Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter January 21, 2021 Dispel the Myth of “FIT”: Improve Diversity on Your Board A diverse, equitable and inclusive board culture contributes to the organisation’s success by positioning directors to advise the CEO and add value in evolving markets. Does your board measure up? Newsletter April 15, 2022 Ensuring Technology Fluency in the Boardroom Every company is a technology company today. With business and technology inextricably intertwined, directors need to possess sufficient knowledge of technology issues to execute their duty of care responsibilities. Research indicates there is a financial performance payback from a technology-savvy board. An analysis of the boards of U.S.-listed companies determined that companies with boards of… Whitepaper May 26, 2021 Credit Balances and Government Overpayments Issue On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Program; Reporting and Returning of Overpayments Final Rule (Final Rule) governing the investigation, identification, refunding, and reporting of Medicare Parts A and B overpayments. The Final Rule provided much-needed detail and clarity to Parts A and B associated obligations created by… Whitepaper September 3, 2021 SOX Compliance and the Promise of Technology and Automation Assessing the results of Protiviti’s 2021 SOX Compliance Survey within the energy and utilities industries It’s been more than a year since a historic global pandemic changed the way companies operate in the near-term and very likely for the long-term future. We can see the impact on numerous fronts — including the costs for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities. And for certain companies, the… Podcast June 23, 2020 Podcast - CFO Perspectives on SOX Compliance (14 min.) Protiviti Managing Directors Christopher Wright and Charles Soranno offer a CFO and finance perspective on Protiviti’s 2020 SOX Compliance Survey results. Podcast Transcript June 23, 2020 Transcript | CFO Perspectives on SOX Compliance (14 min.) Protiviti Managing Directors Christopher Wright and Charles Soranno offer a CFO and finance perspective on Protiviti’s 2020 SOX Compliance Survey results. Flash Report March 5, 2021 SEC Indicates Greater Interest in Climate Change Disclosures March 4, 2021 - On February 24, 2021, Allison Herren Lee, acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a statement directing the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance to review climate-related disclosures in public company filings and determine the extent to which companies are addressing the topics identified in “Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to… Newsletter August 16, 2021 The World Is a Zoo: Framing Risks in the Boardroom As disruption and the unexpected have become the norm in many industries, clarity is needed around framing the boardroom risk conversation. In 2009, in the wake of the great financial crisis, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) published a report on the board’s risk governance process, recommending five risk categories for boards to differentiate risks for discussion… Newsletter June 6, 2022 Get Into the Quantum Game: Use Cases Are Emerging A year ago, an issue of Board Perspectives focused on why the board should care about quantum computing — what it is, when it will become a reality and what steps companies should take to stay on top of this evolving technology market. Since then, use cases for quantum computing continue to emerge. One of the most misleading phrases found in articles about quantum computing is… Flash Report May 22, 2020 FASB Decides to Extend Effective Date of Revenue Recognition and Leases Standards for Certain Entities The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) met on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, and voted to extend the effective dates of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and Topic 842, Leases, for certain entities. It has directed the staff to draft a final Accounting Standards Update (ASU) for vote by written ballot. Load More
