by Sikandar Usmani | Aug 25, 2023 | Internal Control
What is it that comes to your mind when you hear about a signed off document? If you hear adjectives such as authenticity, credibility, reliability, infallibility in your head, then you better smack it against a wall. This is because your understanding of the...
by Sikandar Usmani | Aug 17, 2023 | GRC
It is almost certain that every auditor has experienced making inquiries as an investigative audit procedure. It may also be the case that some might have experienced it or are living through it as a core procedure or in fact as the only investigative audit procedure....
by Sikandar Usmani | Aug 9, 2023 | Governance
Who rules when both the management and the board are on a payroll? Certainly, management having the advantage of running the day-to-day affairs of the entity, has greater knowledge of the issues impacting the entity, but the Board also has knowledge about the sector...
by Sikandar Usmani | Aug 2, 2023 | GRC
A word to the wise: Read on only if principles intrigue you, both personally and professionally! If you’ve always believed in the widely held and archaic belief that corporates trade off principles for increase in revenue and profitability, behold, you’re in for a...
by Sikandar Usmani | Jul 26, 2023 | Governance
First a question; will we ever get real about Board’s performance evaluations? To find an answer to it we need to make a current state assessment around it through the criteria given below. Mandatory guidelines on Board’s performance evaluation under the current rules...
