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By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 5 Minutes Read July 8, 2019

Time (again and still) for the IIA Standards to be correct

Internal audit can assist management by facilitating a fraud risk assessment. Management should make the decision both on the level of risk and whether it is acceptable. Internal audit can provide their opinion and advice on both.

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / enterprise objectives, enterprise risk management, fraud detection, fraud prevention, fraud risk, fraud risk assessment, fraud risk factors, fraud-prevention controls, risk management, risk to objectives

By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 3 Minutes Read June 20, 2018

How significant is the risk of fraud?

The best resource for understanding the level of fraud risk is the Association of Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) annual Report to the Nations, their global study of occupational fraud and abuse. Their 2018 Report is now available and, as always, shares some useful and important insights. The ACFE analyzed 2,690 cases from January 2016 to October 2017 from around the world (48% from the USA, the rest evenly split among other regions).

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business, Finance and Accounting, Privacy / ACFE, Association of Fraud Examiners, business risk, fraud, fraud detection, fraud risk, internal audit, occupational fraud and abuse, Report to the Nations

By Adam Gorley | 5 Minutes Read July 27, 2015

Common anti-fraud controls ineffective at preventing and detecting fraud

A “typical” business can lose five percent of its revenue to fraud according to a recent global fraud study. And organizations are lucky if they detect the fraud at all. Most businesses find out about fraud from a tip, not from strong internal controls.

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