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Risk Management

The Difference Between Compliance and Defensibility

Financial Reporting August 11, 2026 

The Difference Between Compliance and Defensibility

Firms that handle exams well treat the reasoning behind a decision as part of the decision itself.

Jamie Hoyle

Featured Articles

August 7, 2026  

Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud 

July 30, 2026  

Retail Theft Evolves as Shoplifting Declines but Fraud Schemes Evolve

July 27, 2026  

57% of U.S. Finance and Risk Executives Default to ‘No’ on Growth

July 16, 2026  

Luxury Liabilities: Serving High-Net-Worth Clients

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Grant Thornton Advisors Partners with Fieldguide for Agentic AI for Risk and Control Services
The Difference Between Compliance and Defensibility

Financial Reporting August 11, 2026 

The Difference Between Compliance and Defensibility

Firms that handle exams well treat the reasoning behind a decision as part of the decision itself.

Jamie Hoyle

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Small Business August 7, 2026 

Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud 

Account takeover attacks rose 78% and card-testing attacks surged 175%, highlighting how AI is accelerating credential theft and identity-based fraud.

Retail Theft Evolves as Shoplifting Declines but Fraud Schemes Evolve

Small Business July 30, 2026 

Retail Theft Evolves as Shoplifting Declines but Fraud Schemes Evolve

Retailers experienced a 12.4% decrease in shoplifting and an 8.1% drop in merchandise theft in 2025 compared with 2024, but ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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Financial Reporting July 27, 2026 

57% of U.S. Finance and Risk Executives Default to ‘No’ on Growth

The research examines how finance and risk teams are evolving as companies navigate economic uncertainty, trade disruption and growing pressure to make faster decisions.

Luxury Liabilities: Serving High-Net-Worth Clients

Advisory July 16, 2026 

Luxury Liabilities: Serving High-Net-Worth Clients

Managing the lifestyles of the rich and famous has its appeal, but not everything is glitter and gold. Though these engagements offer intriguing and lucrative opportunities, they also present heightened risks.

Nicole Graham

Grant Thornton Advisors Partners with Fieldguide for Agentic AI for Risk and Control Services

Risk Management July 15, 2026 

Grant Thornton Advisors Partners with Fieldguide for Agentic AI for Risk and Control Services

Fieldguide’s agentic platform will be the technology foundation behind CompliAI, Grant Thornton’s AI controls and risk assessment tool.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

Report Suggests 40% of Workers Have Used AI to Make Fake Expense Receipts

Accounting June 25, 2026 

Report Suggests 40% of Workers Have Used AI to Make Fake Expense Receipts

The report found that employees are using AI tools to commit expense fraud, and they’re using AI tools paid for by their employer to do so.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

How Falling Behind on AI Implementation Could Cost Firms Clients and Talent

Risk Management June 22, 2026 

How Falling Behind on AI Implementation Could Cost Firms Clients and Talent

Firms are at risk of losing 24% of talent within two years if their firms fail to deliver on AI.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

Shield Extends the Compliance Perimeter to AI-Generated Records and Image-Based Content 

Technology June 16, 2026 

Shield Extends the Compliance Perimeter to AI-Generated Records and Image-Based Content 

FINRA Rule 4511 and the 2026 Oversight Report make clear that recordkeeping obligations apply to business communications regardless of channel or format.

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Financial Reporting June 5, 2026 

Compliance Policies Need Tools Sophisticated Enough to Enforce Them

Your written supervisory procedures are more sophisticated than your supervision technology. For most firms, that gap is where the real compliance risk lives.

Jamie Hoyle

Why Risk-Informed Advisory Is Becoming Essential for CPA Firms

CAS May 29, 2026 

Why Risk-Informed Advisory Is Becoming Essential for CPA Firms

While AI automates routine reporting, a CPA's true value lies in translating financial data into strategic risk and liquidity management.

Randy Sadler

COSO Begins Search for New Board Chair

Accounting May 18, 2026 

COSO Begins Search for New Board Chair

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission has begun its search for a new board chair to succeed Lucia Wind, whose term ends on Dec. 31.

Jason Bramwell

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