Day: May 1, 2018

May is internal audit awareness month

Getting the Word Out on What Internal Audit Is Really All About

On By Joseph McCafferty

OK, so it might not quite have the gravitas of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) or Black History Month (February), but May—along with being associated with celebrating motherhood—is Internal Audit Awareness Month. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness and showcase the internal audit profession in a positive Read More

SEC Charges Panasonic With FCPA Violation and Accounting Fraud

On By IA360 Staff

Japan-based electronics company Panasonic will pay more than $143 million to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and engaging in accounting fraud involving its global avionics business. It further charged the company of having insufficient internal controls, which has become Read More