Business Performance Improvement

How Finance Should Tackle Post-Merger Integration: Plan for the Expected! 

Whether organizations involved in merger and acquisition (M&A) activities have been fortunate to be among the 20 percent whose deal objectives for synergies were successfully met, or among the 80 percent...

Jim Ryan
September 17, 2018
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Financial ServicesBusiness Performance ImprovementRisk Management

Vendor Risk Management in Financial Services: A Closer Look

Third-party risk has been on the forefront of the minds of risk officers, compliance officers, information security officers, heads of procurement, and even CFOs of banks and other financial institutions for...

Christopher Monk
September 14, 2018
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Finance/Internal AuditTechnology and Cyber Security

So You Want to Use RPA in Audit — Here’s How You Start

Robotic process automation (RPA) has been gaining traction as an efficient way to automate labor-intensive and repetitive tasks across a variety of business functions, including finance, accounting...

Angelo Poulikakos
September 19, 2018
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Financial ServicesBusiness Performance ImprovementRisk Management

In the Wake of the Regulatory Relief Act, Banks Hasten M&A Deals – Five Quick-Hit Considerations to Improve Your M&A Risk Posture

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA) was signed into law on May 24, 2018, removing compliance barriers for many banks in the $10 billion to $250 billion asset range. The law has been touted as a way to buoy...

Jim Ryan
August 30, 2018
Finance/Internal Audit

SEC Updates Disclosure Requirements

On August 17, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced updated disclosure requirements intended to reduce compliance burdens, align with certain changes in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and eliminate existing...

Charles Soranno
August 29, 2018
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)Risk Management

The Responsible Technology Firm of the Future: Part 1 of 4

Emerging risks, evolving stakeholder expectations and increased scrutiny from governmental agencies are raising the complexity of the environment in which technology companies operate. In a four-part series, Protiviti examines the changing risk...

Matthew Moore
August 28, 2018