Protiviti is a global risk and business consulting and internal audit firm composed of specialists in risk, advisory and transaction services. The firm helps solve problems in finance and transactions, operations, technology, litigation, governance, risk and compliance. Protiviti's highly trained, results-oriented professionals provide a unique perspective on a wide range of critical business issues for clients in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

Protiviti worldwide comprises of approximately 2,500 professionals in 60 offices in 17 countries. We also have Member Firms and Alliance Members that exclusively represent us in six additional countries. We currently serve approximately 25 percent of both FORTUNE® 500 and Global 1000 corporations, providing a host of consulting and internal audit services.

With our risk management and internal audit heritage, we have gained unique perspectives on the challenges faced by our clients. We use these perspectives not only to solve regulatory, risk and compliance problems, but also to help our clients become more effective and productive. We and our clients recognise that the information required for effective risk management also provides powerful insights about business that can drive enhanced performance.

We partner with clients to solve problems in the following areas:

• Risk and Compliance
• Information Technology Effectiveness and Control
• Finance and Accounting Excellence
• Cost and Working Capital Optimisation
• Litigation, Restructuring and Investigative Services
• Internal Audit and Financial Controls

To learn more about Protiviti, please visit us at: www.protiviti.co.uk

Thought Leadership
Protiviti is committed to sharing our wealth of knowledge on the challenges today's companies are facing and how they can best address and overcome them to become more successful. To that end, we're pleased to offer a variety of resources that provide timely insights related to risk management, internal audit and industry-specific issues, among many other areas.

Our extensive online library offers complimentary access to Protiviti's survey reports, white papers, resource guides, regulatory updates and newsletters, as well as presentations and webinar recordings, which should be of interest to CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, General Counsel, CLOs, CAEs and board members worldwide.

A few examples of recent publications which relate to Financial Services are presented on the right with the full library available via our official Protiviti website.

KnowledgeLeaderSM is a one-of-a-kind online resource for internal audit, IT audit and business risk management professionals. The KnowledgeLeader website is updated weekly with new articles on hot topics and new tools to help you save time and stay on top of business and technology risks.

KnowledgeLeader content is grouped into more than 90 key areas. The main topics are:

• Internal Audit
• Business Continuity
• Corporate Governance
• COSO
• Financial & Credit Risk
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Fraud
• IT Audit
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Security
• Self-Assessment
• Technology
  

To find out more about Protiviti's KnowledgeLeader, please sign up for a 30-day free trial at: www.knowledgeleader.com, contact us at: knowledgeleader@protiviti.com.