Companies are increasingly expecting outsourcing to do more than reduce costs. Meanwhile, third-party risk-reporting regulations are evolving. Here are five recommendations to better manage third-party assurance programmes.
The exact details of how Great Britain’s exit from the EU will affect company supply chains remains unknown. But the Brexit arguably provides opportunities for businesses to plan for the changes and seek ways to capitalise on them.
Transparency in financial reporting is a key component of robust and accountable governance, especially in emerging markets where corruption scandals have harmed multinationals battling slowing economic growth.
Deeper conversations about business issues and improved resource allocation are among the benefits of integrating enterprise risk management into an organisation’s strategy.
Alex Stojanovic, a director of the Centre for Governance, Risk & Accountability at the University of Greenwich, outlines the critical questions senior management teams should ask in the wake of the referendum result.
Multinational companies have tools available to manage short-term currency risks triggered by highly unusual and powerful events such as the June 23 vote on the UK membership in the EU.
New research shows that 30% of FTSE 100 annual reports withhold relevant workforce-related information and, consequently, provide investors with an inaccurate view of opportunity and risk.
To protect revenue and profits, multinationals can tap into three trends that promise to buck worldwide slowing population and consumption growth over the next 15 years.
When considering whether or not to merge, acquire, or be acquired, companies must deal with several key considerations. Financial and systems questions must be answered, but culture should also be considered.
Regulators worldwide are increasingly under pressure to investigate corruption and fraud across borders and recover proceeds of misconduct. To ensure their multinational companies are mitigating their corruption and fraud risk, boards should take these four steps.
Organisations with strong ethics and compliance functions do more than check the box. They employ a strategy that is documented, measured, evaluated, and improved, according to a report from the Ethics and Compliance Institute.
Insufficient resources and a perceived lack of value are among the obstacles for some companies in full implementation of enterprise risk management programmes.
The cost of doing business in a market is an important factor in where in the world a company expands. Find out how the NAFTA region and mature markets in Europe and Asia Pacific rank.
