With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses were forced to embrace remote working almost instantly without any scope to prior preparations. Now, as the economy recovers, more people are sticking to flexible work schedules. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has now issued guidelines to firms to meet their “regulatory obligations” […]
The ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) has updated its regulatory guidance on the prohibition of hawking financial products in the country. The regulatory guide (RG 38) portrays the changes in the anti-hawking system under the Financial Sector Reform 2020, commencing on the 5th of October, 2021. It also clarifies how the reform affects commercial […]
Continuous control monitoring (CCM) is a technology-based solution for constantly monitoring processes and leveraging sample-based testing methods for more cost-effective monitoring. CCM lowers audit costs by continuously monitoring transactional systems. A simple Control Monitoring isn’t enough to keep things under control. In a digital world, the control environments can not keep up with the difference in […]
Understanding and addressing the drivers of conduct risk is fundamental in further developing standards of behavior. The sources of conduct risks can be categorized into: Inherent factors Governance and business processes Economic and environmental factors Let’s understand these factors/ sources of conduct risks in detail. Inherent Factors Various inherent factors are causing the conduct risks […]
It is by now evident that the protracted effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the workforce lifestyles and patterns across the world aren’t in a crisis management stage anymore — they are here to stay. Ever since the virus gained its ‘pandemic’ status, organizations worldwide forced to shift their workforces into isolated silos of their […]
