Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Newsletter September 10, 2020 Operational Resilience Gets a Makeover in the “New Normal” Churchill said he strived “to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year — and to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.” His acknowledgment of the futility in predicting the future is especially apropos today as markets transition to the eventual “new normal.” The business model is akin to a finely tuned machine requiring the… Newsletter April 17, 2020 COVID-19: Paradigm Shift in the Boardroom The global COVID-19 pandemic is a different experience from other catastrophic events like the September 11, 2001 attacks and the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. It is spawning new thinking in all quarters, especially in boardrooms. It’s been several weeks since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) truly captured everyone’s attention across the globe. But with new developments almost hourly,… Newsletter March 9, 2023 A Director’s Responsibility to the CEO Today’s unprecedented pace of disruptive innovation in the market and conflicting demands of multiple stakeholders are creating relentless pressure on the CEO. Is the board contributing to the CEO’s performance and ability to function? So, what should board members do to fulfill their responsibilities to shareholders as they assist the CEO in facing the business realities of today — and tomorrow… Newsletter June 1, 2020 What Directors Should Be Asking Right Now As companies emerge from lockdowns marked by unprecedented change and begin to look forward, boards should continue to ask the right questions. As countries across the globe emerge from lockdown, discussions tailored to the evolving marketplace and issues around employee health and safety are needed in the boardroom. While the specifics will vary depending on the circumstances, we pose 10… Video December 22, 2021 Executive Viewpoints: Protiviti on Climate Stress Testing for Banks Michael Brauneis, Financial Services Industry Lead and Managing Director, Protiviti, sits down with Joe Seidel, Chief Operating Officer of SIFMA, to explore climate stress testing for banks. Executive Viewpoints is a special series from SIFMA's 2021 Annual Meeting featuring insightful conversations about the trends and innovations shaping our capital markets. Watch them all at sifma.org/annual. Blogs February 18, 2022 Where Is Your Company on the ESG Reporting Continuum? The objective of sustainable development is to extend the life expectancy of ecosystems, societies and economies through collaboration with other organisations — for profit and not-for-profit, in the private and public sectors, and across borders on a global scale. This means sustaining natural resources. It means sustaining the cultures and communities that enable commercial activity. And it… Whitepaper August 3, 2022 Prospering in the New World of Supply Chain Risk Management Introduction Corporate boards and executive leaders are waking up to a new world with the disconcerting realisation that they don’t know what they don’t know about their supply chains. This lack of transparency marks a pivotal and pervasive challenge to the board’s strategic oversight and governance of supply chain risks, and it comes with a heavy price tag. A slew of major supply chain… Whitepaper June 1, 2022 How can an enterprise use access management to establish a Zero Trust environment? A hybrid RBAC, ABAC and PBAC framework is the best practice approach A strong access management programme is foundational to establishing a Zero Trust environment by using contextual information to continuously validate that users are who they say they are and by restricting user access to necessary resources only. Within the Zero Trust framework, identity governance and risk-based… Whitepaper February 9, 2023 Managing EUDA Risks in Financial Institutions End-user developed applications (EUDAs) — applications developed and maintained by an organisation’s users rather than its information technology (IT) department — are a significant source of risk in financial institutions (FIs), as they are increasingly relied on to provide critical data for financial, management and regulatory modelling and reporting. The applications — also known as end-user… Whitepaper September 22, 2023 Advanced analytics in sanctions compliance The adoption of advanced analytical tools and emerging technologies such as AI and ML has continued to gain enterprise adoption across compliance solutions within the financial services industry. Load More
