable future. However, even in the worst of times, there are tools and strategies that can help an organization… Blog August 10, 2020 Postpandemic Real Estate Strategies: It Pays to Be Nimble Of the many things to consider during the pandemic, one of the more challenging areas is real estate. To a large extent, companies have done an admirable job of relocating large portions of their workforce to work-from-home (WFH) status — and on very short notice. But the current crisis will ultimately pass, and now is the time for organizations to consider how the changes they are making now… Load More
