Tag: internal controls

Ignored Internal Audit Reports Lead to FCPA Violation at Gold Miner

Last week, Canada-based gold mining company, Kinross Gold, settled a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case with the Securities and Exchange Commission by agreeing to pay just shy of $1 million. While the SEC did not pursue the case on evidence of actual bribery, it did hit Kinross with charges of Read More

Internal Audit Has a Job to Do to Assure Customer Trust

As we contemplate trust and transparency in business against the backdrop of unethical sales practices events over the last year—think Wells Fargo—and the need to prioritize customers’ needs and expectations over the sales journey, the various customer touch points along the value chain come to mind. For many companies, moments Read More