Taxes are certainly not fun, but there is something worse: an audit. Combine the two in a risk and compliance scenario and you have the onerous "audit tax," a figurative term used to describe the expenses a company incurs when deploying resources and manpower to satisfy the burgeoning set of internal and external compliance and audit mandates.

The Holistic Information Security Practitioner (HISP) Certification course is one of the fastest growing information security certifications for Information Security Practitioners, Managers and Officers.

By Bill Knight, Director, Ergo

Organisations accept unrelenting change as a key feature of today's business environment and consequently view effective business change management as a core competence. Leaders and managers at all levels of the organisation, from the boardroom to front line operations, strive to realise the benefits of change without undermining current business performance or introducing unacceptable risk. Decision making in complex, uncertain environments requires wide engagement, high levels of awareness and active participation, yet the process invokes anxiety and dysfunction as teams struggle to understand the full impact of their actions.

This handbook provides information that you will need to register for the SCCE Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)Examination, including eligibility requirements, examination policies, an examination content outline, and an examination application.

Remote Deposit Capture (RDC), a deposit transaction delivery system, allows a financial institution to receive digital information from deposit documents captured at remote locations.

Large organisations manage numerous strategic change programmes and tactical initiatives in parallel. As a result it can prove difficult to maintain visibility of the combined impact of the proposed changes, the potential risks involved and where the effects will be felt.

Reliant Pharmaceuticals was preparing for a pending IPO to occur during the fall of 2007. With such a significant event underway, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) was top of mind for the company's management team, Board of Directors, and the Internal Audit department.

Outake: This document is intended to assist members of the Financial Institution Shared Assessments Program and others in using the Agreed Upon Procedures and understanding how they relate to industry regulations, as well as to deepen their understanding of the program.

By Martin Boyd, Principal Consultant, Ergo

Abstract: The ability to change is a fundamental requirement for all organisations, no matter what industry sector. Managers are required to spend an increasing amount of time trying to deliver change whilst continuing to manage the ‘day job' of delivering improved performance. However these should not be seen as conflicting or competing activities - rather that business change is an essential part of managing performance.

Complete Production had been outsourcing their SOX compliance work to a local team of consultants. The consultants had set up Complete Production's original testing strategy and was about to perform all of the agreed upon testing.

Martin Boyd, Principal Consultant, Ergo

Abstract: Benefits realisation is becoming an increasingly used phrase and a hot topic within the world of Programme and Change Management. The reason behind this trend is simple: failure to deliver programmes and projects is now less common than the failure to realise any benefit from their implementation.

SCCE Code of Ethics pdf

Compliance and ethics programs serve a critical role in helping to prevent and detect misconduct at and by organizations and to promote ethical business environments. The development and rigorous implementation of effective compliance and ethics programs protects investors, consumers, the business community and the public at large. Compliance and ethics professionals (CEPs) understand that the services we provide require the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and competence. Th e following Code of Ethics expresses the profession's recognition of its responsibilities to the general public, to employers and clients, and to the profession.