Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Podcast Podcast | Quantum Error Correction on a Single Qubit— with Nord Quantique Error correction typically involves a lot of physical qubits and using them to create one logical qubit. Ratios vary by modality and approach, so getting a single fault-tolerant qubit may take seven to a thousand physical ones. What if there was a way to correct most of the errors that appear on each qubit instead? Scaling up from there would certainly be much easier, getting us to machines that… News New FTSE & AIM listings data reveals less than 1% of top board roles held by women of colour London – 20 June 2024: A report released today, Hidden Truth: Diversity & Inclusion in the FTSE All-Share, reveals a remarkable lack of diversity across the four positions of power in the FTSE and AIM listings, with women of colour holding less than 1% of top boardroom roles.The report by WB Directors, and sponsored by global consulting firm Protiviti, includes the first in-depth analysis of… Whitepaper Can we trust culture and conduct to guide decision making in the financial services industry? More than 15 years after the great financial crisis, the financial industry’s culture and conduct remain very much in the headlines. Has nothing changed? A lot has indeed changed, though bad actors still manage to prevail at times. Maintaining good culture and conduct relies on the collective efforts and responses of financial institutions, regulators, and customers. We itemise a list of steps… Client Story Global Oilfield Leader Boosts Access Controls with SAP Cloud IAG Our client, a leading oilfield services provider, faced mounting concerns over automation and the ability to implement financial controls to manage sensitive SAP access and segregation of duties (SOD). Recognising the urgency to strengthen its access management capabilities and prevent recurring compliance deficiencies, the company chose SAP’s Cloud Identity Access Governance (IAG) solution to… Newsletter Reimagining a New COO-Board Dynamic Explore the new COO board dynamic: insights on evolving COO roles, shifting board expectations, and strategic transformation in today’s fast-changing landscape. Client Story University’s Budget Process Optimisation Drives Agility and Effective Decision Making Discover how a university enhanced Budget Process Optimisation, reducing timelines and improving accuracy for strategic decision-making and fiscal accountability. Client Story Leading Bank Taps Protiviti and AuditBoard to Transform Internal Audit Leading bank achieves impactful internal audit transformation with Protiviti and AuditBoard, realising efficiency, cost savings, and enhanced compliance within six months. Blogs Shift from Cost Cutting to Cost Optimisation to Achieve a Lasting Impact As pressures continue to mount to cut or at least better manage costs, CFOs have a prime opportunity to enhance their cross-functional influence and solidify their advisory role alongside the CEO and other C-suite leaders. Seizing this opportunity may require some CFOs to abandon traditional cost-cutting methods and foster a mindset that priorities sustainable cost optimisation across the… Blogs Data-fueled tech enablement can drive cost optimisation Is your enterprise emphasising technology enablement? Embracing this is vital for cost optimisation across the organisation, considering the intertwined nature of technology and cost efficiency. Blogs Build Greater Resiliency Through Integrated Business Planning IBP programs often originate with financial planning and analysis (FP&A) leaders, who are called on to inform leadership with forecasts and business insights. In Protiviti’s most recent CFO survey, FP&A, profitability, reporting and analysis, strategic planning, enhanced data analytics and process improvement were identified as top areas where CFOs are seeking to improve capabilities. All… Load More