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19 Apr

South Africa bans KPMG from auditing public institutions

Posted by The AACI Governance, Internal Control, Types of Fraud and Corruption

April 17, 2018 Auditor-general points to ‘significant reputational risks’ associated with firm. KPMG has been banned from auditing public institutions in South Africa, compounding a crisis for the firm in the country over its role in a high-profile bank failure and ties to the controversial Gupta family. The South African […]

Mike Masoud and Dr Wole_TheGuardian_April 2018

07 Apr

Upholding rule of law and corruption prevention

Posted by The AACI Academia, CACM, Certification, Costs of Corruption, Governance, Internal Control, Opinions

April 5, 2018 Corruption is a global phenomenon that has its roots back in history and will always be present. While there is a consensus on the socioeconomic and political damages corruption causes, experts and researchers do not have well-established agreement on what causes it. Albeit there is a distinct […]

March 2018

Questioning the Effectiveness of Independent Audit Committees

Does the Current Regulatory Regime Improve Reporting Quality?

In Brief

At the root of over a decade of regulation and best practices is the premise that the structure and independence of a company’s audit committee has a direct effect on the quality of its financial reporting. The empirical evidence to support this proposition, however, is scant. The author conducted a major research project that investigated the effects of audit committee size and independence standards on the quality of financial reporting by public companies.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/03/26/questioning-effectiveness-independent-audit-committees/

05 Mar

Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM): FAQ

Posted by The AACI CACM, Certification

CACM candidates frequently ask the following questions. When you do not find the information you need, please contact us. CACM Review Textbook CACM Review Course The AACI provides these parties with significant support to enable them to conduct CACM review courses to their constituents. Such support includes: CACM Exam Fee […]

02 Mar

CACM Review Courses Worldwide.

Posted by The AACI CACM, Certification, Governance, Internal Control, Membership

CACM Review Course Led by the Exam Unit (EU), The AACI offers the Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) via exam in selected countries and regions. Once it becomes available via exam in a country, the CACM will not be available via grandfathering provision in it. The grandfathering provision will end on […]

01 Mar

Launched: Registration for the CACM Exam Path

Posted by The AACI CACM, Certification, Governance, Internal Control, Membership

Tempe, AZ March 1, 2018 The Exam Unit of The American Anti-Corruption Institute launched today the official registration for the Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) Exam Path in eight countries: U.S.A., Canada, Netherlands, Kuala Lumpur, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, and U.A.E. CACM members are qualified Certified Anti-Corruption Manager ®©(CACM). It is the […]

22 Feb

The Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) Syllabus: Exam Path

Posted by The AACI Academia, CACM, Certification, Membership

The CACM syllabus consists of the below-stated subjects. The CACM equips management and those charged with governance with the core body of knowledge of the cutting-edge know-how and skills to enable them preventing corruption. Though the CACM is corruption prevention oriented, it empowers management to deter and detect fraud and […]