The bursting of the financial asset bubble and the resulting economic downturn provided a powerful lesson about risk and risk management to many of the world’s most prominent companies. For financial ...

Rapid technological advancements pose a significant challenge to internal audit functions at organizations of all sizes. “Not only does internal audit need to have a point of view on what risks come ...

Internal audits of businesses are necessary to ensure the operations are in compliance with established laws, regulations and policies. Depending on the size of the business, internal audits may be ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Eccles writes about sustainability in the capital markets. This article is more than 3 years old. The internal audit (IA) ...

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 ...

An existent compliance plan not only detects incorrect coding practices, it may also be considered by some federal agencies when determining whether reasonable efforts were taken to avoid and detect ...

Hospitals are subject to numerous state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, like all healthcare organizations. However, due to their outsized role in our nation's healthcare system, the ...

Academic research in internal audit provides best practices and pertinent information for external and internal auditors. Below, we summarize recent internal audit research from leading academic ...

Public companies are subject to all types of audits—especially when it comes to their financial record keeping. There are external audits of financial documents, as well as internal audits of the ...