Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Flash Report November 3, 2021 Beneath the Surface: Technology-driven systemic risks and the continued need for innovation For firms, technology and innovation have helped to streamline operations and offer new digital financial products and services to customers at low cost. Consumers, then, have benefitted through a combination of improved access to financial services, convenience, and greater selection. At the same time, as with all innovation, the increased use of technology is giving rise to new risks, risks… Blogs March 31, 2023 FCA's Dear CEO letter to all the regulated payments and e-money firms On 16 March 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a “Dear CEO letter” to all regulated payments and e-money firms (collectively “firms”) setting out its clear expectations of the outcomes on which it wants firms to focus, specifically: Safeguarding: Ensure that customers’ money is safe. FCA’s approach is focussed on three areas: (i) safeguarding arrangements, (ii) improving… Whitepaper May 2, 2023 Retail and CPG Companies Accelerate Innovation Amid Regulatory Pressures, Resistance to Change Most consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail companies recognize the urgency of innovation. At the same time, their information technology (IT) leaders also are concerned about obstacles such as regulatory and compliance pressures, difficult economic conditions, and resistance to change undermining their innovation objectives. Whitepaper February 4, 2021 Healthcare Digital, Innovation and Advanced Analytics Solutions Overview The healthcare technology landscape is experiencing a full-blown disruption with growing global health impacts from the likes of pandemics (COVID-19), global cyberattacks (WannaCry) and the overall push to innovative digital and advanced analytics capabilities aimed at increasing the quality of care, improving the health of communities, reducing costs and connecting the patient across various… Whitepaper July 21, 2022 Customer remediation: Making it right (and better) In our Compliance Priorities for 2022 in the Financial Services Industry, we emphasised the interconnectivity among the risks we identified, including how the pandemic, the global focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and continued regulatory emphasis on culture and conduct were combining to shine a bright light on how financial institutions (used broadly herein to refer to… Whitepaper May 7, 2020 COVID-19 Borrowing Options: A Primer for Franchisees and Other Small and Medium-Size Businesses Amid unprecedented economic disruption caused by COVID-19, small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are the backbone of the U.S. economy face intertwining choices and challenges in determining the best courses of action to preserve their operations and protect the financial well-being of their employees. While direct bank and market financing remain an option for some, most small and medium-… Whitepaper May 11, 2020 Insurers Can Mitigate Operational Challenges, Losses as Pandemic Claims Mount Like all major employers, insurance companies are dealing with operational and workforce disruptions, as millions of their employees – adjusters, actuaries, underwriters, and risk and loss control managers, as well as analysts, as examples – adapt to a remote work environment. The industry’s policyholder surplus, invested funds set aside by insurers to pay claims, is under pressure as asset… Survey April 1, 2021 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2021 and 2030 — Retail Industry In the annual top risks survey conducted by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative, retail executives identified pandemic-related government policies as their top risk issue for 2021 and beyond. Retailers also listed a deterioration in market and economic conditions, and talent retention and acquisition challenges among their top risks. Overall, the survey results reveal significant… Podcast June 20, 2023 Agile Factories: Building Flexibility and Adaptability in Manufacturing – with Robert Giacobbe, Sharon Lindstrom and David Petrucci As manufacturing organisations assess new ways to innovate and transform their operations, one area they continue to explore is the development of agile factories. In this episode, we talk with Protiviti Managing Directors Sharon Lindstrom, David Petrucci and Robert Giacobbe. Together, they explore the concept of agile factories and the importance of building flexibility and adaptability in the… Whitepaper July 19, 2021 Resilience Practices Can Help Firms Mitigate Supply Chain and Third-Party Provider Risks - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021 Customers are major drivers of change in the marketplace. In times of stress, how well companies manage customer experience and expectation can determine whether they succeed. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid demand spikes and panic buying of household items like groceries and cleaning products, companies that successfully addressed customers’ demands (e.g., restocked alternative… Load More