IPA acts as cyber security threat ramps up

EY’s latest global information security survey found that 87 per cent of board members and C-level executives lack confidence in their organisation’s level of cyber security, while 64 per cent of organisations do not have a threat intelligence program.The IPA’s...

Study reveals international accounting patterns

The IFAC study, which examined accounting and budgeting practices at the national government level in OECD countries, showed how most of these countries have reformed and modernised their financial reporting practices over the last few decades.“High-quality financial...

Software boss says fully automated audit ‘unlikely’

Speaking to SMSF Adviser, BMR Corporate Solutions managing director Mark Ratcliff said that technology can only assist to a certain extent but cannot replace the professional scepticism of a human auditor.He pointed out the myriad of factors affecting automation, from...