Internal Audit and Controls Training - Live Webinars, Recordings & CDs

The objective of any report is to provide important information to management in the area reviewed. It represents the end result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews and discussions. The quality of that report will have an impact on how well the report is understood and accepted. This training program will review the audit standards related to audit report quality and encourage attendees to participate in various quality report exercises.

This European directive is very confusing for many and since it is European there are many in the US that need a clearer understanding of the directive. In this introductory webinar, attendees will be introduced to the important terms and concepts of the directive. Those who attend will obtain basic knowledge to understand what RoHS is about and if they need to learn more.

This webinar will offer a comprehensive, in-depth review of the state laws affecting the corporate governance standards applicable to insurance companies and the board of directors’ role in those standards.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reports that U.S. victims alone lost $18 million in 15 months to just a single form of ransomware. This training program will review the risks associated with various types of cyber fraud, and in particular, business email compromise (BEC) and ransomware. The session will also discuss documenting sound business practices to minimize exposure and loss and list what to present to your board of directors before an incident.

Correspondent banking has become a hot topic with BSA AML over the past few years. With examination scrutiny on correspondent banking high, this training program will highlight why it is essential to know the risk and what to do when it comes to banking other banks.

The application and practice of ethical behavior is not just about complying with rules and regulations but about doing the right thing. This training program will discuss case studies and how to apply best practical ethical behavior and how to incorporate the ethical behavior into your firm’s overall business culture.

This training program will examine the fraud vulnerabilities in the procurement of materials and services in the private sector. In addition, it will explore the many procurement and contract fraud schemes and at what point in the procurement and contract process they occur.

Reputation risk is the risk of loss resulting from damages to a firm's reputation, in lost revenue; increased operating, capital or regulatory costs; or destruction of shareholder value, due to an adverse or potentially criminal event even if the company is not found guilty. This training program will explore the hidden danger behind reputational risk that can pose a threat to the survival of the biggest and best-run companies, often wiping out millions or billions of dollars in market capitalization or future revenues and occasionally resulting in a change at the uppermost levels of management.

Information technology assets and information need to be protected against unauthorized internal or external access and cyberattacks. These attacks may result in data destruction, alteration, unavailability or breach of confidentiality. This training program will discuss how developing and maintaining a cyber risk register is a fundamental step toward inventorying, assessing and addressing cyber risks threatening your organization.

This training program will detail developing a compliance manual and a code of ethics for the financial industry, with the intent of clarifying the requirements of the Advisers Act. The instructor will also guide attendees on testing the manual, effectively managing it, and keeping it constantly updated.

This training program will highlight the practices prohibited by the FCPA. It will help determine if your current travel and entertainment policy is in compliance and discuss what accounting and anti-bribery violations are covered.

This webinar highlights how one can identify red flags of frauds, asset misappropriation and corruption. Presented by the former Inspector General of the SEC, the webinar provides specific and concrete tips to identify potential red flags before there is significant exposure.

This webinar offer a comprehensive and in-depth review of the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s (NAIC) Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Model Act and Guidance Manual (ORSA). Participants will learn about real world application to insurer’s daily operations and lessons learned so far.

This webinar will involve a high-level discussion on how you can create effective teams for achieving your Information Security goals and addressing complex threats such as Ransomware. Learn how to create a Information Security plan and align your goals with objectives, strategies and tactics across teams.

This training program will demonstrate why companies planning to do business with the government should be prepared to be audited by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). DCAA performs all needed contract audits for the Department of Defense (DoD). The focus of this program is to offer attendees a strong knowledge of DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) and help understand what is required when pricing proposals, developing a compliant accounting system, and maintaining contracts.

This training program will prepare your organization to understand the need for data security, the steps that can be taken to institute or augment your data security policies/procedures, and the implementation of the needed controls. This webinar will introduce attendees to a set of known and respected data security standards that can be employed by your organization to improve your security. Attendees will walk away with ideas to leverage the curriculum with their existing security infrastructure.

This webinar training provides an in depth understanding and applicability of the risk metrics. The instructor helps in establishing the purpose they serve and reviewing the methodology for creating a set of risk metrics. He will also discuss the sampling of forms of risk metrics to be employed and review the risk metric management process.

This training program will provide insight into fundamental underwriting and risk management guidelines, determining variables that constitute merchant risk, and on how to assign a dollar value and quantify exposure.

This training program will focus on how to shift the mindset from growing sales to growing profitable sales and to view customers as investments like in a stock portfolio to seek higher ROIs – return on customers (ROC). It will also look at how measuring forward-looking customer lifetime value (CLV) differs from calculating historical customer/consumer profitability for B2C industries.

This training webinar discusses CAMELS components in terms of the regulators’ evaluation methodology. It covers how these considerations translate into the rating of each component and the formulation of a bank’s CAMELS composite rating. In addition, the instructor explains two related evaluations: CCARS which is a “Comprehensive Capital Assessment and Review”, and CLAR which is a “Comprehensive Liquidity Assessment and Review” and how to rate bank’s capital adequacy and liquidity adequacy.