Risk

Vicky Yu has seen the effects of the coronavirus firsthand. Here, she offers lessons learned, hopefully to protect those organizations who may yet get an up-close-and-personal view into the outbreak. Since the coronavirus outbreak in China late December 2019, many Chinese companies or multinational companies...

Disruptive innovation has a clear impact on the half-life of companies’ business models. Protiviti's Jim DeLoach discusses how industry disruption and digital transformation present a new frontier of opportunity and risk that is shaping – and speeding up – business model changes. Disruptive change has...

With an emphasis on attracting, retaining and motivating the best employees, a total compensation approach is crucial for organizational success given the dynamics of today’s workforce – but this approach is not without its risks. Elliot Dinkin discusses the possible rewards and what to be...

Reputation has always been a catalyst for company success, but the attention it now demands in our culture is of a critical nature as a driver of competent risk management. Still, it is being undervalued in practice. Michael Toebe discusses the disconnect. Follow the media...

PwC has just published the 2020 Global Risk Study, compiling insights from risk management, compliance and internal audit professionals to better understand how the risk function at large can succeed in today’s interconnected, 4IR technology-driven and increasingly complex risk landscape. The study revealed some of the...

Vicky Yu has seen the effects of the coronavirus firsthand. Here, she offers lessons learned, hopefully to protect those organizations who may yet get an up-close-and-personal view into the outbreak. Since the coronavirus outbreak in China late December 2019, many Chinese companies or multinational companies...

Leaders of organizations of virtually every size, industry and geographic location are reminded all too frequently that they operate in an increasingly risky world. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach provides an update from the ERM Initiative of the various risks organizations face relative to two years ago....

It’s critical for small business owners to minimize exposure and risk; for SMBs, a single ethical or regulatory violation can be catastrophic financially and reputationally. ComplianceLine’s Giovanni Gallo provides guidance for SMBs on how to minimize those risks. Many small to medium businesses (SMBs) are...

For decades, arcane discussions on technical debt have occurred within the ranks of IT, with little engagement from executive management and the board. As Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach explains, today, directors and executives have no choice. They must increase their awareness and understanding of this issue...

With fresh corporate scandals in the news seemingly every day, enterprise risk management is growing in importance for organization leadership – and rightly so. LogicGate CEO Matt Kunkel discusses what he foresees for ERM in the year ahead. The global market for enterprise risk management...

RumbergerKirk’s Pete Tepley and Meredith Lees highlight litigation risks posed by the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg-BI), litigation risks that may arise from Reg-BI’s care and compliance obligations and best practices to mitigate those risks. By looking beyond Reg-BI’s June 30, 2020 compliance date to...

Social mobs love “cancelling” people. What drives some to pile on, and what can organizations do to effectively manage a crisis if and when one arises? Risk expert Michael Toebe provides a game plan. Social media is a powerful voice in society, whether led by...