Audit & Accounting

Chief audit executives and audit committee members view internal audit priorities differently, particularly when prioritizing risks, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is merging with the Auditing Roundtable to create a new Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Center that will serve environmental, health and safety auditors around the world, starting in 2016.

Financial reports that incorporate assumptions aren’t worth a dime for actually reducing uncertainty.

Audit reviewers who are aware of the personal biases of audit preparers are still influenced by them, according to a new study.

Financial Accounting Foundation president and CEO Terri Polley explains what the organization is trying to achieve with its career initiative.

An organization of Irish accountants has signed an agreement with a Russian accounting organization, to provide education, training, examination, an online certificate in financial reporting and an array of other areas.

Many nonprofit professionals are expecting growth and increased revenue this year, according to a new survey.

Noble Group Ltd. denied inflating the balance-sheet value of contracts as Asia’s biggest commodities trading house published a rebuttal against allegations by Iceberg Research, an anonymous group that’s questioned the company’s accounting methods. Noble’s shares rose.

Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) announced the launch of a new degree program on Wednesday, in a partnership with the Ron Blue Institute. The Master of Business Administration in Personal Financial Planning (MBA-PFP) allows Certified Financial Planners to earn an MBA by completing just seven or eight additional courses.

Financial Accounting Foundation president and CEO Terri Polley explains how the foundation plans to spread the word about what’s taking place in the accounting profession and the organization.