Sub-Saharan Africa is a rapidly rising destination for multinational companies looking to expand into the next emerging economic hotspots. Five steps can help companies reduce the risks and tackle the challenges of such a move.
Responding quickly to risk and opportunity is one of the five crucial abilities displayed by resilient companies studied by Cranfield School of Management for Airmic.
Data are the driving force behind Weve, a mobile advertising joint venture between mobile network operators O2, EE and Vodafone. Paul Worthington, ACMA, CGMA, draws on his experience at O2 to provide guidance on safeguarding customer data.
Find out the three key areas that drive productivity across industries, countries, and company size and where in the world these areas are tended to best.
Information security consultant Florian Stahl urges companies not to underestimate cyberthreats and provides tips on protecting data from internal and external actors.
Fraud continues to take huge bites from organisational coffers, but the implementation of anti-fraud controls can significantly reduce the damage done, a new report shows.
The Boston Consulting Group has tracked manufacturing costs in the 25 biggest export nations for about a decade. Find out which nation tops BCG’s 2014 manufacturing cost-competitiveness index.
Companies that sell into and source from markets worldwide compete on their supply-chain capabilities. Find out what supply-chain leaders do to boost their revenue and earnings.
Many organisations are failing to take advantage of data analytics as a tool to fight fraud and other financial crimes, surveys show. See tips for successful use of data analytics against fraud.
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published details of initiatives to promote “justifiable confidence” in the quality of audit in response to declining stakeholder trust in the process.
A new International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) re-proposal is intended to clarify and strengthen auditors’ responsibilities related to “other information” that is included in organisations’ annual reports outside the audited financial statements.
Lowering trade barriers has helped emerging markets boost their economic growth and even compete with advanced economies that have long been global trading hubs. Find out which developing countries are emerging as regional trade champions.
As demands on internal audit are rising, a new survey shows that a majority of senior executives do not believe internal audit provides significant value. Learn how internal audit can provide more value to organisations.
US toy and game manufacturer Hasbro has been one of the world’s most ethical companies three years in a row. Being transparent and sharing its best practices is part of its culture of ethics.
Businesses with female senior management exhibit stronger financial performance, research indicates. So what’s stopping so many companies from realising the value of having women at the helm?
Internal auditors have a strong desire to know more about emerging technologies and improve the way they use technology to perform their duties, a new survey shows.
