More and more ML/TF failures are being revealed around the world, the environment is becoming increasingly fragile and competition is ever increasing, with countries, regulators and organisational leaders finding it difficult to keep up. Compliance departments become busier by the minute facing emerging risks, new regulatory requirements, and organisational leaders as well as clients, viewing them as a ‘snoops’ and as an ever-increasing cost.
We explore the outlook for businesses in the year ahead and look at how targeted digital investment could offset the risks.
The global economic crisis that resulted as a consequence of the pandemic has stressed the relevance of prioritising sustainability pillars within financial services.
Technology moved from a growth enabler to a business continuity factor in lockdown. As businesses readjust for the future, it needs to do both.
Risk management and governance are essential enablers of growth. Like the brakes of an F1 car, they are the controls that allow you to accelerate safely.
COVID-19 continues to challenge the business landscape like no other event before it and many in the mid-market are now fully-focused on building greater resilience into their operations.
Onboard analytics help racing cars align the performance of the vehicle with the conditions of the track, similarly businesses must use insight to adjust to customer behaviour and restore growth.
In times of extreme economic challenge, don’t just power through the crisis, pause for a pit stop to retune your business for the twists and turns on the road ahead.
As the world faces its biggest healthcare challenge in more than a generation, the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) will be fast and prolonged.
The GCC’s economic reforms are creating private sector opportunities for investment as oil revenues decline. Read more.
How can family-run firms avoid failure and survive into future generations despite having a high failure rate.
Companies that are comfortable with failure are more nimble, innovative and successful, says John Harmeling, chief marketing officer at Grant Thornton in the US
Predicting the future need not be a stab in the dark. There are plenty of practical steps businesses can take to prepare for the challenges ahead.
Kenya’s economy is becoming more dynamic. For businesses seeking to expand, it could be the perfect stepping stone into the region.
An increasing number of commentators and researchers think there might be a link between purpose and growth. So what does a purpose look like, and how can you define yours?
As productivity rates fall, businesses and governments need to find new ways to make inputs work harder if living standards are to be maintained.