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Promoting integrity in organisations

Senior management are in the best position to ensure that an organisation’s attempts at promoting integrity work. However, the promotion of integrity does have its challenges.

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An Essential Guide to Auditor Independence

An auditor’s independence, objectivity and integrity, actual or perceived, are fundamental to ensuring that the audit opinion on the financial statements is credible and trustworthy.

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Dubious practices: what should you do?

Should you confront people and/or raise uncomfortable issues with the Board, even though you may be blamed for rocking the boat? There are seldom easy answers in these situations.

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Ethical challenges - how to deal with them

Giving consideration to the tactics you might employ upon encountering an ethical problem can pay dividends in testing times. The price to pay for getting it wrong can be high.

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