Toshiba – a case of internal audit failure Toshiba, a 140-year-old pillar of Japan Inc, is caught up in the country’s biggest accounting scandal since 2011. In 2011, Olympus Corp was embroiled in a scandal. In July 2015, Toshiba Corp president Hisao Tanaka and his two predecessors quit after investigators found that the company inflated […]
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How might driver-based forecasting—an approach that bases financial forecasts on operational drivers—support your company’s performance management needs? In the following Q&A—based on questions asked by participants during a live webcast on the topic—we discuss driver-based forecasting, the business models that lend themselves to this approach, and alternative planning and forecasting approaches. We have a very
Risk of Internal Controls Failures: http://www.gmsisuccess.in Last week’s announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the resolution of its outstanding Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with Halliburton Company continues to resonate and provide lessons for the compliance practitioner. [Full disclosure – I am a Halliburton shareholder] I wanted to continue to
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Any one of a variety of risks could threaten an organization’s success and lead to a decrease in stakeholder value, including: globalization, technology, demands for customized products and services, shifts in regulation, mergers and restructurings, accounting and reporting deficiencies, and complex financial instruments. Leaders must be aware of a holistic approach to risk management and
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