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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meaningful Cybersecurity Reporting: Measurement That Matters
As cybersecurity concerns grow, leadership is searching for the metrics and insights that matter. At the end of last year, Protiviti sponsored a Cyber Summit in Chicago with speakers from Northwestern Mutual, First Midwest Bank, Zebra Technologies, and ParkerGale Companies. We were also joined by Doug Hubbard, author of How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity […]
Business World Complexity Requires Sophisticated Enterprise Risk Management: So How Do You Get There?
In my previous post, I discussed how companies can leverage enterprise risk management (ERM) for strategic planning and risk-informed decision making. I want to continue this discussion here with focus on the ERM journey and its various stages of maturity. ERM as a journey Though the metaphor is a bit worn, I will nevertheless apply it […]
