Published by Todd Davies on 21 Aug 2011

Could internal audit have prevented the News Corp Scandal?

Viewpoint Could the internal audit team at News Corp have identified and clamped down on the illegal activities of their journalists?  Todd Davies doesn’t think so. The News of the World scandal is causing ripple effects around the world, with commentators in Australia and abroad beginning to ask questions about News Corp’s corporate governance. They [...]

Published by Todd Davies on 04 Mar 2011

Audit Committee best practices

Audit committee best practice is constantly evolving. As new audit committees are constituted and maturing, often they need assistance in determining how to take things to the next level.  Todd Davies & Associates studies leading practices in audit committees and can assist you take things to the next level. Our process Working with the audit [...]

Published by Todd Davies on 27 Apr 2010

Best practices in public sector internal audit, audit committees and risk management

I’m pleased to be chairing a discussion panel at Australasia’s leading internal audit conference on leading practice and models for risk management, internal audit and audit committees in the public sector. Given the major reforms in Queensland and New South Wales in the past 18 months, we will  have a focus on their changes, which [...]

Published by Todd Davies on 12 Mar 2010

Life after the IIA

After two years working with the Institute of Internal Auditors as their national Technical and Policy Director in Australia, I’ve had a lot of inquiries on why I was moving on, and what’s next. Risk Magazine Magazine (Australia) published an interview with me this week – Davies Leaves on a High - which covers this in [...]