It’s That Time of Year: The 2016 Audit Committee Agenda
It was a good kickoff of the new year, with more than 1,500 forward-looking directors and executives logging on to our January 7th webinar, Setting the 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. Hosted by Protiviti’s Brian Christensen and David Brand and me, the webinar was based on our latest issue of The Bulletin, which I’ve tweeted about, but […]
“No Fraud Here?” Look Again, Says New Survey From Protiviti and Utica College
Nobody wants to believe that their company is losing significant revenue to fraud. And, understandably, organizations don’t want to spend scarce resources managing risks they don’t consider legitimate. With regulators and prosecutors increasingly holding executives accountable for fraud prevention, however, there’s a strong incentive to replace the old refrain of “no fraud here” with the […]
A Farewell to Michael Oxley
Staunch champions of corporate governance and fair financial reporting lost a friend over the holidays with the passing of former U.S. Rep. Michael Oxley on January 1. The Ohio Republican, co-author, with Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes, of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), was an ethical stalwart and strong advocate and warrior for corporate oversight […]
