Deloitte Insights Podcast

The Internet changes on a daily basis, therefore those charged with the protection of data must be stand ready to adapt to the latest cyber threats. In this special edition of Insights broadcast from Washington, DC, moderator Sean OGrady discusses the future of Cyber Security with Greg Pellegrino, a Principal in the U.S. Federal Government Services Leader in Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, and Bill Kobel, a Principal in Security and Privacy Services for Deloitte and Touche LLP.

Debt, and the inability to pay that debt, were the clots that caused the recent financial heart attack felt around the world. To better understand the global debt picture, Deloitte has surveyed more than 1,000 financial executives over the past four years. The study revealed a bifurcated landscape, a split between cash rich businesses with opportunities ahead and small and medium sized companies that will have to contend with a more challenging environment. The latest episode of Deloitte Insights features one of the studys authors, Dr. Ajit Kambil, global research director for the CFO Program at Deloitte Services LP, and Rob Olsen, partner, Deloitte and Touche LLP, and global co lead of Capital Advisory. Tune in to learn more about the global debt environment and how executives can get ahead of the curve.

Insights: Advanced Analytics for Life Sciences

The Unites States has a 7,000 mile border with 300 points of entry, by air, sea and land, where many thousands of government employees work to protect national security and public safety. But cases of insider activity posing a threat to border security have gone up from 250 in 2006 to over 750 in 2010, according to the Office of the Inspector General. The increasingly virtual and globally connected way agencies conduct business today has resulted in new threats that must be proactively managed. The latest episode of Deloitte Insights features guests Linda Solomon, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and the leader of the Deloitte Homeland Security Segment, and Mike Gelles, a director with Deloitte Consulting LLP and the former chief psychologist of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Tune in to learn more about insider threat and what steps organizations can take to mitigate it.

New regulations like Dodd Frank and Basel III have sweeping implications for the banking industry, including the merger and acquisition arena. Banks will likely focus on acquisitions within the core banking environment, and stray away from principal-based businesses. And an emphasis on systemic risk considerations will affect the M and A approval processes. In this episode of Deloitte Insights, our professionals discuss new opportunities in the M and A marketplace, as well as how banks should take new laws and regulations into account when developing M and A strategies.

When most people think about health care, doctors, hospitals, insurance premiums and prescriptions come to mind. But spending often goes beyond that, to purchases that are outside of conventional therapies and treatments and home care for family members. Taking all of these expenses into account, a recent study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and the Deloitte Center for Financial Services found that consumers spent 363 billion, or 13 percent, more for health care goods and services in 2009 than is captured in official government accounts. In fact, these out of pocket health care costs consume 16 percent of the average U.S. households discretionary spending, second only to housing costs. In the latest episode of Deloitte Insights, Paul Keckley, PhD, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, part of Deloitte LLP, discusses the study and what it reveals about this substantial and increasing burden in the average household.

When most people think about health care, doctors, hospitals, insurance premiums and prescriptions come to mind. But spending often goes beyond that, to purchases that are outside of conventional therapies and treatments and home care for family members. Taking all of these expenses into account, a recent study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and the Deloitte Center for Financial Services found that consumers spent 363 billion, or 13 percent, more for health care goods and services in 2009 than is captured in official government accounts. In fact, these out of pocket health care costs consume 16 percent of the average U.S. household discretionary spending, second only to housing costs. Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are changing the way health care companies do business. And one result of this type of industry game changer is an uptick in merger and acquisition, M and A, activity. Those companies that will be adversely affected by health care reform are going to need to merge to survive. Other companies may see growth opportunities through the acquisition of businesses that they may have never been able to acquire otherwise. In this episode of Deloitte Insights, Simon Gisby, managing director of Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC, and Phil Pfrang, partner in Deloitte and Touche LLP, discuss how health care providers and health plans can prepare for industry overhaul and M and A conversations.

Unemployment in the United States has hovered around 9.5 percent for the last year, more than 4 percent higher than the rate was at the start of the recession in December 2007. Yet some talent professionals believe the global competition for talent has accelerated. In this episode of Deloitte Insights, Jeff Schwartz and Andy Liakopoulos, both principals with Deloitte Consulting LLP, discuss this paradox, and talent strategies moving forward.

The frontier of business analytics is creating new possibilities to improve performance, identify growth opportunities and avoid risks. Analytics offers the uncommon insights that allow you to see beyond the data and move from what I need to do to what I need to know. Getting to those insights takes asking the right questions, or crunchy questions, that if you find the answer will move the needle for your business. In the latest episode of Deloitte Insights, Jane Griffin, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and Americas Deloitte Analytics leader, and Tom Davenport, a senior adviser to Deloitte and a distinguished professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, discuss how business analytics can drive smarter decisions and better results.

The introduction of the Dodd-Frank Act and new SEC proxy disclosure rules has changed the way businesses view traditional enterprise risk management. Now more than ever boards are seeking greater transparency and better mechanisms to carry out their risk oversight responsibilities. In this episode of Insights, Henry Ristuccia, a partner of Deloitte and Touche, and co Leader of the Deloitte Governance and Risk Management Services, and Maureen Errity, a director in the Deloitte Center for Corporate Governance, explain the importance of Risk Intelligence and why it should be an imperative for every executive board.