Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog February 8, 2018 New FINRA Rules in Force This Week to Protect Senior Investors According to the U.S. Census, by 2050, the population age 65 and over is projected to be 83.7 million, almost double the estimated 43.1 million in 2012. In 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) established a Securities Helpline for Seniors, which highlighted certain issues investment firms were facing with regard to senior investors, and their responses if they suspected a… Blog February 12, 2018 Getting Equipped for the GDPR Journey – Helpful Resources As we approach the enforcement date for GDPR compliance, 25 May 2018, the European Commission has published a new website for applicable entities to help them understand and align their data handling practices with the new law. The EU Commission’s site contains a wealth of information and resources for GDPR implementation, along with additional background on enforcement and sanctions for multiple… Blog February 15, 2018 2018 Audit Committee Agenda: Assessing Committee Effectiveness and Obtaining Business Context All audit committees have an agenda that they follow every year. And while every organization faces its own unique challenges, there are some agenda priorities we believe that all audit committees and executive leadership should consider. Protiviti’s take on what those items should be for 2018 is outlined in the latest issue of The Bulletin, and we will be discussing them throughout the year. I… Blog February 16, 2018 Don’t Squash the Butterfly: Three Steps to Technology Acquisition Success Technology companies are in-demand acquisition targets, and not only within the technology sector. Between 2013 and 2016, private technology investments by non-tech Fortune 500 corporations grew 149 percent and were on pace to exceed investments by Fortune 500 technology firms for the first time in 2017, according to a recent report from CB Insights. Faced with the choice of building; partnering… Blog February 19, 2018 2018 Audit Committee Agenda: Financial Reporting Risks Financial reporting issues have always been at the heart of the audit committee agenda, and always will be, even as other risks arise to claim their share of attention. With that in mind, half of Protiviti’s recommended 2018 audit committee agenda focuses on financial reporting risks. Protiviti has identified eight audit committee agenda priorities for 2018, outlined in the latest issue of The… Blog February 21, 2018 Saving Analytical Data Without Violating GDPR – Part 1: Data Minimization and Masking With an effective date less than four months away, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), known officially as “REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016,” is becoming a pressing concern for companies inside and outside the European Union (EU). Broadly, the regulation specifies that personal data protection of natural persons residing in the EU… Blog February 23, 2018 Saving Analytical Data Without Violating GDPR – Part 2: Aggregation and Anonymization In a previous post, we reviewed two GDPR anonymization options – minimization and masking. In this installment we discuss two additional options. Aggregation Another way to comply with GDPR is to group data in such a way that individual records no longer exist and cannot be distinguished from other records in the same grouping. This may be accomplished through a single aggregation of the data… Blog February 27, 2018 SEC Issues Cybersecurity Guidance: Key Takeaways On Wednesday, February 21, the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published interpretive guidance for public companies disclosing cybersecurity risks and incidents. The guidance provides insight into the regulator’s current thinking on disclosure obligations. Protiviti has prepared a Flash Report, summarizing the guidance and its likely impacts. Cybersecurity is among the most critical… Blog February 28, 2018 As Retail Consumers Embrace Mobile Payments, Digital Loyalty Programs Become a Priority The 2017 holiday shopping season was a wake-up call for any merchant who still thinks mobile commerce has yet to take off. Mobile transactions accounted for about one-third of online revenue during the holiday season — or more than US$35 billion — according to research from Adobe Insights. Mobile sales on Cyber Monday hit $2 billion for the first time. These numbers are strong evidence that… Blog February 28, 2018 FINRA's New Senior Investor Rule and CFPB's Latest Developments Discussed in This Month's Compliance Podcast In our February Compliance Insights podcast, Jill Smiley, a Director, and Steven Stachowicz, a Managing Director with our Risk and Compliance practice, discuss FINRA's new rule on protecting senior investors and the CFPB's recent Request for Information notices – two of the topics covered in this month's Compliance Insights newsletter. Download the full February issue at this link. [… Load More
