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. The survey, by Ernst & Young, polled ...

Internal auditing is an independent appraisal function that is performed in a wide variety of companies, institutions, and governments. What distinguishes internal auditors from governmental auditors ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Eccles writes about sustainability in the capital markets. This article is more than 3 years old. The internal audit (IA) ...

Internal audit functions with highly effective leadership perform better and add greater value to their businesses. The most effective internal audit leaders exhibit these five characteristics. At its ...

The Institute of Internal Auditors' new practice guide for internal auditing shares some good insights, but falls short in a few areas. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has published a new ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to ensure that the internal audit function has sufficient authority, stature, independence and resources within the bank to enable internal auditors to ...