Organizations with structural weaknesses or inadequate oversight
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Can still rest assured adequate fraud-prevention measures are in place if their external auditors employ Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) |
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Provide a fertile breeding ground for fraudulent financial statement reporting |
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Can offset such weakness by implementing a strong set of policies and procedures |
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Are unlikely to experience fraudulent activity if there is a strongly centralized control of all decisions |
Corporate fraud and misconduct remain a constant threat to public trust and
confidence in the capital markets. Public sector organisations are also exposed to
fraud particularly in the provision of services and the supply chain. As organisations
do their best to formulate a comprehensive, proactive strategy to prevent, detect and
respond to integrity threats, they can be well served in focusing their efforts upon:
• identifying and understanding the fraud and misconduct risks that can undermine
increasingly complex, global business objectives
• evaluating the design and operational effectiveness of corporate compliance
programs and related antifraud programs and controls
• meeting antifraud and governance standards promulgated by recognised standard
setters
• gaining insight on better ways to design and evaluate controls to prevent, detect, and
respond to fraud and misconduct
• reducing exposure to corporate liability, sanctions, and litigation that may arise from
violations of law or stakeholder expectations
• deriving value from compliance investments by creating a sustainable process for
managing risk and improving performance and
• achieving high levels of business integrity through sound corporate governance,
internal control and transparency.
This white paper provides an overview of fraud and misconduct risk management
fundamentals. It also provides a road map that organisations can use to move beyond
a check-the-box approach to managing the risks of fraud and misconduct and instead,
design, implement, and evaluate proactive practices that have been found by leading
organisations to be effective.
Organizations with structural weaknesses or inadequate oversight Can still rest assured adequate fraud-prevention measures are in...
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