175Client: A publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenue of $9 billion
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133Client: An international restaurant corporation with 1,400 restaurants and
revenues of $4.0 billion in 2006.
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132After a flurry of proposals, open meetings, roundtable discussions and international conferences in late 2006 and early 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) provided clear management guidance and an auditing standard to simplify...
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152In May 2006, the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement
on Auditing Standards No. 112 (SAS 112), Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit. The Statement
provides guidance to auditors of non-public companies, nonprofits, some states...
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Solution- Internal Audit and Controls
177Our Anti-Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act (AML/BSA) Compliance Services provide
the expertise and resources to assist organizations in complying with the AML/BSA laws
and regulations and provide practical recommendations for improvement. We accomplish
this by...
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Solution- Internal Audit and Controls
121The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requires a company to establish antifraud programs and controls to prevent, deter and detect fraudulent activities that could result in material misstatements to its financial statements and to have a risk assessment process in place. According to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) Auditing Standard No. 5, when planning and performing the...
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Solution- Internal Audit and Controls
145Company policies on using
hardware, software and
the Internet are becoming increasingly
strict as employers attempt to protect
confidential intellectual property.
Employees may view the Internet,
laptops and other mobile devices as
efficient and convenient tools, but IT
managers see them as windows to
the world outside the company’s protected
walls.
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Solution- Technology Risk Management
133The development and management of a robust business continuity plan (BCP) for a healthcare organization can be a daunting task. Keeping clinical operations open 24/7 and providing safe and secure facilities is not where business continuity ends. Periodic training of business departments throughout the organization on BCP-related activities is a...
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Solution- Technology Risk Management
132December 2007 — On November 23, 2007, the Canadian Securities Administrators
(CSA) issued Notice 52-319: Status of Proposed Repeal and Replacement of Multilateral
Instrument 52-109, Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings. This
provides an update on the initiative to amend NI 52-109 (the Current Materials) and a
deferral of the final implementation date beyond June 30, 2008.
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188Although a clear path toward adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in the United States hasn’t been established, the largest public companies are already mulling...
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