In the beginning of the year, Protiviti published our annual audit committee agenda recommendations for 2019, summarized in an earlier post by Protiviti Managing Director (and blog host) Jim DeLoach. Since there is...
Archive - May 2019
Chris WrightHow Emerging Technology Companies Can Win the War for Talent
In the technology industry, the competition for talent is fierce, and there is no letup in sight. Protiviti’s survey, The Top Risks for 2019, identifies the “talent crunch” as one of the three top risks for technology...
Noah Kessler
Anthony ChigazolaSIFMA Ops Conference: Themes and Takeaways. Listen to the Podcast.
Earlier in May, Protiviti Managing Director Douglas Wilbert attended the SIFMA Operation Conference and Exhibition in Boca Raton, FL. We share a brief podcast with highlights from the event. Full transcript below. Share...
The Protiviti View2019 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey – Destination: Transformation
Chief audit executives (CAEs) worry that their internal audit functions lack the tools and skills to help their companies compete with “born-digital” newcomers. Most say they are taking steps to fix this. But innovation...
Brian ChristensenFlash Report: PCAOB 2018 Inspection Observations
In 2018, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspected over 160 audit firms and reviewed portions of roughly 700 public company audits in the United States and abroad. On May 6, the PCAOB published its...
Charles SorannoAPAC ACAMS Conference Focuses on Technology, Talent, Collaboration – Listen to the Podcast
Last month, Protiviti sponsored and participated as a panelist at the 11th Annual APAC ACAMS Conference, which took place on April 8-9 in Singapore. Carol Beaumier is a Senior Managing Director with Protiviti. She...
Overcoming ERP Change Management Challenges – Part 2
ERP implementations continue to cause major headaches for companies worldwide – including, but not limited to, the change management requirements that many organizations gloss over. We continue our conversation about...
SEC Expected to Approve Reg BI in “the Next Few Months” but Final Outcome Remains Uncertain
The Securities and Exchanges Commission is expected to roll out its standards-of-conduct regulation, commonly known as Regulation Best Interest or Reg BI, in the next few months, but there is still some uncertainty over...
Douglas WilbertThree Risks — and Opportunities — for Technology, Media and Telecommunications Companies
It’s a basic expectation that leaders of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies will keep an eye toward the future — watching for and anticipating change, as well as identifying opportunities to create...
Gordon TuckerOvercoming ERP Change Management Challenges – Part 1
ERP implementations continue to cause major headaches for companies worldwide – including, but not limited to, the change management requirements that many organizations gloss over. We sat down to discuss these issues...