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.
Twenty percent of US CFOs reported in a new survey that it has become more challenging to manage their firms’ compliance-related initiatives in the past 12 months.
Asia no longer tops the list of places where US tech companies plan to create manufacturing jobs, research by BDO suggests. Find out where the tech industry is looking to offshore next.
The pace of regulatory change, implementing a globally consistent anti-money-laundering (AML) framework across the business and the rising costs of compliance are the key AML challenges facing the financial services sector, according to a survey by KPMG International.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to limit individual investors’ participation in securities-based crowdfunding and require loan-based operators to be more transparent, under new rules announced March 6th.
Amid a barrage of customer data breaches, companies have a chance to create a competitive advantage by building and keeping customer trust with strong data protection policies and controls.
A PwC survey reveals that consumers are willing to purchase fake clothing, accessories, alcohol and more. Are your company’s IP assets adequately protected?
Maintaining a healthy tension between entrepreneurial risk and protection of enterprise value is a challenging task for risk management and internal control. Organisations can use five lines of defence to achieve the appropriate tension.
Regulatory pressures are still keeping business leaders up at night, according to a new survey. Find out what else executives and board members are most concerned about in the months ahead.
