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Digitization and internla controls

Study: Risk Management Programs Not Keeping Pace with Digital Risks

A new report finds that despite the growth of digital risks, many risk management programs are not maturing quickly enough to keep pace. The study, 2022 Digital Risk Maturity Survey, conducted by AuditBoard—which provides audit, risk, and compliance management platforms—finds that while more than 90 percent of respondents have digital Read More

IIA Supports SEC Proposal on New Climate Disclosure Rules

The Institute of Internal Auditors has announced that it is supporting new rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission that would require public companies to say much more about their environmental, social, and governance initiatives. “The Institute of Internal Auditors applauds this week’s release by the U.S. Securities and Read More

Fomer Fort Lauderdale City Auditor

Fired Fort Lauderdale Internal Auditor Files Whistleblower Complaint

Longtime internal auditor for the city of Fort Lauderdale, John Herbst, was abruptly fired from his job last month after initiating an investigation of the city’s chief of police. Now he is firing back by filing a formal compliant under the Whistleblower Act, alleging that he was retaliated against and Read More

Only Half of Companies with ESG Disclosures Receive Internal Audit Function Assurance

A new survey found that two-thirds of organizations have an ESG program in place and another 24 percent have plans to implement one. However, only half (51 percent) of organizations that report on ESG obtain some level of assurance from their internal audit functions. So while companies may be listening Read More

Securities and Exchange Whistleblower program

SEC Proposes Two Rule Changes to Its Whistleblower Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The first proposed amendment concerns award claims for related actions that would be otherwise covered by an alternative whistleblower program. The second affirms the Commission’s authority to consider the dollar amount of a potential Read More

New Report Clarifies Roles of Internal Audit and Compliance

A new report hopes to provide more clarity around the roles of internal audit and compliance, as they each work to fulfill separate but related duties without too much overlap and interference. The report, which is part of the Institute of Internal Audit’s Global Perspectives & Insights series, explains why Read More

Boardroom

U.S. Companies Failed to Make Progress on Corporate Governance Last Year

The overall effectiveness of corporate governance among publicly traded companies declined slightly in 2021, according to data from the third annual American Corporate Governance Index (ACGI) from the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Neel Corporate Governance Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business. Managing change Read More

Digital Transformation

New Report Lists Four Steps to Start an Audit Analytics Program

The latest Global Knowledge Brief from the Institute of Internal Auditors and CaseWare, “Four Steps to Starting Internal Audit’s Data Analytics Journey: Demystifying the world of data analytics,” outlines internal audit leaders’ experiences navigating these key steps, along with recommended tools to guide internal audit functions along the way. It Read More

internal audit is hiring

Survey: Hiring Tops List of Concerns in 2022 and Beyond

According to a new survey from Protiviti and NC State University, pandemic-related regulation and market conditions due to COVID-19 remain top concerns for 2022 for board members and C-suite executives. Looking ahead to 2031, business leaders cite workforce and talent-related issues as their primary concern, indicating that the impact of Read More