Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Advanced Data Mining Technologies and AI Can Aid Firms’ Transition from LIBOR to Alternative Risk-Free Rates As the financial markets prepare for potential disruptions from the phasing out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and selection and implementation of alternative risk-free rates (RFR) by the end of 2021, financial institutions are seeking creative solutions to help manage the anticipated workload and transition risks. On a macro level, institutions currently have myriad concerns… Blog Who Is Watching the Bots? Part 1 – RPA Governance Just as a civil society relies on the rule of law, robotic process automation (RPA) at scale requires good governance to enable success while helping to mitigate associated risks. In this post, the first of two highlighting key points from our recent RPA webcast, we look at some elements of good RPA governance. Governance – the establishment of polices, and the implementation and monitoring of… Blog Compliance 2.0: Transforming SOX Practices With Technology Organizations have been getting better and more efficient at Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance practices for the past 17 years since SOX was implemented. Nonetheless, with control counts rising and external auditor expectations increasing, compliance hours are growing, too. The results of Protiviti’s 2019 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey suggest that while a reduction in hours is still possible,… Blog RPA or AI? To Achieve Most Automation Goals, You Need Both Discussions of robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) tend to follow separate tracks. This has been a function of the way these technologies have been marketed and sold. This is changing as companies realize that both RPA and AI are required to achieve any significant degree of end-to-end process automation. For example, even a company that is not ready to delegate… Blog CECL – A Regulators’ Perspective In July, we had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion with financial regulators in Protiviti’s San Francisco office. The discussion was attended by representatives from 25 banks and financial institutions, including Bank of the West, Charles Schwab, First Republic, MUFG and Wells Fargo. The panelists were Robert Coleman, Regional Accountant from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (… Blog Panel Discussion on FAIR Methodology Sparks Lively Interest: Key Takeaways At the most recent meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the FAIR Institute, a group of local practitioners, analysts and C-level executives gathered for a panel discussion on the Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) methodology. The discussion was hosted by Protiviti, which recently joined the FAIR Institute community as a Founding Sponsor in Advisory Services. We have… Blog FDIC and OCC Approve Volcker Rule Overhaul, Easing Restrictions on Bank Trading Activities On August 20, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved a set of changes to the Volcker Rule’s proprietary trading and compliance provisions. The other three Volcker Rule agencies – the Federal Reserve, the Securities & Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission – have yet to approve the changes but… Blog Ethical AI – The Good, the Bad, and the Moral Imperative Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way companies do business. It is helping companies improve decision making, increase customer retention, bring new products to market more quickly, and experience exponential growth. A global Protiviti study found that companies leading the way with advanced AI are seeing a real competitive advantage. As AI becomes integrated into how we do… Blog Cybersecurity: The Other Side of Data-Driven Customer Experience Which of these statements is true? “Customers love when retailers provide them with a better shopping experience. Online, customers value the convenience of buying and shipping merchandise with a few clicks; personalized cross-selling and upselling features seem to read their minds. In stores, customers enjoy generous return policies enabled by retailers’ records of their past transactions… Blog The U.S.-China Trade War: What It Means for Manufacturers During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to reduce U.S. trade deficits with China and address China’s perceived unfair trade practices. The two countries have been at odds over trade for more than a year. After months of threats, the Trump administration imposed a variety of tariffs on Chinese industrial and consumer products. China responded with retaliatory tariffs on an… Load More
