Critical to the success of any organisation is a well-functioning and controlled financial structure. The existence of weaknesses in an organisation’s financial processes and procedures…
Service Organisation Control (SOC) reports are the benchmark for third party reports, as they are independent and follow a formal structure to allow comparisons between…
There she was just a-walking down the street, when the car swerves to miss the dog, leaps onto the pavement and knocks her over. She…
The Cyber Threat topic remains firmly on the agenda of most boards, audit committees and industry regulators. The FCA has identified cross-sector technological challenges as…
Certain project assurance functions expect to see documentation, plans, review points and, in fact, so do some project sponsors. What happens when project teams adopt…
A fistful of words have been written on risk management – we thought it was time for a few words more. Why? Risk management can…
Conduct risk is very topical in the financial services industry and is likely to remain so for as long as scandals continue to make the…
Do attempts to understand the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) leave you feeling like you are on a “Road to nowhere”? PCI…
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in force. Did you think the new UK Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) required your attention when…
Failure to identify money laundering risks, implement robust compliance frameworks, take appropriate action for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) control breakdowns and inane errors of judgement, can…