Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Flash Report July 26, 2023 PCAOB Issues Staff Update and Preview of 2022 Inspection Observations Discover PCAOB's 2022 Inspection Observations & tech-auditing trends. Crucial insights for SEC registrants & audit committees. Read the full report here. Whitepaper July 19, 2021 Your Guide To Business Continuity & Resilience No one can predict when the next disaster or business disruption will strike; the only certainty is that something unplanned and disruptive will happen. Companies can prepare for this inevitability by making Business Continuity Management a central part of their risk management efforts. In our Guide to Business Continuity and Resilience, we examine critical and pressing concepts about business… Whitepaper March 23, 2020 Achieving High Performance in Internal Audit: How valuable is internal audit to your organisation? Over the past decade, the Institute of Internal Auditors-Australia and Protiviti have published a series of research papers documenting key trends and issues facing the internal audit profession in Australia. Our research has consistently shown that organisations are expecting internal auditors to “add value” to the organisations they serve. Yet, it is also clear from our research, that this… Blogs April 13, 2022 The Golden Threads of ESG: The Role of Compliance in Embedding an ESG Framework in Financial Institutions A firm’s governance, purpose and culture are central to its values as an organisation; to how its people conduct themselves; and to how it embeds ESG considerations in the design and delivery of its products and services for the benefit of clients and consumers. (A Strategy for Positive Change: Our ESG Priorities) Published during COP26 in November 2021, the statement of the… Survey March 9, 2022 PE-Owned Firms' Perspectives on Top Risks for 2022 and 2031 With unanticipated events unfolding at a record pace, PE-owned organisations are facing massive challenges, and their leaders are under growing pressure to be vigilant in preparing for emerging issues. Whitepaper March 4, 2022 Private Equity-Owned Companies Perspectives on Top Risks for 2021 and 2031 Private equity-owned companies weigh impact of pandemic risks, economic conditions, labor issues and more on growth plans When it comes to issues with that are threatening growth plans in 2022 and beyond, government policies designed to curb COVID-19, operational resilience, succession challenges, labor costs and inflation are identified as the top risk issues that companies owned by private… Flash Report May 22, 2020 FASB Decides to Extend Effective Date of Revenue Recognition and Leases Standards for Certain Entities The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) met on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, and voted to extend the effective dates of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and Topic 842, Leases, for certain entities. It has directed the staff to draft a final Accounting Standards Update (ASU) for vote by written ballot. Video June 30, 2020 Video - The continuous need to address reporting and compliance requirements Accounting and finance organisations have been challenged recently with new accounting and financial reporting and compliance requirements from a new revenue recognition standard to a new lease accounting standards to more recently accounting for credit losses and agreeing with their audits on critical audit matters. Whitepaper May 3, 2021 Customer Service and Complaints: How Firms Can Build Long-Term Resilience and New Capabilities - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021 Regulatory agencies around the world have intensified their focus on financial institutions’ customer service activities amid a dramatic COVID-19- related surge in complaints. These stepped-up regulatory efforts come during a period when many customer services functions have been forced to pivot to 100% remote operations and as many financial services companies are looking to build up their… Blogs July 21, 2022 A Hot Jobs Market Requires Organisations to Strengthen Talent Acquisition Strategies Fierce competition among organisations for too few workers has created a job seeker’s market. Unemployment has remained at a historically low rate of 3.6% since the end of April, and employers were seeking to fill 11.5 million job openings as of the end of April after hiring 6.7 million during the month. But for a temporary increase in unemployment due to the pandemic… Load More