Results for “Finance Trends Survey” Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog April 21, 2016 Ten Cybersecurity Action Items for CAEs and Internal Audit Departments Since the release of our 2016 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey last month, I’ve been going back and looking at the results, which also include some insightful 10-year trends. We will get back to these in another post; instead, I prefer to focus here on one aspect of the results – the growing need for cybersecurity skills and resources. Cybersecurity risk is a growing concern – not… Newsletter April 8, 2024 A Call to Action for Boards The inaugural Global Board Governance Survey conducted by Protiviti, BoardProspects and Broadridge — a study believed to be the first of its kind — summarises the views of more than 1,000 directors and C-suite executives worldwide on the role and effectiveness of the board. It provides insights regarding the board’s priorities and performance as well as the differing perspectives of directors and… Newsletter January 12, 2023 The Top Risks for 2023: A Global View The global survey of C-level executives and directors, focused on macroeconomic, strategic and operational risks, highlights the influence of the economy, people and culture issues, supply chain risks, and technology impacts on the 2023 risk landscape. The survey was conducted online in the September — October 2022 time frame to capture perspectives on 38 risks on the minds of business leaders as… Survey October 5, 2022 2022 and 2031 Financial Services Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Financial institutions demonstrate resiliency in responding to COVID and start to look forward out to the horizonOur survey results for 2021 reflected a financial services industry that was still consumed with responding to the most significant global pandemic in the past 100 years. Many of the areas of focus highlighted in last year’s survey involved short-term operational challenges, including… Blog December 18, 2018 Legacy Core Systems Outlook: Advancing Technologies Are Hastening the Necessity to Modernize Three years ago, when Protiviti began detailing why financial institutions should modernize their core systems, technological advances changing the way customers interacted with their financial providers were just starting to emerge. Today, these technologies, such as cloud computing and application programming interfaces (APIs) - software intermediaries that allow applications to talk to one… Blog February 5, 2014 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2014 One of the first questions an organization seeks to answer in risk management is, “What are our most critical risks?” To provide perspectives about the nature of potential risks in 2014, I am pleased to report that Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative have partnered for the second consecutive year to poll more than 370 board members and C-suite executives regarding their… Blog August 18, 2022 How Next-Generation Leaders Are Transforming Internal Audit Internal audit departments have faced unprecedented levels of disruption over the past couple of years. Changes in workplace culture, the increasing use of digital technology and data analytics, an evolving risk landscape, and a growing war for talent are putting increased strain on audit functions and the broader organizations they are part of. Internal audit professionals have always strived… Whitepaper April 2, 2024 Enabling Enterprise AI Adoption Through Next-Generation Governance Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly important in the enterprise, thanks in part to the rise of generative AI (GenAI). While not a new technology or concept, AI (including machine learning) holds tremendous promise to transform various business functions and activities worldwide — from accounting and finance to cybersecurity, customer experience and more. In boardrooms and C-suite… Blog October 2, 2024 AI Can Revolutionize Manufacturing Efficiency Adapting new technologies to manufacturing applications and processes is often a challenge – and, particularly with AI, there is no easy button to push. Yes, but: The benefits of AI are undeniable. Manufacturers continue to find new AI use cases to improve efficiency and customer service, as well as reduce costs. By the numbers: According to Protiviti’s latest global survey of CFOs and finance… Blog January 12, 2018 The Current State of Internal Audit Data Analytics The explosion in the use of digital channels and the data they produce have caused a corresponding rise in the use of data analytics by the risk management and internal audit functions within financial services firms seeking to streamline their processes to gain efficiency and adopt a more agile approach to risk management. The internal audit function has been using data analytics for some time… Load More