Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs April 29, 2021 Get ready for the Great British shopping spree About John Ashcroft We are delighted to be partnering with Dr John Ashcroft to bring you the latest in a series of quarterly briefings and monthly updates on the UK and world economy. We will be looking at markets, growth and inflation and what this means for the UK finding its feet post-Brexit on the globally stage. John Ashcroft PhD, BSC.(Econ) FRSA CBIM is author of The Saturday Economist, a… Blogs May 2, 2022 A measured approach: FSI COOs weigh in on ESG initiatives Increasingly, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives have become a strategic priority for financial institutions. The recent UK Finance COO Forum explored how these initiatives are developing across the financial services sector. Among the insights gleaned from the forum is that most institutions are taking a measured approach to ESG strategy as they acquaint themselves with ESG… Flash Report August 7, 2020 Lease Auditing: An Untapped ROI Opportunity Identifying and Recovering Excessive Billings From Landlords Issue Is your landlord complying with the financial aspects of your lease? Commercial leases are often structured to include ambiguous and complex cost terminology aligning with the landlord’s financial interest. On top of a base rent payment, these leases often include subsequent expenses that vary year to year, such as common area… Insights paper January 8, 2024 How data sovereignty and data localisation impact your privacy programmes The concepts of data sovereignty and data localisation stem from a desire to keep data within a country’s borders for greater control. While the broad strokes of various privacy laws may be consistent across jurisdictions, governments will dictate the collection, storage and interpretation of their citizens’ data through constantly evolving privacy regulations.The legislative bodies that write… Newsletter January 10, 2024 The Top Risks for 2024: Risk Priorities Are Shifting Conducted in partnership with the NC State ERM Initiative, our global survey of C-level executives and directors highlights the influence of economic headwinds, talent issues, emerging technologies, cyber threats and geopolitical events on the 2024 risk landscape. This issue of Board Perspectives discusses the 10 highest-rated risk themes noted in the survey to provide a context for understanding… Blogs March 14, 2021 Adapt, respond, and recover – Building a resilient financial sector UK Finance held its first ‘COO Network’ event recently. More than 40 business leaders shared lessons learned from the pandemic, and talked about how the industry is improving operational resilience ahead of new regulations Video October 25, 2021 End-User Developed Applications (EUDAs): Still hiding in the organisation’s shadow? In this roundtable, we covered the key EUDA risks to consider, discussed how to manage these risks to ensure better governance and compliance. Other areas of discussion were: Establishing an EUDA control framework Consideration of managing EUDA risks for newer low code technology such as Power BI, PowerApps and Power Virtual Agent Leveraging technology to monitor and manage EUDA risks… Podcast Transcript October 9, 2023 Transcript | Navigating a Technology Risk-Filled Horizon The results from this year's Global Technology Audit Risks Survey, conducted by Protiviti and The Institute of Internal Auditors, reveal a complex and multifaceted landscape of technology risks. Cybersecurity is the top priority and by a wide margin. AI is an emerging risk with gaps in organisational preparedness and audit proficiency. The talent gap in IT is a growing concern and data privacy is… Podcast October 9, 2023 Podcast | Navigating a Technology Risk-Filled Horizon The results from this year's Global Technology Audit Risks Survey, conducted by Protiviti and The Institute of Internal Auditors, reveal a complex and multifaceted landscape of technology risks. Cybersecurity is the top priority and by a wide margin. AI is an emerging risk with gaps in organisational preparedness and audit proficiency. The talent gap in IT is a growing concern and data privacy is… Newsletter August 10, 2023 Is Your Board Technology-Engaged? With technology clearly a material driver of change, boards of larger companies are trending toward a more strategic focus on technology. Should your board be a part of that trend?Why it matters: The board community has been acknowledging the speed of disruptive innovation, largely driven by emerging technologies.Yes, but: There are also considerations pertaining to speed-to-market, technical… Load More