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The Essentials Of Enterprise Risk Management
Editor: Please tell us about your professional background. DeLoach: I’m a managing director of Protiviti and am based in Houston. I am a member of the firm’s Solution Leadership and a member of the Executive Council to the CEO. I’ve been with the firm since its inception in...
Read MoreFraud Risk Management Takes Center Stage
The economic upheaval and corporate scandals of recent years have shaken the confidence of everyone from investors to business leaders. Some organizations, instead of responding with closer self-scrutiny, develop an "it can't happen here" mindset. Others delay grappling with fraud risk until a...
Read MoreCorporate Restructuring: Pitfalls And Opportunities
Editor: Two years of tight markets and even tighter credit have put corporate downsizing, liquidity problems and even bankruptcy in the news. Can restructuring give business executives real control over their companies' trajectories? Goldstein: Restructuring can be the best option - and sometimes...
Read MoreKeeping Up With The FCPA In Challenging Times
The rapidly changing economic landscape presents countless challenges to global organizations, not the least of which is compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). U.S. companies with foreign operations face new risks that can muddy the FCPA compliance waters. For instance,...
Read MoreIn From The Cold: Taking Control Of Electronic Discovery By Bringing It In-House
Editor: Electronic discovery issues started making headlines when the federal courts changed their procedural rules to address the unique nature of electronically stored information. Here we are, two years later, and e-discovery is still making news. Why is it taking so long for companies to come...
Read MoreQuantifying Risk - Ask An Expert
Editor: Frank, please give our readers a snapshot of your background. Wu: I am a Managing Director at Protiviti and work with our clients' legal departments and law firms to manage appropriately the risk of litigation and investigations. Businesses face risks from a host of internal and...
Read MoreThe Current State Of Corporate Fraud Risk Management (FRM)
Now that the initial wave of Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance is becoming a distant memory and companies are well versed in the regulations, many would assume that organizations would be far along with implementing their comprehensive fraud risk management (FRM) strategies. However, research by...
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