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Little Blue Book of Board Review Options (May 2010)
How you choose to review your board will depend on what's right for you at the time. But too much choice isn't always helpful. If you haven't had an external review before, this guide will help you get your thoughts in order. If you 're an old hand at board evaluations then maybe it will stimulate your thinking about the cycle you're following.
Board Review - what next?
Each board is different - in its journey and its perspective. We can help you get the most from your board review. Take a closer look at the different appraches available at different times.
Are you up for it? A look at the board's role in "accepting risk" (February 2010)
In this brief, we look at what risk acceptance should involve in practice and how a continuous focus on risk can bring clarity to a board's strategic role.
Getting it right
A report on risk governance in non-financial services companies.
Getting it right - Research approach
This paper describes the research approach used in the preparation of Getting it right, a report prepared by Independent Audit Limited for The ICAEW Foundation on risk governance in non-financial services companies.
Articles
Board Effectiveness: Avoiding the Pitfalls (June 2010)
Continuing the series on how to assess your board, Richard Sheath looks at where boards can typically get things wrong and suggests how they can become more effective at avoiding the pitfalls.
Board Effectiveness: Getting a Return (April 2010)
With boardroom failures having played a big part in the banking crisis, changes in governance requirements were inevitable. But how have boards responded? Richard Sheath explains.
Building bridges (November 2009)
Internal auditors can make a vital contribution to the role of non-executive directors, but they must work hard to create good relationships. This article appeared in the November 2009 issue of 'Internal Auditing'. Reproduced with the permission of the Institute of Internal Auditors - UK and Ireland.
In the loop (April 2009)
New guidelines confirm that investors want audit committees to disclose more about what they are doing and why. Hanif Barma shares his thoughts on how internal audit could help to meet these increasing expectations.
May you live in interesting times:
Risk management and assurance in the current economic climate
(November 2008)
At a networking evening for Heads of Risk and Internal Audit held on 27 November 2008, co-hosted by Independent Audit and Walker Hamill, the issues relating to internal audit and risk management arising from the current recessionary economic climate were debated. This paper captures the main issues raised by the speakers and the discussion that followed.
Covering the odds
Vicky Kubitscheck shares her thoughts on how the creation of a principles-based regulatory environment affect the role of internal audit.
