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Governance Survey Grades Companies With C+
Risk & Compliance

Governance Survey Grades Companies With C+

Only 16% of public companies included in the new American Corporate Governance Index scored A- or better.
By Matthew Heller | December 12, 2019
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Internal Auditors Strain under Unethical Pressures
Risk & Compliance

Internal Auditors Strain under Unethical Pressures

Many report repeated instances of being pressured to squash or alter valid audit findings.
By David McCann and Sean Allocca | November 2, 2016
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Metric of the Month: Internal Audit Costs
Risk Management

Metric of the Month: Internal Audit Costs

While not all public companies have an internal audit function, the tide may soon be turning.
By Mary C. Driscoll | November 3, 2015
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IIA Calls for Internal Auditors at All Public Companies
Regulation

IIA Calls for Internal Auditors at All Public Companies

The organization tells the SEC that an internal audit function should be recognized as "a matter of basic good governance."
By Matthew Heller | September 14, 2015
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Internal Auditor Reports Getting ‘Sanitized’
Risk Management

Internal Auditor Reports Getting ‘Sanitized’

But one audit committee chair knows how to get a fuller picture from internal auditors.
By David Katz | April 9, 2014
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Internal Auditors Take on Third Parties
Supply Chain

Internal Auditors Take on Third Parties

As businesses become more dependent on third parties, internal auditors need to put processes in place to help identify third-party risks.
By Alissa Ponchione | December 9, 2013
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Internal Audit Shines Brighter with Boards
Auditing

Internal Audit Shines Brighter with Boards

New studies show that while the role of internal audit still needs to evolve, corporate boards hold the profession and the chief audit executive in higher regard these days.
By Kathy Hoffelder | March 22, 2013
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Internal-Audit Rotation Debate Simmers
Risk Management

Internal-Audit Rotation Debate Simmers

Can finance executives credibly rotate into the chief audit executive role if they’re planning to go back to finance afterward? Opinions run hot within the internal-audit community.
By David McCann | February 12, 2013
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Internal Auditors Want Larger Budgets for 2013
Risk Management

Internal Auditors Want Larger Budgets for 2013

More than 40% of chief audit executives are proposing bigger budgets for next year, according to an Institute of Internal Auditors survey, but not many are looking to hire.
By Kathy Hoffelder | December 3, 2012
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New Guidance Could Add Teeth to Internal Audit
Growth Companies

New Guidance Could Add Teeth to Internal Audit

Small companies should benefit from revised internal-audit standards. They could make the chief audit executive a whole lot more popular, too.
By Kathy Hoffelder | October 24, 2012
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Risk Management, Internal Audit Should Kiss and Make Up
Risk Management

Risk Management, Internal Audit Should Kiss and Make Up

Collaboration of risk-management and internal-audit functions is helping organizations improve efficiency, decision-making, and results.
By Kristina Narvaez and John Bugalla | October 22, 2012
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Internal Audit: a Dead-end Job?
Workplace Issues

Internal Audit: a Dead-end Job?

A new study reveals that new entrants to the corporate-accounting profession have second thoughts about entering internal audit.
By Kathy Hoffelder | October 12, 2012
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SEC Whistleblower Award Sparks Employer Fears
Risk Management

SEC Whistleblower Award Sparks Employer Fears

&doublequot;I am concerned that the allure of rewards will cause whistleblowers to automatically take matters outside of the company,&doublequot; an internal audit leader says.
By Caroline McDonald | August 23, 2012
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Is Your Company Bogged Down with ‘Pet’ Risks?
Supply Chain

Is Your Company Bogged Down with ‘Pet’ Risks?

No, that’s not about the dog chewing the furniture. Pet risks are ones pursued by individual company managers that may interfere with risk managers’ focus on more important enterprisewide risks. Watch out for them.
By Caroline McDonald | July 31, 2012
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