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Mystery payments at Canadian construction company

This is inter­esting: An internal review at Canadian construction company SNC-Lavalin of certain payments approved by the CEO has resulted in that executive’s departure from the company. The payments in question were approved directly by the CEO after the CFOContinue reading

28. March 2012 by Neil
Categories: Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 2 comments

IT audit training for me this week

This week I have a small reprieve from my duties as auditor, as I’m taking part in a training course put on by the firm at the Hilton. The training is related to the internal Infor­mation Systems special­ization the firm … Continue reading

28. October 2007 by Neil
Categories: Technology | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 comments

How to prevent the fake supplier fraud

Fraud. The very word strikes fear in the hearts of good men and women around the globe. Fraud can take down a company, fraud can destroy share­holder wealth, and fraud can make you very, very rich. Just kidding about the last … Continue reading

13. July 2006 by Neil
Categories: Auditing | Tags: , , , | 2 comments