Corporate governance: keeping track of the rules - Special Advertising Section

Internal Auditor, April, 2003

Are your governance policies getting hammered by too many changes happening too fast? Legislators, regulators, stock exchanges, and other groups have all proposed solutions to recent governance challenges--and no two of the proposals seem to be the same. With so many groups proposing diverse, yet related changes, it can be difficult to keep track.

Because The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) knows how important the sweeping laws on securities regulation and corporate governance are to you and your organization, we've developed a comprehensive repository of information that will help you implement good governance practices, comply with new legislation, and track initiatives. Visit "Guidance" at www.theiia.org for information on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, establishing an internal audit shop, the internal auditor's role in OFO and CEO certifications, sample chief audit executive (CAE) reports on internal control, links to legislative sites, guidance development, and other related articles.

Fifty Thousand Internal Auditors Can't Be Wrong!

The IIA Research Foundation has prepared an evolving Assessment Guide that provides a side-by-side comparison of key requirements of U.S. legislative, regulatory, and listing requirements affecting internal auditors serving publicly held companies. This valuable resource has been downloaded more than 50,000 times by internal auditors from around the world.

Supplementing the Assessment Guide. The Research Foundation, has also delved into the internal auditors' role in corporate governance. Several tools gathered during this project are available now, including the El Paso Internal Control Assessment Survey, an audit committee charter matrix, and a sample audit committee charter. To get your free copy, go to www.theiia.org and search for "Corporate Governance."

The Assessment Guide and corporate governance study are sponsored and published as part of The Research Foundation's Master Key Series. Sign up with a minimum US $1,000 donation and you will receive all Foundation publications and research reports as they come off the press.