Seasons greetings! Thanks for taking time out to read our end of year wrap for Audit & Risk leaders. In this edition we’ll be giving you a quick summary of what we’ve been doing over the last six months, some of our thoughts and tips for 2016. In this edition: What we’ve been up to […]
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Davies Report Bumper Edition – July 2015
Thanks for taking time to open our infrequent newsletter and our apologies for the long period between editions. There are a number of issues and trends that are hot in the risk and assurance space which we wanted to make you aware of. 1. New requirements kick in for listed companies (Principle 7)2. Updated audit […]
July 2014 Newsletter
Optimise your governance, risk and assurance. Get it humming. Current trends During this quarter we’ve been working around Australia across the private, government and not for profit sectors. Four key themes have come up for us in recent months. 1. Disruption (strategic risk) 2. Risk appetite 3. Assurance frameworks 4. Stakeholder alignment 1. Disruption (Strategic risk) “Operational risk […]
March 2014 newsletter
Welcome to our March newsletter. This has been an important week in internal audit and corporate governance in this part of the world. IIA’s SOPAC conference was held this week, bringing together leading thinkers locally and internationally and driving a flurry of new ideas and research. In addition the ASX Corporate Governance Council issued the […]
End of year wrap / Project Emu
Festive Greetings / Another Big Year As 2014 rolls to an end, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for your interest and support in what has been another big year for us at TDA. 2014 Highlights This has been a very big year for us. Here’s a few highlights. Project Emu […]
Our take on the recent changes to the IIA Standards (free white paper)
Video: What you need to know about the changes in 90 seconds.This month the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) released their latest revisions to their global standards. These standards come into effect from 1 January 2013. Much has been written about these changes, making it difficult to determine what’s really important, if anything. At first […]
Doing More with Less
In this month’s piece, we shift from our usual focus on risk and assurance effectiveness, to risk and assurance efficiency. In other words, how to do more with less. ** Snapshot Budget uncertainty and cost pressures remain widespread and are driving four common responses: 1. Cost cutting2. Defending existing budgets 3. Reshaping the audit program […]
End of year wrap
2011 was an amazing year for us and for our clients as we helped them get the most out of their risk and assurance functions. We gave advice to leading companies on their governance practices. We helped them make the case for an approach to integrated assurance. We saw through a category strategy for internal […]
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Why internal audit practice always lags and GRC snakeoil salesmen are alive and well I turned 40 recently. And my work is making me feel old. You see I’ve become that guy who says things like “back in the mid-90’s when we were rolling out CSA, we used to produce these great assurance maps…” or […]
Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) – The Great Risk Con
Key points: GRC is a software category, not a way of life. We need to get strategy to the table. Make sure you understand what software you’re buying and why – some niche needs are best served by niche products. Emerging risk analysis is vital to understanding your material risks and developing good strategy. Bottom-up […]