Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey April 17, 2025 Risk insights for legal teams As chief legal officers (CLOs) and general counsel (GCs) look ahead to the next two to three years, economic, cultural and operational challenges that can threaten business resilience and the legal function’s ability to operate effectively are high on their risk radar. From macroeconomic volatility to workplace transformation and rising labor costs, the pressures today’s legal executives are… Insights paper November 27, 2024 Top compliance challenges facing the technology industry in 2025 In the fast-paced world of technology, both regulators and companies face challenges applying existing laws to new and rapid developments. Given the high stakes of non-compliance, which may lead to business restrictions, technology companies’ senior management, boards and compliance teams must clearly understand current and emerging risks, ensuring that they have effective people, processes and… Survey January 16, 2023 2023 Top Risks in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Industry 2022 has been an exigent year for the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industry. Many companies continued transformations accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as they faced an intensifying regulatory environment, geopolitical turmoil and supply chain disruptions. Insights paper February 21, 2025 Data Monetization: Value Realization and Data Sharing The era of big data is upon us, ushering in a digital transformation driven by the Internet-of-Things, mobile technology, AI and cloud computing. This revolution has generated a vast array of new digital data sources. Many businesses are digitizing traditional paper records, while advanced algorithms now process various types of content — audio, video, text and images — with remarkable speed and… Newsletter February 17, 2025 Are Your Board Materials Highlighting What’s Really Important? Board materials have long been an issue. What makes this issue one that must be addressed with intention is the current competitive, digital and data-driven environment leaves less time to make decisions due to the pace of change.Directors want more strategic emphasis and less operational detail in boardroom prep materials and discussions. Yet, we continue to hear board members express the view… Newsletter July 17, 2024 Private Equity Insights Q2 2024 In this issue of Private Equity Insights, we offer guidance on how private equity can leverage procurement to unlock value and drive performance improvements. We also look at the growing role of AI in finance and how the board can sharpen its focus on M&A due diligence. Other topics include the board’s role in talent management and the results of our latest VISION survey on the future of… Newsletter November 8, 2023 Board Risk Oversight in the Age of Disruption In these disruptive times, how should boards discharge their duty of care and duty of oversight with respect to risk when the models to follow aren’t clear? Is the board’s risk oversight process fit for purpose in today’s dynamic environment?Board engagement with risk and how it is managed has been a topic of interest for many years. While risk has always been present in every business, the… Whitepaper June 19, 2024 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 itemize a list of steps… Whitepaper March 31, 2025 The Survival Guide for Chief Compliance Officers in Uncertain Times Chief Compliance Officers (“CCOs”) are facing uncertain times due to a combination of factors that challenge the stability and predictability of their operating environments. These factors include geopolitical tensions; rapidly shifting political and regulatory agendas that are resulting in less uniform approaches across the globe; budget and headcount restraints; evolving business models; the… Newsletter October 18, 2021 Is Your Company Part of the Energy Revolution? Informed organizations in all industries are establishing carbon emissions reduction and net-zero carbon emissions targets. Directors’ conversations on strategy have an important role in businesses’ energy transformations. Energy consumption is a priority. The introduction of renewables continues as costs decline. The percentage of electricity consumed through non-fossil fuel sources — solar,… Load More