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2019 IIA Philadelphia Fraud Symposium - Update

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IIA Philadelphia Fraud Symposium - Hold the Date! March 22, 2019, at Exelon’s Energy Hall

“Trust is a professional hazard...verify”

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Putting the Freud in Fraud - Part One

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Fraud Tip Friday: Where did the Data come from?

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Fraud Tip Friday: Concealment

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Internal Control Defined and Some Guidance

Compliance officers talk about controls constantly. Effective controls are the lifeblood of what makes a compliance program work. Most of us can rattle off examples of controls, or recognize a control when we see one.
So my fellow speaker asked the audience: What is a control?
Nobody dared answer. We all, me included, were suddenly uncertain that we could define a control correctly.
The speaker who posed this question is Jonathan T. Marks, partner at Baker Tilly and a prolific thinker on all things forensics, audit, and internal control. Lately Marks has been asking audit and compliance audiences to define a control — and to his dismay, most people can’t.Read Marks’ definition of internal control.

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(Advanced) Meta-model of Fraud - Two triangles combine for better fraud case comprehension

The Fraud Triangle is tried and true, but we might need more to understand our cases. The authors describe a “meta-model of fraud” that combines the “why-based” Fraud Triangle with the “what-based” Triangle of Fraud Action to better explain fraud cases. We might never know exactly why fraudsters commit crimes, but we can always gather facts and evidence to help prevent and deter fraud.

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How GDPR Could Impact Whistleblowers and the Ethics Hotline

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It's a Hit! Third Party Due Diligence

Why do due diligence? The “knowing” standard of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) makes a company equally liable whether an improper payment is made to a “Foreign Official”¹ directly or through a third-party, such as an agent, distributor, reseller, or sub-contractor. To minimize their exposure to potential sanction under anti-bribery and corruption regulations such as the FCPA, companies need to apply appropriate due diligence, taking a proportionate and risk-based approach.
Potential due diligence efforts include direct requests for details on the background, expertise, and business experience, of relevant individuals. It is also important to know whether you are dealing with a Politically Exposed Person (PEP) or a State Owned Enterprise (SOE).

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Advice to the Board - Knowing the Business is Critical to Effective Risk Oversight

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13 Step FCPA Compliance Action Plan

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A ticking time bomb? Whistleblowing In Organizations Today

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Supreme Court: The Interpretation of the Whistleblower Protections within the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Seem to Have Been Too Broad

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Audit Committees, Internal Audit, and Fraud Risk

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March 9th, 2018, Fraud Symposium - Presented by the IIA Philadelphia Chapter & Moderated by Jonathan T. Marks

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Fraud Risk Assessment - A Recipe for Greater Success!

In addition to establishing an ethical environment, board members and management must also take the lead in implementing and maintaining a formal fraud risk management program. One key element of such a program is a fraud risk assessment.Risk assessments are part of the discipline of risk management, where enhanced frameworks and techniques have emerged. Risk management comprises the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by the coordinated and efficient use of resources to monitor, minimize, and otherwise control the impact of the risks on the organization.

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