Audit responsibilities with online banking

http://www.aicpa.org/interestareas/centerforplainenglishaccounting/resources/2015/pages/online-banking.aspx This plain language document highlights controls and risks of online banking

Internal Auditing Survey

http://www.pwc.com/us/2015internalauditstudy Some nice visuals accompany this PWC survey.

Catholic nursing chain to settle Medicare fraud

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/new-york-catholic-nursing-chain-pays-35-million-settle-medicare-fraud-claims

Grant Thornton Survey results

http://www.complianceweek.com/blogs/accounting-auditing-update/latest-grc-survey-shows-disconnect-on-risk#.VPbojsbfJOI Not full agreement between chief audit executives and audit committees in terms of the highest priorities for internal audit - see this article

Root Cause Analysis in Auditing

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2015/mar/improving-audit-quality-with-root-cause-analysis-201511894.html The results of a survey from the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators identifies some factors. The actual survey is located at this url. https://www.ifiar.org/IFIAR/media/Documents/General/IFIAR%20Global%20Survey%20Media%20Coverage/IFIAR-2014-Survey-of-Inspection-Findings.pdf

Reporting fraud

http://ww2.cfo.com/fraud/2015/03/internal-fraud-still-swept-rug/ Companies should call in law enforcement rather than handle malfeasance internally.