An internal audit helps a company ensure it has the proper controls, governance and risk management processes in place, according to the Institute of Internal Auditors. By nature, it's an independent ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Michael Boyle is an experienced ...

As the cost of compliance continues to increase, risk managers are finding that collaboration across the three lines of defense can achieve an integrated risk management solution that optimizes ...

The University at Buffalo fully cooperates with and assists external auditors and investigators. The UB Internal Audit Office is the designated point of contact and coordinates external audit activity ...

Editor’s Note: Amalie L. Tuffin is a member of the Research Triangle Park law firm of Daniels Daniels & Verdonik, P.A. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – In December the Public Company Accounting ...

An internal audit control system is like a good diet and exercise plan. Like the measures you take to protect your health, it consists of all the policies and procedures you have in place to protect ...

Auditing firms that tend to find material weaknesses in companies’ internal controls are seen as less attractive in the audit market, according to a new study. The study, by Stephen P. Rowe and ...

The coronavirus pandemic has raised a number of questions about how to properly audit financial statements when internal controls have changed due to dramatic changes in an entity’s business volume ...

Mar. 9 – Internal control and audit efforts in China are often criticized for only meeting compliance requirements, with little or no benefits to the business – form over substance. This is not, ...

Auditors who issue adverse opinions regarding a client's internal controls can find their careers derailed, according to a recent study. The study, released in March, found that firms are far more ...