PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Patent and Trademark Office for security risk detection technology. CyberArk said the technology has been implemented in the CyberArk Discovery and Audit (DNA) tool, which enables security professionals to quantify privileged account security-related risks and gain visibility into the attack surface that exists within enterprises.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Strategies to Address This Challenge Conduct Data Audits : Regularly review your customer database to identify inaccuracies. Security Concerns : Older systems often lack the security features needed for real-time data encryption and compliance. Ensure Data Quality : Conduct regular data audits to support seamless integration.

Invoicing 98

Invoicing CFO Compliance Auditing 98

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 9, 2024

No audited returns, mathematically improbable claims, and zero accountability But none of these “influencers” sell securities to clients, so they do not fall under the regulatory oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).2 2 Sure, you can claim mainstream media is bad, but social media is worse.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore has issued stark warnings about the rising threat of cyberattacks, and the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) sets stringent standards for data protection. In this environment, CFOs must prioritise cybersecurity investments that deliver a tangible return on investment.

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Investments Profit and Loss Securities Risk Management 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the passage of “SECURE Act 2.0” Why it is important for advisory firms to conduct an audit of their tech stack and the steps they can take to conduct the exercise. To start, SECURE 2.0

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Bramasol

AUGUST 11, 2023

In this latest post, we take a look at data security, privacy protections, and overall cybersecurity issues, which impact all companies, especially those that are implementing new DSE programs. Maintaining strong security measures can help build and maintain a positive reputation.

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Global Finance

JUNE 7, 2024

Goldman Sachs became the first Wall Street bank to comply with Saudi Arabia’s Regional Headquarters (RHQ) program and secure a license to establish its Middle Eastern base in Riyadh. Traditionally, most global firms have managed their operations in the region from offices in Dubai while maintaining smaller offices in Saudi Arabia.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

But questions remain about how secure and reliable it is when compared to traditional brokerages. It was founded in 2013 by two Stanford roommates, Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev, who wanted to make investing simpler and more accessible to everyone. They also offer educational resources to help users learn the basics of investing.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Pressure to Manipulate Financial Results Example: The board pressures you to inflate revenue projections to secure a loan or attract investors, suggesting it’s “just this once” to meet strategic goals. Escalate concerns to the audit committee or external advisors if internal discussions don’t resolve the issue.

Leadership 98

Leadership Auditing Profit and Loss Compliance 98

E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Data privacy and security are at the forefront of concerns for most organizations. Information security can be especially complex to implement and monitor across portfolio companies and sponsors. Stakeholders and decision makers should be fully committed to the process, prioritizing data security across all departments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

and China over trade and security issues. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August. auditing standards by the end of next year, including opening up their audit records to U.S. auditing rules. The Chinese IPO boom comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. China and the U.S.

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Auditing Valuation Treasury Marketing 107

PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2019

According to a report in The Financial Times , the revelations by current and former employees at the Bremen call center in Northern Germany raise more questions about how the airline protects data security less than a year after it suffered a major data breach. The employees at one of the airline’s largest call centers outside of the U.K.

Securities 58

Securities Auditing Investments Technology 58

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2023

From there, we have several articles on retirement planning: Why an individual’s portfolio of relationships could be just as important as their investment portfolio when it comes to happiness in retirement. How a ‘time audit’ can help an individual spend more time on their most important personal and professional activities.

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Practice Management Auditing Planning Investments 98

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In the United States, Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) are required to register in one of 2 ways: with the Federal government (namely the SEC) or with one (or more) state securities regulatory agencies. Executive Summary. Guest Contributor. Federal Vs State Registration Application Differences For RIAs. Parts Of Form ADV For RIAs.

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CFO Share

JULY 16, 2024

They collaborate with executives, investors, and the finance team to manage risk, choose investments, and collaborate on strategic decisions. They foster trust and secure funding by communicating the company’s financial health, investment opportunities, and risks. What Are the Key Responsibilities of a Controller?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) CFO Compliance General Ledger 98

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“Big banks and financial services firms were the first corporate players to make direct blockchain investments en masse — unsurprising, given how bitcoin’s underlying technology lends itself (both technically and in popular thought) to financial services,” said CB Insights in a report.

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B2B Auditing Currencies Startups 84

E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Data privacy and security are at the forefront of concerns for most organizations. Information security can be especially complex to implement and monitor across portfolio companies and sponsors. Stakeholders and decision makers should be fully committed to the process, prioritizing data security across all departments.

Compliance 52

Compliance Securities Leadership Prioritization 52

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 14, 2023

Also in industry news this week: The Foundation For Financial Planning has gotten a boost toward its goal of connecting 10,000 CFP professionals with pro bono work thanks to increased funding from Orion Advisor Solutions FINRA has resubmitted a proposal, now with tighter rules, that would allow a broker working remotely to supervise other brokers, (..)

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Practice Management Auditing Leadership Securities 94

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 28, 2024

Also in industry news this week: How the SEC could target dually registered firms for enforcement of their duties to care for and manage conflicts of interest under Regulation Best Interest and the Investment Advisers Act to send a message to the industry and to clarify its expectations for these "dual-hatted" firms and their advisors Why a shift in (..)

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Concentration Prioritization Auditing Compliance 74

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Sleuths Who Protect Crypto From Hackers Are Raking in Money : VC investment in crypto security firms has surged this year ‘We have spent sooooo much money on audits,’ Crypto CEO says. Axios ). • How the US Toppled the World’s Most Powerful Gold Trader : JPMorgan’s former gold boss was convicted last week. Bloomberg ). •

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Auditing Manufacturing Investments Economics 121

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the passage of “SECURE Act 2.0” Why it is important for advisory firms to conduct an audit of their tech stack and the steps they can take to conduct the exercise.

Auditing 98

Auditing Planning Leverage Investments 98

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This conservative approach means that the true value of these innovations never shows up on the balance sheet, which distorts a company’s financial health and makes it harder to attract investors or secure funding for further innovation. This makes it more difficult for them to secure the funding needed for further R&D or expansion.

Accounting Standards 98

Accounting Standards Economics IFRS Auditing 98

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Using these AI tools in their current state in sensitive areas like finance and accounting raises security concerns. AI driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis.

Accounting 95

Accounting Finance Auditing IFRS 95

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Mnuchin: All PPP Loan Recipients Will Face Audits. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said per reports that firms that borrow money via the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can expect to be audited prior to forgiveness of the loans. The investment bank said it provided over $17.8 billion in relief. .

Auditing 57

Auditing Treasury Economics B2B 57

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

McGurk agreed, noting why the first lesson of information security — the first consideration before one gets to technology or process — is humility. You can’t get overconfident in information security,” he said. We have third parties and internal audits that are performed against various security processes each year.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Job security is always a concern when choosing a career, but some fields are more recession-proof than others. After all, people will always need financial services, whether investing their money , taking out loans, or managing their taxes. Financial advisors help people invest their money after learning about their financial goals.

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Finance Budgeting Financial Analyst Compliance 130

Future CFO

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Organisations in Southeast Asia cited security vulnerabilities, including cyber or hacking risks, as a top concern associated with the risk of using artificial intelligence. The post Southeast Asian organisations cite security vulnerabilities as top concern for AI use, study says appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Securities Risk Management Auditing Compliance 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The German payments company filed for bankruptcy protection in June and is already facing an investigation by APAS, the body that oversees auditing firms in Germany. An audit by KPMG , a global auditing firm, criticized Wirecard’s lack of transparency. EY was Wirecard’s auditor for more than a decade.

Auditing 75

Auditing Accounting Firms Accounting Sales 75

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 27, 2025

Operating a financial advisory firm often requires managing large amounts of data, from prospective client contact details to current clients' investment performance, which can create bottlenecks as advisory firms scale and their data systems multiply. Read More.

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Leverage Communication Auditing Compliance 68

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The non-bank financial company announced the investment this week, which was led by private investment unit Norwest Venture Partners, while existing backers CDC Group and P Surendra Pai also participated, according to VC Circle reports. Mission Secure. Shape Security. The Credit Junction.

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B2B Startups Investments Compliance 75

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

Thwarting fraud and making usage as secure as possible are key concerns for Canadian trading platform Bitbuy. The company has focused tightly on security as it helps its user base purchase, sell and trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and XRP.

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Auditing Securities Compliance Accounting 77

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

When it comes to investing, the movie business is unique in that financiers can often be left out, even when their pockets are wide open, Woodrow explained. For MovieCoin, it comes in the form of the MovieCoin Smart Fund (MSF) Token, used for investors to buy into the MovieCoin Smart Fund, which will invest in multiple film projects per year.

Auditing 54

Auditing Entertainment B2B Finance 54

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management discusses the best ways to responsibly manage crypto assets. I’m Barry Ritholtz, and on today’s edition of At the Money , we’re going to discuss how retail investors can responsibly invest in crypto.

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Investments Currencies Financial Systems Marketing 58

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

However, with technology in place, Rodrigues explained, treasury can be transformed to become the “24/7 investment arm, to support financial and broader goals for global companies.”. Distributed ledger technology (DLT), in essence, is a distributed database that securely stores and organizes data.

Treasury 75

Treasury Auditing Foreign Exchange Pharmaceutical 75

VCFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

How Quality of Earnings Reports Impact Valuation Securing a Quality of Earnings (QoE) report is often a routine step in the due diligence process for acquisitions. It’s important to differentiate between having audited financial statements and a QoE report, as these are quite different reports.

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Valuation Auditing Concentration CFO 83

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

The largest accounting firms – EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC – are investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI) and data technology products to change the industry in new ways, according to a report by Bloomberg Tax. That means accountants will be expected to become business advisers, not just number checkers.

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Data Analysis Accounting Standards Auditing Invoicing 71

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Consumers aren’t known for perhaps having much money to spend, but they are spending it on high-end investments in digital,” Tippetts said. But simple and reasonably priced weren’t enough; the app also had to be secure. But secure, digitized and authenticated payments only scratch the surface of what Clik is working to build.

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