Does Internal Audit Need A Social Conscience?
I have a social conscience. I care about many things but as I grow older and begin to realise that I will leave the planet to my children I begin…
The Risk to the CEO’s Reputation
The bizarre events at the helm of Nat West have provoked much thought about the behaviours expected at the very top of business and the consequences of not meeting lofty…
Risk Versus Process
Our profession is a risk-based profession. We are taught to start with the inherent risks in what we are auditing and to proceed from there. Yet is that really what…
The Path to Purpose-Led Banking
I had a day off today and decided to play with my new AI app. Quite impressed – all I did is entered my notes and asked it to produce…
Internal Auditing – What Shall I Tell My Daughter?
This week witnessed my daughter’s 24th birthday. As is tradition I normally take her out for a meal and enquire about her life and career. What became clear over the…
A Sobering Thought
Here’s why you should not GOSSIP. In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him: –…
An Holistic Approach to Organisational Culture Trumps “Risk Culture”
My first day of work coincided with the advent of Margaret Thatcher and what I would refer to as an outright experiment with capitalism with a very low safety net…
The Gamestop World – Is This Conscious Capitalism
My first day of work coincided with the advent of Margaret Thatcher and what I would refer to as an outright experiment with capitalism with a very low safety net…
Looking Back to Look Forward
Yesterday was my 60th birthday – an opportunity to look back on my life and maybe, with a small yet growing degree of unease an invitation to look forward. My…
What Makes A Competent Financial Services Internal Auditor?
This is a question I am frequently asked. What is clear is that many financial services institutions have either not identified the answer to this question nor taken meaningful steps…