Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog August 10, 2016 Internal Audit and the Internet of Things Depending on whom you ask, the business disruptor known as the Internet of Things (IoT) is either the launch pad for an indispensable digital future, or a Pandora’s box of unfathomable risks that have only begun to present themselves. Either way, that’s a lot to lay on a technology trend that only 13 percent of consumers had even heard of, as recently as 2014. As with most disruptive change that… Blog August 12, 2016 From Factory Workhorse to Factotum, Robotic Automation Is Evolving to Serve the Head Office Introduced in the 1960s to perform simple manufacturing tasks, robotic automation has evolved into a jack-of-all-trades, moving into the head office to streamline and accelerate a variety of business processes as part of a global digital transformation. Robotic process automation (RPA) and robotic desktop automation (RDA) use software for tasks such as processing sales and financial transactions… Blog August 16, 2016 Cloud Adoption: Putting the Cloud at the Heart of Business and IT Strategy Cloud computing is on the rise as businesses respond to rapidly evolving consumer behaviors, changing business models, and the opportunities and risks brought by new market entrants. Chief information officers and chief technology officers must manage this shift under mounting regulatory pressure and growing concerns about data security and privacy, while simultaneously managing complex and… Blog August 18, 2016 AICPA Issues Audit Risk Alert on Revenue Recognition, With More Guidance to Come The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) recently issued an Audit Risk Alert on Revenue Recognition – an early and significant entry in what will be a growing body of guidance concerning the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB’s) new revenue recognition standard. It’s an important resource for preparers and auditors, because it explains the new revenue recognition… Blog August 19, 2016 Internal Audit Around the World: Collaboration, Technology and the Female CAE Technology is creating new areas of risk for businesses, requiring a collaborative mindset and strong relationships to manage risk effectively. At the same time, technology is creating new opportunities to improve how internal auditors manage risk – opportunities that come with the same requirements of collaboration and relationship-building. These changes to the internal audit landscape are… Blog August 22, 2016 From New York to Hong Kong: The Need for a Global AML Program Money launderers don’t recognize geographical boundaries and, while they often seek to launder money in those jurisdictions with the weakest regulatory environment, they are also attracted to major markets, which can accommodate large-scale movement of funds. They are masters at exploiting any weaknesses caused by differences among national anti-money laundering (AML) systems, which is why the… Blog August 23, 2016 Sourcing SOX Compliance Costs: Fewer Controls, More Scrutiny In a recent post recapping our webinar on rising SOX compliance costs, we cited increased external auditor scrutiny of “information produced by entity” (IPE), or electronic audit evidence, as contributing significantly to the increase in costs, with the testing and validation of IPE requiring almost twice the eight-hour average time required to test other internal controls. External auditors of… Blog August 25, 2016 Strategic Risks: How Can CAEs Up Their Game? The latest Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK) survey of internal audit stakeholders reports 7 out of 10 stakeholders want audit leaders to focus on strategic risks, as well as operational, compliance and financial risks, during an audit. The message is loud and clear. Board members and senior executives are saying they wish to look to the internal audit function for insights that will help them… Blog August 29, 2016 Blockchain Unchained: Bitcoin Was Just the Beginning These days, it seems that everyone in the financial services industry is talking about distributed consensus ledger (DCL) technology, commonly known as blockchain. The real-time transaction and settlement technology is viewed by some as the breakthrough that’s going to revolutionize electronic payments systems, and by others as the technological grenade that’s going to rip a hole in the world of… Blog April 20, 2020 FEMA Funding $$$$ Beginning With the End in Mind: COVID-19 Efforts Located within the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for coordinating the federal government’s response to natural and manmade disasters. FEMA is charged with providing both immediate and long-term assistance to local and state governments as well as individuals. FEMA funds are traditionally a large source of federal government… Load More
