Asset & Wealth Management Securing your future with trust and confidence As an Asset Manager, you know firsthand the challenges of market volatility and expectations to provide returns for investors in an efficient and controlled environment. Distributed workforces, remote work environments and antiquated operations have added to these challenges. The result has been increased scrutiny by investors / asset allocators, profitability limitations due to fee constraints, limitations of middle and back-office technology platforms and processes, and increased distribution channel pressure. Recent regulatory landscape changes have increased the need for robust compliance and governance frameworks, while stakeholders expect cost reductions and effective processes. At Protiviti, we partner with you to customise solutions to these challenges, driving operational excellence and enabling the growth of your business. Our firm is widely recognised for delivering on the four characteristics needed to succeed in the face of disruption: human capital, flexible workforce, right-sized technology solutions, and innovative processes. Together with Robert Half, the world's first and largest specialised talent solutions firm, Protiviti offers the unrivaled combination of consulting expertise with Robert Half’s deep pool of highly skilled and experienced professionals to solve your business challenges using our unique, flexible delivery models. Survey December 22, 2023 2024 Top Risks in the Financial Services Industry Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative have been conducting our Top Risks Survey for the past 12 years. This journey began just as financial markets around the world were starting their long, slow recovery from the global financial crisis, and has since covered the worst global pandemic in 100 years as well as near record-low interest rates followed... Learn More Securing your future with trust and confidence Our firm is widely recognised for delivering on the four characteristics needed to succeed in the face of disruption: human capital, flexible workforce, right-sized technology solutions, and innovative processes. Together with Robert Half, the world's first and largest specialised talent solutions firm, Protiviti offers the unrivaled combination of consulting expertise with Robert Half’s deep pool of highly skilled and experienced professionals to solve your business challenges using our unique, flexible delivery models. What we do Securing your future with trust and confidence Our services Leadership Insights Our services for Asset & Wealth management Our asset management consulting advisors provide solutions tailored to your organisation's unique needs in the following areas: Pro Briefcase Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is a top priority for boards and ERM functions seeking proper visibility and understanding of their cyber threat landscape. We help firms protect data by assessing, developing, implementing and managing end-to-end agile solutions to help you safely grow your business. Pro Building office Finance Transformation Harnessing intelligent data, new technologies and digital tools, we help transform your finance organisations for the future. We partner with you to align people, process, and technology to drive efficiency and productivity, enabling change and creating value for your organisations. Pro Document Consent Internal Audit Through our world-class Internal Audit and Sarbanes-Oxley practises, we ensure your IA activity provides the highest value to your organisations, whether you need to employ agile principles and AI to transform your IA function or co-source or fully outsource your Internal Audit and Controls functions. Pro Document Files Operational Excellence Our advisors work closely with your key stakeholders to integrate industry best practises and tailor business solutions to help you reduce operating costs, increase productivity and service, build resiliency and reduce the capital required to support business goals and objectives. Pro Document Stack Regulatory Compliance Our subject matter advisors use their understanding of global and domestic regulatory landscapes to help you optimise resources and design compliance risk management programs that are efficient, innovative, and, tech-enabled increasing the effectiveness and decreasing the cost of compliance. Pro Legal Briefcase Risk Management Proactive leaders know they must adopt more innovative risk management practises to succeed. We help you leverage emerging technologies, harness data and and maintain a strong control environment so you stay on the leading edge of risk management while improving your bottom line. Pro Location Globe Technology Whether you are looking to automate, modernise, or embark on an end-to-end transformation journey, our technology consulting solutions can help. Our services range from strategy, design, and development through implementation, risk management, and managed services. Pro System Security Sustainability Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) presents asset and wealth management firms with both risk and opportunity. We partner with firms to evaluate ESG strategy, identify and monitor objectives, manage risk, support sustainable finance programs, and meet compliance requirements. Leadership Michael Brauneis Mike is Protiviti’s global leader of Industry & Client Programs and a member of Protiviti’s executive team. He also serves as the leader of the firm’s global Financial Services industry practice. Mike has more than 20 years of experience focused on serving clients ... Learn More Carol Beaumier Carol is a Senior Managing Director in the firm’s Risk and Compliance practice and oversees the firm’s Asia-Pac Financial Services Practice. Prior to joining Protiviti, Carol was a Partner with Arthur Andersen where she led the Global Regulatory Practice a founding ... Learn More WHITEPAPER Sanctions Risk Assessment: A Key Risk Management Tool Faced with the growing complexity of the geopolitical landscape, governments have been using financial sanctions increasingly as foreign policy tools to respond to developments as wide ranging as regional conflicts and wars, terrorism, and human... WHITEPAPER An Open Letter to CEOs and Board Members: In Support of the Compliance Function We’ve all heard it said: “Tone at the top” is critical to the success of a compliance function, and financial institution regulators expect CEOs and boards of directors to foster a “culture of compliance” in the institutions they oversee. We’d expect... WHITEPAPER Sanctions: Not Just a Financial Institution Issue For banks, sanctions-related enforcement actions and large financial penalties over many years have made clear the cost of non-compliance with sanctions obligations. For other types of financial services companies as well as for non-financial... WHITEPAPER Ten Things Foreign Financial Institutions Should Know About Executive Order 14114 On December 22, 2023, when many of us had already started our holiday breaks, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14114, which among other things creates new secondary sanctions risk for foreign financial institutions. For anyone who missed... WHITEPAPER Top-of-Mind Compliance Issues for Financial Institutions in 2024 Discover crucial insights on compliance issues for financial institutions in 2024. From AI to ESG, navigate the evolving landscape with our comprehensive guide. Button Button