The great majority of chief audit executives acknowledge that the internal audit function at their organization needs to be improved, according to a new survey. Processing Content The survey, by Ernst ...

Do you feel like your small business could be spending less and operating more efficiently? An internal audit helps you locate areas where your business can save time and money by examining the day-to ...

The report, released Tuesday by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation, found a variety of factors affecting the maturity levels of internal audit in different parts of the globe, ...

Boards and audit committees now expect defensible, evidence-based insight into emerging risks and assurance gaps, not ...

This story was originally published on CFO.com. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CFO.com newsletter. Internal auditors are under pressure on multiple fronts, with both ...

Leaders of the most effective internal audit functions demonstrate five key qualities, according to PwC’s 2016 State of the Internal Audit Profession Study. Expectations for internal auditors are high ...

For any business or organisation, there will always be risks that could ultimately tarnish its reputation, dampen stakeholder confidence or in worst case scenario, sink the organization/business. Top ...

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 ...

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 ...

Corporations’ internal auditors are increasingly becoming involved in anti-corruption compliance efforts. As Kara Brockmeyer, Chief of the SEC’s FCPA Unit, stated last year, “a company’s compliance ...

Western Illinois University supports an internal auditing department as an administrative staff function and as an independent appraisal function to examine and evaluate University business or ...