The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule to implement the requirements of HIPAA. The HIPAA Security Rule protects a subset of information covered by the Privacy Rule. 

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has amended the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 through notification no. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/22. The second amendment was published on 5th May 2021 and will be effective from 6th May 2021 for all applicable companies.

External audit of financial statements carried out by the statutory auditors (Ex. Big4) hired by a company can become a costly affair when performed completely onshore since it requires professionals with specific qualifications and skillsets. Audit offshoring, thus, becomes a viable means to reduce costs and gain access to scarce skills. The Big4 auditors have set up their own exclusive offshore entities in countries like India by leveraging their economies of scale and centralizing their training and functionality.

What is climate change? What is ESR? GHG? CO2 e? GWP? What is Climate financing?  ESG Reporting? ESG Rating? ESG Evaluation? ESG Monitoring & Verification? ESG Frameworks and Disclosure standards? Green Values? Clean Energy? Net Zero Emissions? Industry-specific concerns?

In this webinar, we discuss how a Third-Party Whistleblower Hotline serves to bridge this communication gap by facilitating the secure, reliable, and confidential transfer of risk information from reporters to Company management. The speaker will explain - What is a Third-Party Whistleblower Hotline?, Reporting Mechanisms, Case Management, Publicity and Awareness Campaign – key to helpline effectiveness, Data Security and Privacy and Advantages of an independent, third-party provider.

Today's market is a customer-centric market. Our way of doing business has changed from traditional means to digital ways of marketing. We revert to animation, social media, digital techniques to showcase our worth and our goods and services. The transformation from physical to electronic and eCommerce technologies have proliferated our markets. The modern customer is an informed customer, he cannot be duped. He looks at products and services, questions their functionalities and quality and makes an informed decision on whether he wants to go for it or not. Businesses to give first preference to customer preferences, customize products, and adopt a customer-centric viewpoint to survive and thrive in their business.

Internal audit (IA) is now widely recognized as a Business Partner by every matured organization. The emphasis of IA is to ‘Add Value’ through highlighting the process gaps which are eroding the value. The internal auditors consistently strive to achieve this aim by keeping themselves abreast on external and internal risks, deploy relevant & right audit techniques, align audits with the risk perceptions & help the Executive Management in achieving the business goals. 

There has been a paradigm shift in business and the way we do business in the wake of the current COVID situation. New risks and global barriers are being experienced where travel is restricted and working from home has become a new norm. Under all these circumstances new risks have come to the forefront, new cyber risks, new operational and financial risks, and the like. There is a need to build a risk management framework and do the risk assessment process on an ongoing basis.

For any business today, Environment, Health, and Safety are very important segments and parameters that affect the working of the business as well as the working parameters. Every manager, therefore, has to ensure the working of his department does not violate the Environment Regulations. The cost of violation is often high, with potential closures, and the cost of cleaning imposed by the authorities. More and more strict orders are being issued by NGT (National Green Tribunal) which imposes further restrictions and costs on the business.

A simple definition of fraud is - An act of cheating in order to get some money/advantage illegally. It is a deliberate act (or failure to act) with the intention of obtaining an unauthorized benefit, either for oneself or for the institution, by using unethical means, which are believed and relied upon by others.

Considering the mandatory compliance requirement & specific control requirements, proper understanding creates value for both an individual & the organization they represent. This webinar has been devised to help the participants understand, improve & enhance their knowledge in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance & its benefits with reference to Indian Companies. The content of the webinar includes: Why SOX, What is SOX, Important Sections of SOX, Punitive Provisions, Compliance Methodology, Influence of SOX on Indian Companies, Benefit of SOX, and RiskPro assistance in SOX.

Businesses run on Return on Investment (ROI) and every business decision is driven by ROI. So whenever any business decides on procuring software for Contract Automation, they always evaluate the spend vis-a-vis benefits businesses will achieve in equivalent financial terms and how long they will take to recover the investment. Legal Contracts involve complex processes and workflows with multiple stakeholders.