Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog June 5, 2020 Rise of the SPACs: Understanding the Risks and Rewards in This Vogue IPO Vehicle To many market observers, 2020 will go down as the year of COVID-19. But to investment managers, especially those involved with initial public offerings (IPOs), this year may well be remembered for the rise of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). While traditional IPOs by and large have hit the pause button, so far in 2020, SPACs are having a banner year. As of late May, SPACs… Blog June 8, 2020 Lessons Learned from COVID-19: A Discussion for Board Members The COVID-19 crisis threw companies for a loop as an economic downturn that to many may have looked like a manageable possibility in the beginning, unfortunately became a full-blown economic crisis and human tragedy. For many boards, this meant working closely with management to revisit the strategy to address new risks on top of existing ones. In the chaos, the companies that were most… Blog June 9, 2020 Transparency, Empathy, Consistency, Frequency – Keys to Crisis Communications On June 2, 2020, Protiviti Advisory Board member Susan Molinari and Protiviti Executive Vice President Patrick Scott joined Protiviti Managing Director and moderator Frank Kurre for a webinar discussion entitled “How Should You Communicate with Customers During a Crisis?”The webinar explored a number of questions around best practices for communicating with clients during this time of COVID-19… Blog June 10, 2020 SOX Compliance Under COVID-19: The Show Must Go On (Part 1) Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted one 45-day extension for public companies subject to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) reporting requirements, the regulator still expects companies to appropriately protect investors and the public interest by maintaining the full rigor of internal control requirements. As a result, a number of challenges need to be addressed. I had the… Blog June 11, 2020 Assessing Risk in Dynamic Times: Challenge Brings Opportunity to Internal Audit COVID-19 has thrown a wrench into business operations around the world. Workplaces once teeming with workers sit empty as staffs have worked from home for the last several weeks. Considering the fact that major organizations have announced that remote working could become permanent for some of their employees, business won’t return to the “old normal” anytime soon, if ever. The disruption is… Blog June 12, 2020 For Financial Industry, Post-Pandemic Resilience Building Should Focus Equally on Operational Successes and Failures The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on lives, livelihoods, economic stability and business continuity (for small enterprises particularly) continues to be overwhelming. But, in contrast to the financial crisis of 2008, the pandemic is not a financial industry-driven event. This time around, the industry has been a critical part of the solution rather than part of the problem. At the onset of the… Blog June 15, 2020 Taking Physical Inventory While Working Remotely – A Unique Challenge in Manufacturing Amid the crisis of the COVID-19 global pandemic, organizations are scrambling to convert activities traditionally performed in person to remote-friendly processes. Historically, taking physical inventory of an organization’s assets is primarily an in-person and manual process. Thus, the need to avoid physical contact during a pandemic is presenting unique challenges for manufacturing… Blog June 15, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program Developments, Week Ending June 12 On June 10, Secretary of Treasury Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Carranza testified before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on the implementation of the CARES Act, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Later that day, the SBA released another interim final rule and updated Loan Forgiveness Applications, primarily to implement… Blog June 16, 2020 Countdown to CCPA: The 5 Most-Asked Questions With less than two weeks to go before enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) begins on July 1, 2020, Protiviti and Robert Half Legal held a webinar that took a look at what the first 100 days of CCPA have been like for companies subject to the recent privacy law. We explored the most critical compliance challenges facing companies that are still ramping up their CCPA privacy… Blog June 18, 2020 Get Ready to Resume Elective Procedures and Surgeries One major impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was the recommendation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to cancel elective surgeries and procedures, essentially redirecting hospital resources to manage the insurgence of COVID-19 patients. The initial response was one of cooperation and concern for patient safety, which resulted in a significant loss of hospital revenue. It was… Load More
