Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog April 25, 2016 Top Risks 2016 Webinar Follow-Up: Jim DeLoach on Changes in Risk, Technology and Culture Challenges A few weeks ago, Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative published Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2016, the results of an annual survey. Regulatory changes topped the list of executives’ and directors’ concerns for the fourth consecutive year, followed by economic concerns and worries about cyber threats. Operational risks dominated,… Blog April 26, 2016 Internal Audit Reminder: Opportunity to Comment on the New Professional Standards Ends April 30 Thanks, again, to everyone who tuned in to the live stream of our What’s on the Internal Audit Horizon webinar on March 31. For those of you who missed it, we had a packed agenda covering a wide variety of topics. I’ll hit the highlights, but you’re going to need to watch the archived version of the one-hour webinar to get more detailed information, including best practice summaries and our road… Blog May 2, 2016 Internal Audit at a Tipping Point and Ten-Year Trends May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month. We are celebrating with a series of blog posts focused on internal audit topics and the daily challenges and future of the internal audit profession. In the tenth year of our Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey, we believe internal audit has arrived at a tipping point. The issue is no longer whether or not your function is… Blog May 6, 2016 Auditing Technology Risk: It’s Priority 1 Through 10 May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month. We are celebrating with a series of blog posts focused on internal audit topics and the daily challenges and future of the internal audit profession. We issued our IT Audit Benchmarking Survey Report at the end of last year, and we discussed IT audit best practices in a December 9 webinar with our own IT audit practice leader, David… Blog May 10, 2016 Data Analytics in Internal Audit: An Imperative That Can’t Wait May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month. We are celebrating with a series of blog posts focused on internal audit topics and the daily challenges and future of the internal audit profession. Data analytics is a hot topic for internal audit departments. In our most recent Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs survey, data analytics figured among the top ten priorities for… Blog May 11, 2016 Financial Institutions Alert: New Credit Impairment Models Coming Soon The global financial crisis highlighted a number of weaknesses in the banking systems in the United States and Europe – among them, the way financial firms report their credit losses for loans and other financial instruments. Under existing models, based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the U. S. and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in other… Blog May 16, 2016 Relationships and Risks: A Closer Look at the CBOK Survey May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month. We are celebrating with a series of blog posts focused on internal audit topics and the daily challenges and future of the internal audit profession. I recently had the honor of hosting a webinar with The Institute of Internal Auditors on the 2016 CBOK Stakeholders Study and the evolving role of internal auditors beyond… Blog May 19, 2016 Going Beyond Assurance May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month. We are celebrating with a series of blog posts focused on internal audit topics and the daily challenges and future of the internal audit profession. In my last post, I gave a high-level summary of the North American results of the The IIA’s 2016 CBOK Stakeholder Study, as presented in an April 6th webinar I hosted. This… Blog May 20, 2016 Is Your Company Private? The SEC Still Has Advice for You. At Protiviti, we routinely counsel private companies that a good governance and control structure is a sound business strategy for any company, and particularly for fast-growth companies with outside investors. If you don’t believe us, just ask the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Recently, SEC chair Mary Jo White gave a speech at Stanford University, directly addressing private… Blog May 23, 2016 Prioritizing Risks and Demonstrating Strategic Risk Savvy May is International Internal Audit Awareness Month. We are celebrating with a series of blog posts focused on internal audit topics and the daily challenges and future of the internal audit profession. In my last post, I argued that internal auditors should go beyond assurance to serve as strategic advisers to executive management and directors. This begs the question: Which… Load More
