Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Podcast September 20, 2021 Podcast | Riding a Hot IPO Market – Capitalising on Opportunities and Managing Key Challenges It has been an active, and often wild, ride in the IPO market over the past year. After a slow period during the heart of the initial COVID-19 crisis, market activity has reignited at a blistering pace, driven by optimism in the global economy and the emergence of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, among other factors. There’s ample excitement right now about IPOs, but there also… Flash Report July 21, 2020 U.S. Authorizes Sanctions and Other Measures Affecting People’s Republic of China (PRC) July 20, 2020On July 14, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (“HKAA” or “Act”) and issued a new Executive Order. Both authorize the imposition of sanctions on foreign persons, including foreign financial institutions, engaged in certain conduct relating to Hong Kong. Key provisions of the Act and Executive Order are summarized below,… Podcast January 10, 2023 Commentary by Keith Kawashima | 2023 Top Risks Survey — Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Managing Director Keith Kawashima provides an overview of the risk landscape for pharmaceuticals and life sciences organizations based on research from Protiviti's 2023 Top Risks Survey. Flash Report October 30, 2020 FBI Warns of Ransomware Assault on the Healthcare and Public Health Sector On October 28, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory regarding credible information of imminent cyber attacks to infect systems in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector with Ryuk ransomware. Podcast Transcript September 20, 2021 Transcript | Riding a Hot IPO Market – Capitalizing on Opportunities and Managing Key Challenges It has been an active, and often wild, ride in the IPO market over the past year. After a slow period during the heart of the initial COVID-19 crisis, market activity has reignited at a blistering pace, driven by optimism in the global economy and the emergence of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, among other factors. There’s ample excitement right now about IPOs, but there also… Podcast April 16, 2025 Podcast | Investing in Graphene Dots and Other Quantum Tech — with Spectral Capital As the quantum computing industry continues to evolve, it’s only natural that quantum incubators start appearing. How do investors like this choose what technologies to back in early stages? We look at the choices being made by one such investor, Spectral Capital. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a wide-ranging chat with Sean Brehm on graphene quantum dots, a quantum blockchain, and… Client Story October 18, 2021 Managed care company doubles down on automation, unlocking exponential value and transformation potential Organizations in the managed healthcare sector contend with ongoing claims payment challenges, among many others. Fragmented systems, manual claim auditing, payment errors and tedious reporting drain countless employee hours, and relentless regulatory demands bring pressures daily. As a result, managed care companies are understandably thirsty for ways to relieve the claims audit burden, even as… Whitepaper September 29, 2021 Funding, Privacy, Security and IT System Changes Dominate Priorities for Healthcare Internal Auditors Key Findings From the Latest Survey Conducted by Protiviti and AHIA on Healthcare Provider Organization Internal Audit Plan Priorities Even before the COVID-19 public health emergency, healthcare organizations were challenged in their mission to deliver high-quality patient care due to provider and staff shortages. Many healthcare organizations have been forced to make severe and often morale-… Whitepaper March 15, 2022 10 Actions Financial Institutions Should Take to Address the Russian and Belarussian Sanctions An unprecedented wave of sanctions and export controls against Russia, and to a lesser extent Belarus, requires financial institutions from the West and other allied countries to take immediate steps to understand the impact of the complex requirements and ensure compliance. Flash Report March 26, 2020 CECL Deferred for Banks Due to the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic As public filers are preparing to file their first quarter financial statements for the period ending March 31, the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic fallout have thrown mounting uncertainty as to what losses to report – and how to estimate them. Before the pandemic hit the market and caused stocks to lose 35% of their value, banks were well on their way preparing to estimate… Load More