Last week KPMG released a report on anti-bribery and corruption programs that will surprise nobody: Compliance challenges are growing, and third parties are harder to manage than ever. After nearly a decade of anti-corruption awareness and compliance programs, then, the real question is: Why is anti-bribery still so hard? Inside, a closer look at the block-and-tackle moves compliance programs must make and how CCOs sometimes miss them.
Edith Orenstein
Posted inUncategorized
Comment Letter Conversations Get a Bit Easier
Those awkward conversations you have with SEC staff when they comment on your periodic filings? They’re getting easier. The number of comment letter conversations has fallen 50 percent in the last five years, suggesting overall improvement in financial reporting. “Obviously internal controls have gotten better at companies, and that certainly impacts public company disclosure,” says Steve Jacobs, a partner at EY. All the data is inside.
Posted inData Privacy
The Keys to Better Access Control Systems
Image: Gone are the days when “access control” meant locking your door or filing cabinet. Now compliance, IT, and audit teams must collaborate on controls to access networks rather than physical stores of information. Inside, we look at three best practices to design strong access control and at how to incorporate business reality. “If [you] don’t understand how the business works, all bets are off,” says Brian Barnier of ISACA.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Smaller Companies Struggle Forward on SOX Compliance, System Investments
More grist for smaller reporting companies unhappy with your compliance burdens: A new report finds that although all businesses continue to invest in SOX compliance, smaller companies still report less benefit from the effort. Inside, we look at which parts of compliance are most troublesome for small filers (“If they don’t get those SOC reports, they’re in a world of hurt”) and when financial IT investments make sense.
