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 July 13, 2021 Data and Analytics Can Help Hospitality Firms Combat Expected Tick-Up in Fraud and Human Trafficking The hospitality, leisure and travel industry found an unusual, albeit temporal, respite from human trafficking and certain fraud incidences during the peak of the pandemic, but this limited reprieve is quickly fading as business activity returns to normal. For a while, as hotel occupancy rates declined, flights, major sports and social events were canceled, and borders closed in response to the… Blog July 14, 2021 Can Internal Audit Help Build Business Resilience? Protiviti Shares Stories of Persistence, Agility and Going Beyond Limits to Do That, in the Latest “Internal Auditing Around the World” What do Booking Holdings, Centene Corporation, DBS Bank, GlobalFoundries, Grupo Bepensa, Inchcape, Standard Chartered and TrueBlue have in common? All these companies have internal audit departments that have taken on a mission of helping their organizations overcome pandemic-caused challenges and become more resilient by embracing next-generation internal audit technologies, tools and… Blog July 16, 2021 The SEC’s Technology Modernization Is Accelerating — Are You Ready? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is catching up on the advanced technology front. For CFOs at public reporting companies as well as those with pre-public organizations and companies with close ties to public companies, these developments bear monitoring. Reflexively, seasoned CFOs may assert that the SEC is always playing catch-up when it comes to technology-related rules-making… Blog July 19, 2021 As the IPO Market Continues to Heat Up, Building Out the FP&A Function Takes on Renewed Urgency Today’s fast-paced IPO market requires financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams to deliver top-notch budgeting, forecasting and analytical expertise within a shorter period of time. While building out the FP&A function has always been a key aspect of the infrastructure development and preparation for portfolio companies going public, it is even more crucial to develop these… Blog July 20, 2021 Proposed U.S. Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Leveling the Playing Field for Third-Party Risk Management Requirements On July 13, 2021, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a joint request for comment to their Proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management. The agencies have issued this proposed guidance in response to industry feedback requesting alignment among the agencies… Blog July 21, 2021 Success from Scarcity: 5 Lessons in Frugal Innovation In a culture of abundance, scarcity is often equated with adversity. But abundance can be a burden as well, leaving otherwise healthy companies unprepared to deal with extended periods of lack of resources. The global COVID-19 pandemic provided a wake-up call for many organizations in developed economies as they found themselves scrambling to adapt to resource constraints that are a way of life… Blog July 22, 2021 The Accelerating Imperative of ESG: How Private Equity Players Can Kickstart Their Sustainability Journey The expectations of regulators, investors and consumers regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives for public companies have been mounting for some time, but they are also gaining traction in the private company arena, where more companies and investors are discovering that prioritizing ESG efforts can create value and improve their competitive advantage. Over the past 18-… Blog July 23, 2021 The Future of Regulation: Technology The future of regulation is technology: That’s the word from Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO and co-founder of AIR, the Alliance for Innovative Regulation. Ms. Barefoot is also the host of the global podcast show Barefoot Innovation; cofounder of Hummingbird, a technology startup helping financial institutions investigate suspicious behavior; and Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Harvard Kennedy School Center… Blog July 26, 2021 Research Shows High Digital Maturity Can Be a Critical Driver for Next-Gen Audit Most companies that weathered pandemic-related disruption successfully from an operational perspective entered the crisis with a relatively high level of digital maturity and a trust-based, collaborative culture that together enabled the resiliency (both strategic and operational) they needed to sustain their business models. These strengths allowed them to be better organized and react… Blog July 29, 2021 Start Small to Make Bigger Strides Over Time With SOX Compliance Process Automation Since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) nearly two decades ago, internal audit teams that need to help their organizations comply with the law’s requirements have been desperate to find less resource-intensive ways to do so. For many, bringing technology and automation into the SOX compliance process has been the path to greater efficiency, especially in documentation and testing.… Load More
