IIA ja ECIIA blogidest
02.12.2021 - 07:20
Mike Jacka
A Future More Rosy Than Black
There are people out there expanding the boundaries of internal audit, some of them going farther than we might imagine.
18.11.2021 - 05:53
Mike Jacka
Future Imperfect
Before we can envision and strive for a better future, we have to be willing to listen to the message.
09.11.2021 - 15:18
ECIIA
ECIIA Annual Report 2020/2021
The ECIIA Annual Report 2020/2021 has been presented at the ECIIA General Assembly, held virtually, on 28 October 2021.
The post...
08.11.2021 - 14:11
ECIIA
ECIIA | New Management Board
The European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing (ECIIA) elected new board members during the General Assembly, held virtually on 28 October 2021. Three board members were elected at the General Assembly and the other three had their mandates renewed.
The ECIIA Board and...
04.11.2021 - 15:12
Mike Jacka
What Did You Say to Me?
We all have triggers. Do you know yours? Do you know those of the people you work with? And do you know the impact they have?
03.11.2021 - 11:04
ECIIA
The three lines joining forces for COP26
In light of the COP26, ECIIA is delighted to announce its collaboration with ecoDa (the European Confederation of Directors Associations) and FERMA...
29.10.2021 - 00:37
Mike Jacka
Anecdotes as Evidence, Stories as Truth
Auditors can have all the facts and figures, but they are lifeless unless they are part of a story.
28.10.2021 - 05:58
Mike Jacka
Anecdotes as Evidence, Stories as Truth
We can have all the facts and figures, but they are lifeless unless they are part of a story.
25.10.2021 - 16:07
ECIIA
Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA – ESAs) have delivered to the European Commission their Final Report with draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) regarding disclosures under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The disclosures relate to...
22.10.2021 - 14:13
ECIIA
European Insurance Forum with the European Insurance Regulator and Supervisors
ECIIA is organising the first edition of the European internal audit Insurance Forum with the European Insurance Regulator and Supervisors, on December 1, 2021.
The event will be virtual and free for Chief...
21.10.2021 - 06:48
Mike Jacka
Get To Know Your Customers Day
Getting to know internal audit's clients means more than the occasional discussion on risk and what keeps management up at night.
20.10.2021 - 15:19
ECIIA
Guidance on remote auditing for the use of internal auditors
Specialists* from the Internal Audit Service at the European Commission, assisted by the ECIIA have described the journey to adopt remote auditing, on the new ...
14.10.2021 - 06:10
Mike Jacka
A Change Would Do You Good
Change is not something to be managed, it is something to be embraced.
12.10.2021 - 15:09
ECIIA
European Court of Auditors: More consistent EU action needed to redirect finance towards sustainable investment
A special report by the European Court of Auditors underlines the lack of European accompanying measures to address the environmental and social cost of unsustainable economic activities...
08.10.2021 - 18:00
Mike Jacka
A Fable of Observation and Analysis
The best observations and analysis often happen outside the confines of the audit program.
04.10.2021 - 13:27
ECIIA
Banking Forum 2021
Within ECIIA, the Banking Committee represents the voice of internal auditors from the Banking Sector in Europe and is made of representatives from big...
01.10.2021 - 07:21
Mike Jacka
Hidden Goals
Knowing our measures of success may not be a good thing.
28.09.2021 - 14:29
ECIIA
European Commission: Reviewing EU insurance rules
The European Commission adopted a comprehensive ‘review package’ of Solvency II rules. The overall aim is to ensure that insurers and reinsurers in the EU keep investing, and...
28.09.2021 - 06:06
Mike Jacka
Wrong Purpose Wrong Results
What we state to be the purpose of audit reports may speak volumes about what we are doing wrong.
24.09.2021 - 05:53
Mike Jacka
Analyzing the Words We Use
To understand if we are writing effectively, it may take an in-depth examination of what we write.
22.09.2021 - 11:24
ECIIA
Webinar | Remote auditing: experience from internal auditors
Auditing, just like technology, is evolving. Once an exclusively on-site exercise, be it a face-to-face
meeting with an auditee, having a coffee in the boardroom with a senior manager and discussing context and leadership, or having a site tour of the facilities with a member of the...
21.09.2021 - 16:28
ECIIA
Risk in Focus 2022: hot topics for internal auditors
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the corporate landscape in the present, the new edition of the ECIIA Risk in Focus report highlights climate change as the rising risk of the future.
The...
21.09.2021 - 15:07
ECIIA
Governance trends 2021: Four Priorities for Boards, Management & Governance Professionals
Diligent has published a new white paper, Governance Trends 2021: Four Priorities for Boards, Management & Governance...
21.09.2021 - 06:02
Mike Jacka
Do the Pieces Support the Whole
Effective audit reporting requires that the nuts and bolts support the purpose.
14.09.2021 - 12:29
ECIIA
EFRAG: Climate standard prototype
The EFRAG Project Task Force on European sustainability reporting standards published a working paper entitled...
03.09.2021 - 06:42
Mike Jacka
The Knowledge Needed to Run Amuck
Successful creativty and innovation must be based on an understanding of how things are.
31.08.2021 - 07:25
Mike Jacka
Control, Freedom and Trust
Creativity and innovation need more than just freedom from micromanagement.
27.08.2021 - 07:21
Mike Jacka
Living in the Shadow of Fear
Success cannot be achieved when shackled by the need to avoid risk
23.08.2021 - 14:48
ECIIA
European Parliament: Improving corporate sustainability reporting
The European Parliament has developed an interesting briefing note that provides an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission’s impact assessment on corporate sustainability reporting accompanying the proposal, submitted on 21 April 2021. The document...
17.08.2021 - 07:18
Mike Jacka
Stopwatch Auditing
Some internal audit practices can trace their roots to early 19th century management theories. That's not always a good thing.