The current and future state of suspicious activity monitoring and reporting is being transformed by technology and the use of data, analytics and robotics. In the latest episode of Protiviti’s Risk Transformation...
Archive - August 2021
Succeeding With Data and Analytics: A Guide for Internal Audit Teams in the Manufacturing Industry
Internal audit leaders at manufacturing and distribution (M&D) companies increasingly recognize the potential of bringing disparate data sources together to produce analytical insights that strengthen their...
Will Portfolio Optimization Prove Quantum Advantage This Year?
Finding a specific use case that proves quantum advantage will radically kickstart the quantum computing industry. While universal gate-based quantum computers with error correction are a few years away...
Understand SBA Lending Risks Better to Reap the Rewards
On August 5, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released the “Small Business Administration Lending: Risk Management Principles” bulletin (OCC 2021-34). This guidance informs bankers and examiners...
Internal Auditors in the Spotlight as Trusted Advisers and Partners in Business Resilience
Internal auditors are being challenged to do more than ever before, often in areas beyond the typical audit plan prepared each year. Stakeholders are looking for greater insight and knowledge into their organizations...
Are Third Parties Pharmaceutical Companies’ Achilles’ Heel?
For pharmaceutical and life science firms there has been nothing like the past 18 months. Faced with a 100-year pandemic that demanded unprecedented speeds in research and development while working under conditions that...
It’s Time To Update Your Forecasting With a Next-Generation Mindset
More CFOs are coming to recognize that as post-pandemic volatility mounts, leveraging opportunities to employ next-generation forecasting approaches has become the X factor that is elevating high-performing finance...
Amplify Customer Experience to Propel Next-Level Growth
Customer experience (CX) plays a critical role in organizational success. Customers today are buying based on their experience with a company and whether a product or service aligns with their personal values, including...
In Mergers and Acquisitions, ESG Issues Are Becoming a Growing Factor
To date, companies have often discussed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors from a qualitative perspective – reflecting on the company’s stated values, marketing communications and other statements. But...
Disinformation Risk: Are Bogus Whistleblower Complaints from Bad Actors Causing Corporate Havoc?
“Misinformation” and “disinformation” have long been mainstays in the political arena, the climate change debate and even in the public discourse over COVID-19 vaccines. Misinformation represents information that is...