The Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, Gary Gensler, will step down from his position on January 20, 2025, the SEC announced on Thursday. The move will allow President Elect Trump to replace him at the start of his term. It had been widely expected that Trump would replace Gensler immediately. Read More
Canadian-based TD Bank will pay more than $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said that the financial institution’s lax practices allowed significant money laundering over multiple years. The bank pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the largest bank in U.S. history to do so, Read More
The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors has issued its long-awaited new Internal Audit Code of Practice. The new Code is designed to “equip organizations with the tools to navigate today’s increasingly complex risk environment,” the organization said in a statement. The document sets a higher standard for internal audit practices Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors has announced that Terry Grafenstine will serve as the new Chair of its global board of directors for the next two years. The IIA announced the news following its annual business meeting and 2024 International Conference, held in Washington, DC this week. Grafenstine has more Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Silvergate Capital, its former CEO Alan Lane, and former Chief Risk Officer Kathleen Fraher with misleading investors about the strength of the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program and the monitoring of crypto customers, including FTX. The SEC also charged Silvergate and its Read More
In a landmark case, the Supreme Court has struck down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s authority to use in house-tribunals when seeking civil penalties against those accused of securities fraud. The Court, in the case of SEC v. Jarksey, ruled that when the SEC seeks civil penalties from defendants for Read More
Taking a holistic view in internal audit means understanding the entirety of a process from start to finish, including its various interconnections and implications. This approach involves thoroughly comprehending the activities involved, the individuals responsible, and the broader impact on the organization. By mapping out the complete beginning-to-end cycle of Read More
Recruitment and hiring strategies for internal audit must evolve to ensure the profession keeps pace with a changing risk environment, according to the results of a new report ‘Fueling the Internal Audit Student Talent Pipeline: Perspectives from Educators and Practitioners’ published by the Internal Audit Foundation. The report finds the Read More
The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule that will effectively ban all noncompete agreements nationwide. In a statement, the agency said it was “protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation.” “Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors, a global professional association for the internal audit profession, has announced the approval of Cameroon as the latest country to join its global federation, further expanding its international footprint. As an approved institute, Cameroon now has a legal framework to support internal auditors in its Read More
