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Read the latest EUC governance related news & insights from our experts.
Top 3 Issues of EUC Discovery
Vaguely Defined Not all Excel spreadsheets, databases, scripts or BI tools are end user computing (EUC) applications. Creating a clear definition is necessary to accurately determine those that are. EUC program owners work tirelessly to build policies and procedures,...
Why Your Model Risk Management Efforts Will Fail
Models typically represent one of the most important tools that management rely on to make critical business decisions and ensure the company is performing as expected. Many companies have already established a model risk management (MRM) framework. The framework...
End-User Computing Industry Trends
Apparity has long realized that a strong end-user computing (EUC) software is only as good as the policy it enables. Policies, like software, must evolve over time to ensure they meet the developing EUC trends, user priorities, and regulatory mandates. To help...
CECL Model Risk & Compliance
What is CECL? Current expected credit loss, or the CECL framework, is a method of accounting for credit losses. CECL standards help organizations better time the recognition of credit losses through using expected (instead of incurred) loss models. In terms of scope,...
ASC 606 Compliance & Spreadsheet Risk
In 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued the international equivalent, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15, at the same...
Spreadsheets, EUCs, and the PRA
An analysis of the latest Dear CEO letter highlighting spreadsheet and EUC risks The trend continues. Regulators globally are placing increased pressure on companies to more effectively manage their spreadsheet and end user computing (EUC) risk programs. The most...