Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by Relevance Date Order Asc Desc Blogs July 16, 2021 Success from Scarcity: 5 Lessons in Frugal Innovation In a culture of abundance, scarcity is often equated with adversity. But abundance can be a burden as well, leaving otherwise healthy companies unprepared to deal with extended periods of lack of resources. The global COVID-19 pandemic provided a wake-up call for many organisations in developed economies as they found themselves scrambling to adapt to resource constraints that are a way of life… Newsletter January 8, 2021 Unleash the Power of Adhocracy in the face of Emerging Risks Emerging risks are newly developing risks that cannot yet be fully assessed but could, in the future, affect the viability of an organisation’s strategy and business model. A risk-savvy culture sometimes needs an informal adhocracy to identify emerging risks in a timely manner. When the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) published its Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon… Survey October 27, 2020 Singapore’s Payment Services Act The Payments Services Act (PSA) has now been in force for several years, and many firms have received their licences, while others are still in the process of obtaining them. Whether already licensed or still awaiting in-principle or final approval, the challenges for firms are the mandatory obligations under the the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Payment Services Act with which they… Blogs July 20, 2021 What Do Thriving Organisations Have in Common? Business Agility The Digital Age is forcing businesses to seek new ways to avoid falling behind and better serve their customers. Business agility enables organisations to respond quickly to market changes and employee or customer demands without compromising quality. Traditional hierarchical siloed methods no longer work in this environment. Companies seeking speed, innovation and greater customer focus have… Blogs March 9, 2022 The Decade Ahead : Working in Internal Audit The internal audit function is the only function within any organisation which has the mandate to look across and examine all aspects of the businesses and its processes. It’s a very empowering position and it’s also very unique and compelling as a profession. An internal auditor can gain insights into an organisation with a holistic view. The internal audit process requires one to assess… Whitepaper August 16, 2018 Automating the Financial Services Industry: Opportunities Abound, and APAC Firms Are Leading the Way Across major industries, robotic process automation, or RPA, is being used as part of an organisation’s digital transformation strategy to automate burdensome, high-volume and time-consuming business processes. Best suited for rule-based transactional and repetitive tasks involving structured and/or semi-structured data, logic-driven robots, or “bots,” are used to capture and interpret… Whitepaper June 9, 2021 IIA’s 2021 International Conference Protiviti is proud to be a gold sponsor of the IIA’s International Conference, which will be held virtually this year. The IIA’s International Conference is the premier training and networking event for internal audit professionals worldwide. The theme for The IIA’s 2021 International Conference, Scaling New Heights, sets the stage to share new and forward-looking information and leading… Infographic May 8, 2023 Infographic | COSO ESG Guidance Webinar: Internal Control Over ESG Operations, Compliance & Reporting The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) recently released interpretive guidance for organisations about designing, evaluating and achieving effective internal control over sustainability reporting (ICSR) using COSO’s globally recognised Internal Control — Integrated Framework (ICIF), developed in 2013. The intended outcome is to build trust and confidence in… Survey May 9, 2023 Technical Debt and Innovation – the CFO’s Perspective Organisations today spend an average of 30% of their IT budgets and invest a fifth of their IT human resources on technical debt management. This research, based on a global survey of more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs and other technology leaders, underscores the burden created by technical debt and likely is an eye-opener for the CFO.[1] As organisations strive to increase their focus, and time and… Blogs May 19, 2023 Amie Pinder’s squiggly career: “I wanted to see inside the black box” What’s it like to change professions and gain a variety of experience? Amie Pinder, director of technology resilience risk at the London Stock Exchange Group, started her career in audit, but realised the world of technology was waiting for her. She speaks to Simran Sadhra and Rhianne Williams from Protiviti’s iGROWW network about her journey. Load More