Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey March 27, 2023 Industry Experience With Remote Branch Inspections. Beginning in 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several states provided temporary relief from the operational challenges of conducting on-site branch inspections during the pandemic, allowing firms to utilise technology to fulfill their inspection obligations remotely. Now, FINRA has proposed a voluntary, three-year remote… Flash Report March 9, 2023 New White House Cybersecurity Strategy Creates Additional Concerns for Businesses The White House recently released a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy that is sure to have a major impact on government agencies as well as private businesses. The Biden-Harris Administration has been percolating a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy for some time and in early March released the aptly named “National Cybersecurity Strategy.” The 35-page document was created to help… Podcast November 9, 2023 Podcast | Emerging Regulations in Tech: Understanding the Digital Services Act – with Kaitlin Kirkham-Cooper and Roxanne Miller As of August 25, 2023, large technology companies providing hosting services, online platforms and search engines, are required to put processes in place to be notified of illegal content and to act on notifications under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Tech firms that do not meet a 45-million-user threshold have to comply with many of the DSA’s provisions beginning February 2024… Blogs July 28, 2023 The Clock’s Ticking for Tech Firms to Prepare for EU’s Digital Services Act This blog post was authored by Kaitlin Kirkham-Cooper, Managing Director and Karter Klumpyan, Director Risk and Compliance on The Protiviti View.Time is running short for technology companies, particularly those providing hosting services, large online platforms and search engines, to comply with the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). The law aims to protect the digital space, creating… 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. Flash Report March 5, 2021 SEC Indicates Greater Interest in Climate Change Disclosures March 4, 2021 - On February 24, 2021, Allison Herren Lee, acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a statement directing the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance to review climate-related disclosures in public company filings and determine the extent to which companies are addressing the topics identified in “Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to… Whitepaper January 29, 2021 Top-of-Mind Compliance Issues for 2021 No 2020 “year in review” for us. We’re glad 2020 is over. We’re looking ahead to the issues that will likely shape the compliance agenda for financial services companies in 2021. While we admit, as you will note in the commentary below, that we can’t completely forget about 2020, it’s time to move on and prepare for the challenges ahead. We’ve identified 12 issues, in no particular order, that… Whitepaper June 4, 2021 CFPB Ready for Heightened Enforcement - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021 The new U.S. administration in Washington is likely to increase its scrutiny of consumer financial products and services. Nowhere is this more evident than at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is uniquely positioned to provide greater regulatory oversight of financial services institutions, increase scrutiny of potentially unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, and… Whitepaper March 31, 2021 Fair Lending and Servicing Practices Face Deeper Scrutiny Under New Administration - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021 New presidential administrations often establish new demands and priorities with regard to addressing and enforcing current regulations based on their own priorities. The latest change in the White House, with the Biden administration assuming control, has been no exception. Whereas the Trump administration scaled back enforcement of financial regulations in a number of areas, including but not… Whitepaper October 26, 2020 Credit Pulse - October 2020 COVID Shockwaves and Aftereffects In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we provide a U.S. bank supervisory update, spotlight commercial real estate (CRE) risks and shifting consumer payment priorities, and offer suggested actions related to credit risk modeling that financial institution leaders can take. As COVID-19’s shockwaves continue, credit portfolio managers are finding that an advanced… Load More