June 21, 2023
Go Figure Our Man In Washington:

Go Figure – Episode 4 – Our Man In Washington

During this episode, we’ll be taking you through the latest US market trends – from inflation and the latest labour market trends to the all-important debt ceiling as well as an in-depth look at the latest banking failure to hit state-side.
May 26, 2023
auditing the future

Auditing the Future – June 2022

Shane Rogers, Chartered Accountant and Head of Audit with Swiss Re for the Americas leads a presentation on auditing the future and where does internal audit ‘go from here’.
April 13, 2023
Go Figure Our Man In Washington:

Go Figure – Episode 3 – Our Man In Washington

In addition to the latest update on the US economy, in this episode of Our Man in Washington, David Freeman, discusses the background to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the US regulatory environment for banking that allowed it to happen.
April 6, 2023
What’s Stopping YOU? Fostering Female Ambition

What’s Stopping YOU? Fostering Female Ambition

In this webinar – that was held on 8th March 2023 to coincide with International Women’s Day – Chartered Accountants Worldwide revealed the results of a global research study mapping the paths of mid-career women in the Chartered Accountancy profession. During the webinar the panel discussed the findings and offered some actionable solutions to address some of the issues that have come to light.
February 22, 2023
Risk

Benchmark Drives Behavior…. mitigating the risk (part 3)

This is the third article in the series related to benchmarks and their impacts on the behavior of those subjected to those benchmarks. In the first article we addressed how benchmarks could incentivize individuals to do things that might not be in the best overall interests of an organization. In the second article we discussed specific examples of where benchmarks had created aberrant outcomes and linked these to how the benchmarks were derived, implemented, and monitored. In this article I have changed tack and as opposed to pointing out the risks and concerns and discussing where things went off the rails, I have provided some tips on how to minimize the risk of problematic outcomes of benchmarks that are in place or are created and implemented by an organization. I touched on how certain benchmarks can lead to problematic outcomes across a myriad of spheres such as safety, financial reporting, retaining employees, etc. In that article, I said that the follow-on article would provide some additional and more detailed examples of where things went wrong along with some analysis.