Like companies in many industries, banks are having a difficult time finding and retaining qualified compliance staffers. In fact, recruiting good compliance professionals has gotten so hard that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) says that it has become a top risk for financial firms, especially regional Read More
The Center for Audit Quality has published a new report on top technology risks and highlights auditor considerations regarding those risks. The resource “Emerging Technologies, Risk, and the Auditor’s Focus,” is intended to help auditors, audit committees, and management get a better handle on the risks and challenges that come Read More
The city of Glendale, Ariz. has eliminated its internal auditor position, in a move that some say will reduce accountability of city business, but city leaders insist will strengthen it. The Glendale City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to eliminate the auditor position and instead use only outside contractors to perform audits. A Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed changes that would limit the need to adhere to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements to obtain audits of their financial controls over financial reporting (SOX 404) to larger public companies. The SEC voted yesterday to propose amendments to the accelerated filer and large Read More
This month, give an internal auditor a hug or a high five. And if you are an internal auditor yourself, help spread the word about the great work that internal auditors do at their companies. Internal auditors around the world are joining together to build awareness about the importance of Read More
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the United Kingdom is recommending some sweeping changes to the U.K. audit industry. After issuing its final report from a large-scale investigation into audit practices in Britain, it says some drastic changes are needed to address serious competition problems in the industry. “Legislation Read More
Blowing the whistle can be a thankless job. More than one-third of respondents who reported wrongdoing and were identified as the source were either threatened with or received a reprisal as a result, according to a 2010 survey by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent “quasi-judicial” agency that Read More
The State Bank of Pakistan has issued some new standards for financial firms on internal audit and the oversight of the function. The new internal audit guidelines set forth several requirements for how the function is structured and governed. Banks and other companies that meet the state definition of a Read More
It wouldn’t take an internal auditor long to spot the internal control problem with the former spending approval process at Wescom Solutions. An accounting manager, Nadia Minetto, was responsible for approving all spending on company cards at the Mississauga, Ontario-based software company, including her own. That means if she made Read More
According to a recent PwC report, internal auditors don’t require deep technical knowledge to begin engaging in their organization’s digital initiatives. Auditors bring a thorough understanding of risk and process — which is a valuable lens that decision-makers sometimes lack. Internal audit can also connect the dots on risks across Read More
