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  • Whitepaper

    February 17, 2021
    Lingering Effects of Pandemic and Operational Challenges Are Top Concerns for Consumer Products and Services Organisations The continuing global challenges and potential existential threat posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Political divisiveness and polarisation. Social and economic unrest. Gridlock. Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and other rapidly developing digital technologies…
  • Blogs

    March 19, 2025
    The International Standard on Sustainability Assurance, or ISSA 5000, developed by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) in late 2024, is widely expected to be the global benchmark for sustainability assurance, influencing the future of sustainability audits. As regulatory mandates for sustainability reporting increase, organisations seeking to enhance the credibility…
  • Newsletter

    May 10, 2022
    A Decade of Testing and ResilienceOver the past 10 years, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has coordinated a series of industrywide resilience exercises known as Quantum Dawn. These exercises provide a forum for financial firms, regulatory bodies, central banks, law enforcement, government agencies, trade associations and information-sharing organisations to…
  • Podcast

    January 9, 2025
    In this episode of Board Perspectives, Protiviti Associate Director Alyse Mauro Mason talks to Matthew about the ESG mindset, technology and where we are headed. Matthew leads Microsoft's Sustainability Partners to help companies understand their challenges through data. In 2024, Matthew released a book called ESG Mindset, a guide for companies to think critically about ESG and take a holistic…
  • Survey

    April 17, 2025
    If the first few months of 2025 are any indication, navigating risk-strewn near-term and long-term risk environments will be difficult. In this regard, the chief financial officers (CFOs) broad exposure to macroeconomic and strategic risks as well as finance-focused operational challenges is valuable. As finance leaders develop and update strategic roadmaps amid global uncertainty, it is helpful…
  • Survey

    April 17, 2025
    The top near-term and long-term risk concerns of chief operating officers (COOs) include rising labour costs, uncertain economic conditions, talent and labour availability, regulatory uncertainty, the rapid speed of disruptive innovations, and the long-term supply of skills needed to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies. These risk perspectives align with the top…
  • Flash Report

    November 3, 2020
    On October 29, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) released an interim analysis report,[1] along with two accompanying white papers, in which the board provides its analysis and perspectives on the initial impact of its critical audit matter (CAM) requirements and the insights learned from stakeholders.
  • Newsletter

    March 9, 2023
    Das beispiellose Tempo von Innovationen auf dem Markt und die widersprüchlichen Anforderungen zahlreicher Interessengruppen setzen den CEO unter besonderen Druck. Inwiefern tragen die Vorstandsmitglieder zur Leistung und Funktionsfähigkeit des CEO bei?
  • Flash Report

    October 9, 2020
    On October 8, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) published its Staff Update and Preview of 2019 Inspection Observations. In 2019, the PCAOB inspected approximately 175 audit firms and reviewed portions of roughly 710 public company audits in the United States and abroad. Through the inspections, the board identified potential areas of improvement for all firms and good…
  • Whitepaper

    February 22, 2021
    As CEOs and boards become more informed about the extreme threats that cybersecurity lapses pose, their expectations are growing. CFOs’ expanding contributions to fortifying organisational data security, the highest priority identified in Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey, play a pivotal role in satisfying those high expectations. Board members demand coherent, relevant and…
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