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    December 18, 2015
    Looking Back on 2015 and The IIA: The Updated Professional Guidance Framework
    Looking back on 2015, an overlooked, but important development for internal audit professionals was the revision of the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), an evolving collection of guidance by The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) that has provided professional direction to internal auditors worldwide since 1947. Although the announcement back in July didn’t garner the…
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    December 22, 2015
    2015 Wrap-up: It’s Been a Great Year, Thanks to You
    Before the ball drops in Times Square to usher in a new year, I wanted to revisit some of the high points of 2015 here on this blog, and thank you for your participation and readership. A couple of observations: You’re consistent. This year’s most-viewed blog entries tended to be those tied to risk, change, and cybersecurity. That aligns with the key areas of interest expressed in several of…
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    January 12, 2016
    A Farewell to Michael Oxley
    Staunch champions of corporate governance and fair financial reporting lost a friend over the holidays with the passing of former U.S. Rep. Michael Oxley on January 1. The Ohio Republican, co-author, with Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes, of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), was an ethical stalwart and strong advocate and warrior for corporate oversight and accounting reform.…
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    January 15, 2016
    “No Fraud Here?” Look Again, Says New Survey From Protiviti and Utica College
    Nobody wants to believe that their company is losing significant revenue to fraud. And, understandably, organizations don’t want to spend scarce resources managing risks they don’t consider legitimate. With regulators and prosecutors increasingly holding executives accountable for fraud prevention, however, there’s a strong incentive to replace the old refrain of “no fraud here” with the more…
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    January 20, 2016
    It’s That Time of Year: The 2016 Audit Committee Agenda
    It was a good kickoff of the new year, with more than 1,500 forward-looking directors and executives logging on to our January 7th webinar, Setting the 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. Hosted by Protiviti’s Brian Christensen and David Brand and me, the webinar was based on our latest issue of The Bulletin, which I’ve tweeted about, but have not previously addressed here. Given the high…
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    February 3, 2016
    Your SharePoint Investment: Don’t Leave It to Chance
    If your organization is like most, you probably have at least one installation of SharePoint. Chances are, it’s running your intranet, or maybe a document sharing system. Maybe users love it. Maybe they don’t. Perhaps you could be getting a better return on your investment. If your organization is like most, you have no way of knowing. We know this, because you told us. According to the results…
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    February 9, 2016
    Watch What You Say: Auditing Cybersecurity Disclosures
    In the face of ongoing, persistent and ever-more dramatic data breaches, corporate assurances to the security of information are rightfully met with investor and regulatory skepticism. And while companies have rushed to inoculate themselves against potential damage by purchasing cyber insurance, regulators – and insurers – are reviewing published cybersecurity disclosures carefully to determine…
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    February 11, 2016
    FAST Act Paves the Road for Streamlining IPOs
    Good news for small companies considering an IPO. On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (the FAST Act). Aside from directing transportation spending, this act includes provisions relevant to startup companies and companies seeking to pursue the IPO path. Below, I’ve outlined the major ways in which this act affects so-called “emerging growth…
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    February 22, 2016
    2016 Audit Committee Agenda Webinar Q & A (Part 1)
    Our January 7 webinar, The 2016 Audit Committee Agenda, based on our latest issue of The Bulletin, drew more than 1,500 participants. The audience was diverse and included a large number of directors and executives, so it’s not surprising that a lot of interesting and relevant questions were asked. We promised we would get to as many questions as we could but, due to our time constraints, we…
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    February 24, 2016
    2016 Audit Committee Agenda Webinar Q & A (Part 2)
    We are continuing our Q&A series stemming from our January 7 webinar on the 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. We’ve been exploring audit committee priorities for 2016, based on the findings published in the latest issue of The Bulletin. This four-part Q&A blog series provides our responses to some of the many interesting questions from our 1,500 webinar participants that we were unable to…
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