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December 22, 2025

Combating Ghost Students and Financial Aid Fraud in Higher Education: A Proactive Approach

In recent years, higher education institutions have faced a growing challenge from financial aid fraud, particularly through the phenomenon of “ghost students” – fictitious or non-attending individuals enrolled to extract financial aid funds. This threat was exacerbated during the shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, which enabled fraudsters to exploit vulnerabilities in…
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January 22, 2026

Industry 4.0 and beyond: Addressing cyber, talent and AI opportunities in manufacturing and distribution

Protiviti’s 2026 Top Risks Report examines how AI, digital risk and supply-chain disruption are redefining the manufacturing and distribution industry.
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November 18, 2022

Navigating the Intersection of ESG and Money Laundering: How Financial Institutions Can Prevent Environmental Crime

Environmental protection laws have been in place in many countries for more than 50 years.1,2 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) have highlighted the rise of environmental crime, its links to bribery and corruption, and its devastating impact on environments globally.3 But despite the strong connection to money laundering…
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January 22, 2026

Cyber threats and workforce readiness cited among top risks as TMT firms accelerate AI push

Download Protiviti’s Top Risks Report 2026 for TMT industry to uncover executive insights on AI, agentic AI, cyber risk and industry transformation.
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February 22, 2021

Changes to Accounting Standards Offer Transformational Opportunities for Insurers, with Extended Time to Implement

Big changes are coming to how the insurance industry recognises and reports out financial performance. But the effects won’t be felt just in the accounting department. IFRS 17, Insurance Contracts, and its U.S. companion, accounting standard ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, are intended to add clarity for investors in the wake of events and…
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September 10, 2024

Podcast | Transform: Assessing CFO and finance leader perspectives and priorities for the coming year – with Chris Wright and Nick Puetz

A look at the top priorities for CFOs and finance leaders in the coming year — among them, security and privacy of data, financial and strategic planning and analysis, leadership, and enhanced data analytics — reveals a tale of transformation for CFOs whose responsibilities continue to widen.
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August 29, 2023

Implications of U.S. Banking Regulators’ Final Guidance on TPRM – with Brian Kostek, Kathryn Hardman and Helen Smith

In June, nearly two years after issuing their proposal for third-party risk management (TPRM), the U.S. banking regulators – the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – finalised their guidance.In this podcast, Brian Kostek from Protiviti interviews Kathryn Hardman from Veritex Bank and Helen…
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March 30, 2022

Journey to the Microsoft Cloud: Global financial services institution modernises and protects data assets with Microsoft 365

Faced with the technical, compliance and data security challenges of launching Microsoft 365 across their global enterprise, a large financial services and investment institution needed to successfully deploy Microsoft 365 to its 30,000 employees while ensuring governance, compliance and data security. Because of the size and complexity of their firm, the financial institution had concerns with…
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August 29, 2023

Transcript | Implications of U.S. Banking Regulators’ Final Guidance on TPRM – with Brian Kostek, Kathryn Hardman and Helen Smith

In June, nearly two years after issuing their proposal for third-party risk management (TPRM), the U.S. banking regulators – the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – finalised their guidance.In this podcast, Brian Kostek from Protiviti interviews Kathryn Hardman from Veritex Bank and Helen…
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June 27, 2024

Podcast | Get Ready for Your IPO: Financial Reporting, Cybersecurity, Sustainability and More – with Stephen Alicanti, Kristy Balsanek, Charles Soranno and Andrea Vardaro Thomas

In this episode of Powerful Insights, we talk about all things around readiness for an initial public offering, or IPO. And spoiler alert, there is a lot to address: accounting, financial reporting, cybersecurity, and even ESG and climate reporting.

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