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OCC Bulletin March 17, 2003	Interagency Policy Statement on Internal Audit and Internal Audit Outsourcing Revised guidance on internal audit and its outsourcing
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Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2002 Kenneth L. Betts	Avoiding Enron: Counseling the Audit Committee In general, the role of the audit committee is to review the financial operations and statements of a company and to affirm the integrity and accuracy of the preparation and dissemination of that information. Now audit committees need closer observation, support and liability protection.
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CFO September 1, 2002 David M. Katz	The Insiders Do internal auditors have a bigger role to play in ensuring the integrity of financial reports?
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HBS Working Knowledge October 24, 2005 Nolan & McFarlan	Building an IT Governance Committee A company that decides it needs board-level IT oversight must do three things: Select the appropriate members and the chairman, determine the group's relationship to the audit committee, and prepare the charter.
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U.S. Banker June 2010 Glen Fest	Question Everything Banks say risk management is a top priority, but most are struggling to practice it effectively. Here are six questions banks should be asking themselves.
Knowledge@Wharton June 18, 2003	Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America.
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CFO September 1, 2005 Alix Nyberg Stuart	Can You Spot the Finance Expert? Two years after the SEC started requiring finance experts on audit committees, it's still not clear who qualifies, or whether it really makes a difference.
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FDIC FYI July 24, 2002	Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports.
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Cem Karacadag & Michael W. Taylor	Toward a New Global Banking Standard: The Basel Committee's Proposals The Basel Committee's new capital framework proposals will have important implications for developed and developing countries alike. Although many details remain to be worked out, it is not too early for countries to start preparing for the proposals' implementation.
CFO September 1, 2005 John Goff	Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell.
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IEEE Spectrum June 2006 Carl Selinger	Making Committees Work Volunteering for committees is a great way to get involved in businesses and in professional societies. You'll learn new skills and subjects and rub elbows with people you might not normally get a chance to work with. This can open the door to potential mentoring relationships and, yes, job offers.
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