Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by Relevance Date Order Asc Desc Blogs May 2, 2022 A measured approach: FSI COOs weigh in on ESG initiatives Increasingly, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives have become a strategic priority for financial institutions. The recent UK Finance COO Forum explored how these initiatives are developing across the financial services sector. Among the insights gleaned from the forum is that most institutions are taking a measured approach to ESG strategy as they acquaint themselves with ESG… Blogs February 7, 2022 Ascend to the cloud: consuming digital services on demand Galvanised by the need to digitise, more and more businesses are moving operations to the cloud – but a careful strategy is required if full value is to be achieved Cloud-based services allowed many businesses to continue to function productively at the peak of the pandemic, thanks to the flexibility they offer. Digital acceleration and working from home policies are likely to result in further… Video January 17, 2022 COO Spotlight Series Welcome to the Protiviti COO spotlight series. In this video series will be talking to COO’s and finding out what’s keeping them awake at night. The series will focus on issues like operational resilience, operational excellence, future of work, vulnerable customers, cloud and much more. In the first video Zish Khan COO of Aldermore bank talks to us about obstacles he deals with in his… Blogs January 24, 2022 The cloud – Where governance and compliance now top the list of concerns As cloud adoption continues to soar globally, technical considerations and concerns have evolved towards risk, compliance, and financial management. In November, the UK Finance COO Forum explored this evolution of cloud adoption and why skills, governance and clarity on standards matter. Blogs January 26, 2022 Third parties still a challenge as operational resilience deadline approaches Beginning March 2022, financial firms will be subject to new regulations aimed at minimising the harm from operational disruption. At the UK Finance COO Forum in December, participants shared how they are approaching implementation of the regulation and their overall thoughts on the impact of the impending rules. Blogs February 7, 2022 Changing it up: reviving innovation in the enterprise Innovation is critical for the longevity and continued profitability of an organisation but maintaining the momentum that originally fuelled it can be problematic. Consultancies can bring objectivity, expertise and energy to the challenge. What qualifies them for their role, and how can they pull it off? Blogs February 7, 2022 From service providers to partners How the nature of value in consulting is changing as clients seek deeper relationships with their consultants post-pandemic In the face of multiple pressures, organisations are increasingly leaning on the support of management consultants. The pandemic has created the need for clients and consultants to work together more closely than ever before; so, how does co-creation work in this new… Blogs April 5, 2022 Tackling Tomorrow Today: ‘We have to deal with more than one crisis at a time’ The war in Ukraine is impacting economic growth and inflation across the world. Speaking at the first Tackling Tomorrow Today event of 2022, economist John Ashcroft explained what that would mean for the immediate future – and why the Chancellor’s Spring Statement has caused some confusion. In December 2021, John Ashcroft delivered an optimistic verdict on economic recovery after… Video October 25, 2021 Economic Update Forum with John Ashcroft The future of the economy post-COVID-19: what’s next for consumers, workers and businesses? What does our post-pandemic future look like? Who are most likely to be the winners and the losers in the months and years to come? Has the economic damage caused by the pandemic caused irreversible damage or created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our economy and society and keep the UK… Video October 25, 2021 End-User Developed Applications (EUDAs): Still hiding in the organisation’s shadow? In this roundtable, we covered the key EUDA risks to consider, discussed how to manage these risks to ensure better governance and compliance. Other areas of discussion were: Establishing an EUDA control framework Consideration of managing EUDA risks for newer low code technology such as Power BI, PowerApps and Power Virtual Agent Leveraging technology to monitor and manage EUDA risks… Load More
