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Outsource internal audit for greater objectivity

July 12th, 2010 · No Comments

That’s the recom­men­dation from the Institute of Chartered Accoun­tants of India (ICAI), as reported by The India Express: “In the high-powered committee report on Satyam scam, we have proposed that internal audit should be outsourced and not be in house so that there is more indepen­dence. If the auditor is from the organ­i­sation, it is […]

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IT risks should be a focus">Audit committees recognize IT risks should be a focus

June 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Dan Meyer at Tick Marks has brought my attention to a KPMG survey that reports audit committees are becoming more concerned about IT risks on financial reporting. 90% believed that IT oversight deserved more time at audit committee meetings. By constrast, 80% of committee members were satisfied with audit committee oversight of management judgments and […]

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