Category Archives: Risk & Assurance

A Quality Management Parable

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Shaun

Let’s start the story at the beginning. Sometime in 2005 I was on my way back home on a Thai Air flight from Jakarta to Heathrow, via Bangkok. In Bangkok I was joined by a casually dressed, youngish Englishman. Little did I know that I was about to learn a lesson that would live with me for a while Continue reading →

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Information Risk – It’s a Board Room Matter

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Shaun

Why Information Risk is a Board-level Issue • Every organisation, whether public or private sector, handles information. This information must be appropriately controlled and protected against the threats, non-technical as well as technical, that can affect it • Compromised information … Continue reading →

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A risk-based approach to internal audit planning

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Shaun

How do we decide whether we’ve got our frequencies right? Well, there are several considerations Continue reading →

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Corporate Governance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Shaun

Corporate Governance is a hot topic at the moment, so I think it is probably an opportune time to re-post this excellent article that was written for this blog some time ago by Chris Baker, Technical Director at the Institute … Continue reading →

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Bribery Act

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Shaun

Bribery Act 2011 – What you need to know Continue reading →

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