The tops risks that chief audit executives face, as identified by a new report, are likely to be familiar foes for most internal audit leaders. Chief audit executives (CAEs) are unlikely to be alarmed by a new report listing the top five risks confronting internal audit; they’ve been battling them Read More
The U.S. House has approved a sweeping overhaul of bank regulations, sending to President Donald Trump a bill that will give him a chance to make good on his vow to “do a big number” on the Dodd-Frank Act. The new legislation will repeal several provisions of Dodd-Frank, adopted in Read More
In the wake of a blistering report that branded the city of Santa Fe’s one-person internal audit department as ineffective and incompetent, the city is moving forward with a plan to outsource internal audit and all audit functions in the upcoming fiscal year. The city finance committee endorsed a recommendation Read More
Advertising spend is often a “black box” at many companies and when budgets and economic conditions are tight, it can be the first area to be cut. The correlation of ad spend to revenue is usually not well understood, while spending reductions will presumably flow directly to the bottom line. Read More
