Trendspotting: Protiviti’s PreView of Emerging Risks
Some superheroes see through walls. Exceptional corporate leaders see over the horizon and around corners, spotting emerging risks before they become obvious obstacles. These leaders may be interested in the latest issue of Protiviti’s PreView newsletter, in which we evaluate trends using the global risk categories developed by the World Economic Forum as a working framework. […]
Happy Cow vs. Hedgehog: Getting Straight on Principle 8
In conjunction with International Fraud Awareness Week, we will be running a series of blog posts by our Investigations & Fraud Risk Management practice leaders. For more on the topic, and to listen to our recorded webinars, visit www.protiviti.com/internalinvestigations. International Fraud Awareness Week provides the opportunity to have meaningful dialogue on a topic that often seems difficult […]
Ten Keys to Managing Reputation Risk
Warren Buffett once famously said that it takes 20 years to build a reputation and just five minutes to ruin it. All of us see evidence of how true this bit of wisdom is all the time. In the wake of recent corporate scandals, I thought now might be a good time to revisit some […]
Cybersecurity Looms Large at Debate on Geopolitical Risk
The mission of St. John’s University Center for Excellence in Enterprise Risk Management is to “become a leading center that brings together students, academicians, executives, and board members for the purpose of developing and sharing knowledge, tools, and best practices in enterprise risk management.” The Center did just that when it hosted a panel discussion […]
Maintaining Margins While Staying Vigilant – Highlights from the FERF/Protiviti 2016 Finance Priorities Survey
Finance functions were historically busy last year. But they cannot afford to back off. In the coming year, between maintaining margins, forecasting cash flow, complying with new regulations and combatting cyberthreats, finance functions will have much to monitor on their radars and need to be incredibly vigilant. The results of the 2016 Finance Priorities Survey from […]