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    It’s Time To Update Your Forecasting With a Next-Generation Mindset
    More CFOs are coming to recognize that as post-pandemic volatility mounts, leveraging opportunities to employ next-generation forecasting approaches has become the X factor that is elevating high-performing finance groups, and leading companies, above the pack. Next-generation capability differs from traditional forecasting in fundamental ways. With a traditional approach, the finance team…
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    Cyber Attacks Can Be Costly – Is Cyber Insurance the Answer?
    The WannaCry malware attack in mid-May focused the attention of corporations around the world on escalating cyber threats. Our Flash Report released immediately after the attack noted that it marked a new and unsettling aggressiveness on the part of cyber criminals: No previous assault matched the breadth of impact of WannaCry, which affected hospitals, corporations and government offices in more…
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    PCAOB Revises Auditor’s Report
    With the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) new auditor reporting standard finally pending before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after nearly a decade in the making, Protiviti has published a Flash Report summarizing the changes and examining possible consequences. The Auditor’s Report on Audit of Financial Statements When the Auditor Expresses an Unqualified…
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    Commitment to Equality Promotes Trust and Growth: Protiviti Celebrates Pride Month
    As we progress through June, which is traditionally pride month for the lesbian, gay, transgender and bi-sexual (LGBT+) community, I want to take a moment to reflect on Protiviti’s commitment to the LGBT+ community and our employees, and share my thoughts on the value of diversity, and my experience as an out and proud executive within our firm. At Protiviti, we know that diversity of ideas and…
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    EU Payments Directive Opens Door to Open Banking
    The second European Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is scheduled to become law on January 13, 2018. Heralded as a way to make it faster, easier and less expensive for consumers to pay for goods and services, it also forces European banks to share customer data and payment infrastructure with third-party service providers and disruptive new competitors known as fintechs. For better or worse,…
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    A New Look at Politically Exposed Persons – Focus on Risk, not Rules
    Implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD) went into effect on Monday, June 26, for all EU countries. Back in April, Protiviti sponsored a “PEP Breakfast” in anticipation of this directive, at which we had the opportunity to share information with key clients and other leading industry figures about the changes now in effect. The discussion centered…
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    “Carpe Diem”: Oilfield Services Companies Eye the IPO Market
    Despite the recent downward trend in oil prices, the oil and gas industry overall is feeling optimistic, as evidenced by increased rig counts and production levels. Both are signs that the industry is on the rebound after a downturn that has persisted for well over two years. Renewed confidence and optimism about future growth have many companies in the sector thinking about pursuing an initial…
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    Data-Rich Manufacturing Demands Cybersecurity of the Supply Chain, Too
    Few manufacturers would disagree with the view that the Internet of Things, big data integration and other advances in technology are boosting productivity, streamlining supply and distribution channels, and improving product support. But the WannaCry ransomware attack unleashed on businesses, governments and hospitals across the globe last month and the most recent attack this week delivered a…
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    Consumer Protections, Personal Liability for Executives and More – Our June Compliance Podcast Is Here
    This month's roundup of compliance news includes two CFPB-related articles – on the Bureau's efforts to collect information on small and minority business lending with the purpose of rulemaking in that area, and its focus on consumer reporting and improving the completeness and accuracy of data provided to consumer reporting agencies by various entities. We also discuss the most recent, $250,000…
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    Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Need to Trust Less and Question More to Keep High-Value Data Safe
    Life sciences, pharmaceutical and medical device companies possess sensitive, high-value data that cybercriminals, hacktivists, unscrupulous competitors and other malicious actors aim to steal or otherwise expose. Personally identifiable information (PII), such as employee data and information about clinical trial participants, is a prime target for compromise. So, too, is intellectual property (…
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