Effective cost-control standards and strong internal controls are a large part of what separates highly successful businesses from less-successful ones. Although every associate from the business ...

Leaders are the chief risk managers of any organization. Decisions about new products, markets, suppliers, etc., come down to leadership’s priorities regarding risk. Leadership holds topmost ...

In Part III of my continuing series on ISO 37001, today I examine the board and top management’s respective responsibilities in the implementation and oversight of an anti-bribery management system.

Management risk is the risk—financial, ethical, or otherwise—associated with ineffective, destructive, or underperforming management. Management risk can be a factor for investors holding stock in a ...

Julia Hawley is a full-time writer focusing on investing. She combines her writing skills with her experience in personal wealth management. Kimberly Overcast is an award-winning writer and ...

Climate-related risk considerations are continuing to evolve for financial statements as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues receive increasing attention from investors and others who ...

Why does one person get selected for a promotion while others with equal skills, education and experience get passed over? While there may be several valid answers to that question, I submit that a ...

Purpose: To provide information about administering departmental finances. This section notes significant policies and procedures, provides an overview of internal control, gives suggestions for ...