The COVID-19 era is changing every aspect of business – and one of the normally less visible areas, internal audit (IA), is no exception. The IA function should – and is – stand up and become a crucial part of organisations’ crisis responses.
Trust in institutions has plunged over the past twenty years. The community’s belief in political structures, in banks, in religious institutions, in corporations – has dropped. In the corporate world…
A man-child friend of mine, let’s call him Jeff*, exclaimed he has matured as he now has 2 Dysons AND a pressure cooker. A Weber may have also been mentioned. You may wonder what this has to do with being #AuditorProud?
Today – the expectation gap between what people believe the auditor’s role to be and what the role IS – has never been wider. And the expectations are continuously shifting.
For years, a common complaint from shareholders was that the auditors’ report didn’t share much. But the introduction of obligatory reporting on key audit matters has changed this.
What is the relevance of auditor judgement and your perceptions of whether the Easter bunny was human-size or rabbit-size? The answer lies in how your experiences impacted your knowledge and imaginings.
Auditors opening their books to scrutiny. Shareholders get insights from behind the boardroom doors. Carolyn Ralph deconstructs KAMs (Key Audit Matters) and asks, “Is it all fluff?”
Sending out official announcements just before Christmas can often result in limited pick-up. Particularly so when they concern the arcane subject of accounting standards.
There are some encouraging developments in Australian corporate reporting – but we are still behind other parts of the world. The third KPMG ASX 200 corporate reporting – evolution and…
Today is #AuditorProud day. A little known celebration, in its second year, but one close to my heart as a proud audit geek – and since being appointed to the…
There is some good news and some not so good news in the state of Australian corporate reporting. KPMG International has just released a study of business reporting by 270 companies…
KPMG’s annual global survey of Audit Committee members always provides valuable insights into the thinking of board members. This year, with more responses both globally (1,500) and Australia (78) than…
