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26/08/2024

Join our webinar on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. This session will delve into the transformative impact AI has on ESG program management, analysis, and reporting. We will explore the potential ESG risks associated with AI and distinguish between hype and reality.
Tuesday, September 10 | 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT | 1 CPE | cost: free

Upleveling ESG Program Management and Mitigating Risks (1 CPE)

02/05/2024

𝗜𝗔𝟯𝟲𝟬: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
The banking industry faces unprecedented challenges, ranging from an evolving regulatory landscape to technological disruptions. Join us for a webinar on where a panel of seasoned banking audit executives will delve into the industry’s top risks and the complexities of managing audit and risk management programs amidst these challenges.
What: Internal Audit Banking Webinar
When: Tuesday, May 7, 2:00pm ET | 11am PT
CPE: 1 CPE Credit

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06/02/2024

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 (𝟭𝗖𝗣𝗘)
Learn how internal audit teams are incorporating analytics into their audit function more than ever before. Examine the benefits of using analytics, which range from automated testing and streamlined processes, to enhanced risk detection. Finally, get essential insights into the key factors that audit teams consider when evaluating and choosing an analytics solution that is driving the future of internal audit.

Thursday, February 15 - 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT

22/12/2023

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿
There’s a palpable concern for the future among internal auditors. I wouldn’t quite call it anxiety, but there’s certainly some underlying angst about how the next few years will play out for internal auditors. READ MORE >>
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Inside, we run down the top internal audit articles of 2022 that provided insight, examples, and some guidance during a turbulent year.

14/12/2023

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𝗖𝗣𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲
Gain a greater understanding of the current ESG regulatory landscape, the state of ESG maturity across organizations, and how to track impact and effectively communicate your progress to stakeholders. REGISTER >>

Charting the 2024 ESG Landscape: Regulatory Trends and Their Impact

06/12/2023

𝗖𝗣𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲
In this session, gain a greater understanding of the current ESG regulatory landscape, the state of ESG maturity across organizations, and how to track impact and effectively communicate your progress to stakeholders. REGISTER >>

28/11/2023

𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

The pace of change is fast and getting faster. In the near future, internal audit leaders will need to be more proactive and better at adapting to change to keep up. Here are the top skills audit leaders will need to excel now and into the future. READ MORE >>

Internal audit leaders of the future will need to have certain talents. So, what are the characteristics of internal audit in the future?

31/10/2023

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲
-Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 11:00 AM PT | 2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we'll delve into the challenges facing audit teams and why embracing advanced analytics is crucial for relevance. REGISTER NOW >>

Webinar on Wed. Nov. 8 at 2:00 pm ET

13/10/2023

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
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27/09/2023

𝗖𝗣𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
In today's dynamic business environment, maintaining effective internal controls is paramount to mitigate risks and ensure compliance. Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) has emerged as a game-changing strategy for internal auditors and control managers. This webinar aims to demystify CCM, providing a comprehensive understanding of its principles, benefits, and implementation. Join us to explore how CCM can revolutionize your internal auditing processes and elevate your organization's risk management practices. REGISTER NOW >>

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29/08/2023

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁?
With the rise of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, sometimes I think that we internal auditors will all soon be out of a job. What types of tasks are we currently getting machines to do and what types of tasks should we soon be able to get machines to do? The question is real: Could artificial intelligent machines one day take over all the work that internal auditors currently do? READ MORE >>

The question is real: Could artificial intelligent machines one day take over all the work that internal auditors currently do?

14/08/2023

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

While there is value in formal communications by internal audit, such as the audit report, in many cases management and the board obtain immense value when internal audit shares their less formal insights. That sharing is often not included in formal audit reports.

When we share our internal audit insights with management, we get their respect. They listen to us and may grant us a seat at the table.

08/08/2023

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 $𝟭𝟭𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 ‘𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿’ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹
A London employment tribunal has awarded a former senior compliance and risk professional at National Westminster Bank approximately 88,000 pounds (US$112,000) for being “unfairly dismissed and discriminated against.” READ MORE >>

A London employment tribunal has awarded a former senior risk and compliance professional at National Westminster Bank (NatWest) approximately 88,000 pounds (US$112,000) for being “unfairly dismissed and discriminated against” while she was undergoing cancer treatment. The employment tribunal’...

12/07/2023

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁
Internal audit leaders often express anxiety about meeting with the audit committee. It can be difficult to anticipate what they may find important versus what they would consider a waste of time. Here are ten things that we have learned (from the school of hard knocks) that the audit committee of the board wants from internal audit.

For internal audit leaders, meeting with the audit committee can be intimidating. They want to know what the audit committee really wants.

15/06/2023

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Traditionally, companies have relied on conducting periodic risk assessments on an annual or semi-annual basis. With the dynamic nature of risks in today’s business atmosphere, though, they are increasingly turning to a more agile and proactive approach known as rolling risk assessments. READ MORE >>

With the dynamic nature of risks in today's business atmosphere, companies are turning to an agile approach known as rolling risk assessments.

30/05/2023

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?
When it comes to auditing risk management, what does “effective” mean? It means that it meets the needs of the organization. Unfortunately, too many see it as about managing or mitigating the downside of risk, rather than knowing how much risk to take. READ MORE >>

Effective risk management needs to be practiced in every nook of the organization, with a focus on enabling the decisions that matter.A

18/05/2023

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆
A ransomware attack is a horrible time to discover that your backups are not secure. So to help, here’s an eight-point checklist to determine whether your organization’s storage and backups are sufficiently secured and your organization’s data are fully protected.

An eight-point checklist to determine whether your organization’s storage and data backups are sufficiently secured.

04/05/2023

𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿
As Darren Jones, Global Head of Banking & Corporate Finance at Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, told experts at Reuters Events: “We often find that deals that don’t start out as sustainability plays have uncovered material opportunities […] There are a lot of situations where is not the primary driver for a deal, but it has created value.”

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• Why, in a time-pressured M&A environment, ESG considerations can and should impact every step in a transaction — from LOI to PMI.
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• Where (AI), virtual data rooms (VDRs), and other tech innovations are being used on the buy-side to cope with the heightened threats that come with a growing influx of sensitive ESG information.

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