Pandemic resilience starts with compassion, accountants say
Panelists at an AICPA fall Council presentation on resilience explained how basic values can drive success during troubled times such as the coronavirus pandemic.
Enterprise risk management
How 2020 has changed corporate board work
The lessons corporate directors take away from the pandemic will be critical to company survival and success beyond 2020. This podcast episode contains insight on board members’ thinking.
Audit committee cybersecurity disclosures rising in proxy statements
Disclosures around oversight of cybersecurity risk by audit committees are increasing in public company proxy statements, according to a yearly analysis released by the Center for Audit Quality and Audit Analytics. But other disclosures have leveled off in recent years.
Safety of employees, customers ranks as top pandemic-related concern
A survey of U.S. finance decision-makers sheds light on the precautions businesses are taking and how they plan to address future office space needs.
Evaluating blockchain and internal control through a COSO lens
Although blockchain technology creates new risks, organizations also can use it to improve risk management and create better controls.
Three Lines Model for risk management gets major update
The Institute of Internal Auditors issued a major update to the Three Lines of Defense model that has been popular in risk management and governance processes for years.
Pandemic-related legal risks that you can’t afford to ignore
A lawyer with years of experience advising companies on crisis management shares current and future legal risks organizations should be considering.
COSO provides new guidance on risk appetite
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission has published new guidance on risk appetite and its critical links with strategy and decision-making.
Enterprise risk management: More critical than ever
The fast-moving, global reach of the coronavirus has illustrated that a forward-looking approach to risk management is more important than ever.
Consumer confidence, spending are top coronavirus concerns
The sudden onset of the coronavirus is testing many companies’ financial stability and emergency preparedness. But financial executives tend to believe their businesses are positioned to weather the storm.
35 questions for coronavirus planning
Business leaders should be proactive in putting emergency plans in place in response to the spread of coronavirus. Here’s a checklist for organizations related to employees, customers, and vendors.
Boardroom advice for handling disruptive risk
Unforeseen, fast-moving risks call for new models of risk management.
Confronting tariffs: Trade war tips for CPAs
U.S. businesses can use a number of strategies to soften the impact of tariffs on their operations.
Disaster preparation basics
Failing to plan can have serious consequences for companies and firms that don’t prepare carefully for disaster recovery and business continuity.
The benefits of a digitally fit risk function
Risk functions benefit from connections to digital initiatives.
The barriers to enhanced risk oversight
Major trends emerge in 10 years of surveys.
Why you can’t wait to prepare for disaster
Jennifer H. Elder, CPA/CFF, CGMA, co-author of the book "Faster Disaster Recovery: The Business Owner’s Guide to Developing a Business Continuity Plan," discusses how to prepare so that an organization’s finances and reputation will be protected if a disaster occurs.
The barriers to enhanced risk oversight
One theme that has emerged from 10 years of survey data on risk management: It’s not getting any easier.
The benefits of a digitally fit risk function
Risk functions that are up to speed with organizations’ digital initiatives are better able to manage risks in a transformative time.
How to integrate FP&A and ERM
Integrating risk management and financial planning and analysis can offer new insights that could affect business projections.
