Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter December 9, 2022 Setting the 2023 Audit Committee Agenda As in prior years, our suggested 2023 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, process and technology issues and financial reporting and disclosure issues. In addition to discussing these agenda items, we have offered questions for audit committees to consider when self-assessing their own performance with respect to executing the normal ongoing activities articulated in the… Podcast December 10, 2022 Podcast | Understanding ESG Traceability in the Supply Chain – with Doug Johnson-Poensgen and Debjani Mallick A fast-growing ESG topic in boardrooms and C-suites is ESG traceability – achieving transparency into the complete supply chain of goods and services. Organisations – and more importantly, their customers and clients – are seeking more transparent, secure and responsible supply chains. This is about far more than one supplier or manufacturer meeting the organisation’s ESG standards. It’s about… Whitepaper October 10, 2022 Governance and the Evolution of the Technology Committee — Is it Time to Establish One on Your Board? Directors are seeing a significant shift in the priorities discussed in the boardroom. Since the dawn of the 21st century, boards have seen it all — the emergence of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the 2008 global financial crisis, expanded proxy disclosure mandates in 2009, digital disruption of business models amid the threat of “born digital” market entrants, and, of course, the COVID-19… Survey October 2, 2022 Tackling Traditional Audit Plan Concerns and Expanding Focus on Fraud, Third Parties and Data Key Findings From the Latest Survey Conducted by Protiviti and AHIA on Healthcare Provider Organisation Internal Audit Plan Priorities As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wind down, many healthcare provider organisations are transitioning into a blocking-and-tackling mode, although it’s far from business as usual. Relieved of the constant pivoting that the public health emergency has demanded… Newsletter October 6, 2022 Private Equity Insights Q4 2022 We are approaching the last quarter of a challenging 2022, and as many of us dive into our strategy and business planning for 2023, the coming year looks to be more of the same. Inflationary trends, supply chain challenges, access to talent and skills, security and privacy issues, and working capital management are among the many challenges that private equity firms and their portfolio companies… Whitepaper November 24, 2022 The Global Consequences of Europe’s New Digital Regulatory Regime Why technology companies should care about the EU’s Digital Services Act A new and dramatic approach to regulating big technology firms is coming into force across the European Union. The Digital Services Act (DSA), which the European Council signed into law on September 15, 2022, aims to protect the digital space against the spread of illegal content, particularly on social networks, content… Newsletter November 29, 2023 Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider As they self-assess their performance periodically, audit committees may find useful the illustrative questions we have made available in our Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider. Committee members should periodically assess the committee’s composition, charter and agenda focus in view of the company’s industry, circumstances, risks, financial reporting issues and current… Survey December 5, 2022 From Cloud Migration to Managed Services, TMT Finance Leaders Tackle Challenges With Multifaceted Strategies Supply chain problems are still lingering. Technology integration, still lagging. And companies still are lacking skilled workers to fill key roles as they contend with high interest rates and a possible recession. Surveying the technology, media and telecommunication (TMT) industry landscape, the results of Protiviti’s 2022 Global Finance Trends Survey are not necessarily surprising. Some… Whitepaper December 6, 2022 State of Cloud Adoption in Europe – AFME and Protiviti Paper Preparing the path for Cloud as a critical third-party solution Since the publication of the initial Cloud paper by Protiviti and Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) in November 2019, and our subsequent paper on cloud resilience in 2021, Cloud adoption has continued to increase, with the use of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and Cloud technology becoming more integral to the… Whitepaper December 9, 2022 Six Pillars to Optimise Your Cloud With digital transformation remaining a top priority for organisations across industries, business and IT leaders around the world continue to work toward optimising their value extraction of cloud-based technologies and infrastructure. While the myriad operational benefits may be well known, many businesses are learning that cloud optimisation is a process of maturation that occurs over time.… Load More
