Thank you very much Alex for your excellent presentation on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unlocking Potential and Addressing Risk’ at the BarnOwl info-sharing event held on 27th March 2025. Thank you […]
Category: Integrated GRC Insights/Blog
The new Global Internal Audit Standards (2024) focus on Risk Management
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has introduced significant updates to the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) with the release of the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards, which replaces the […]
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Secret Messaging in Ads: How Effective is Marketing?
A typical mainstream explanation of advertising is – ‘The definition of advertising is a means of communication in which a product, brand or service is promoted to a viewership in […]
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The Origins of Banking in the Wild West: From Gold Dust to Banking
The American Wild West of the 19th century is often romanticized as a land of cowboys, outlaws, and uncharted territories. Beneath the dramatic backdrop of dusty plains and rugged mountains, […]
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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: IRMSA South Africa Risk Report 2024/25, 10th Edition with Christelle Marais Director, Lucidum (Pty) Limited, Project Lead for the 10th Edition of the IRMSA South Africa Risk Report 2024/25
Introduction Thank you very much Christelle for your excellent presentation on ‘IRMSA South African Risk Report 2024/25)’ at the BarnOwl info-sharing event held on 26th September 2024. Thank you to […]
A Brief History of the Mafia
The word “Mafia” is an informal term that is used to describe a network of organised crime organisations in both America and Italy. Until the mid-19th century Sicily was ruled […]
The Ticking Clock – How Time Shapes our Lives
There are not many times when you can start an article 13.8 billion years ago, but that is when time started. Cosmologists generally agree that this is when the universe […]
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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: Empowering Insight, Enhancing Governance Mastering Risk and Control-Based Auditing Session 2 presented by Stephen Helberg and Scott Goddard, Directors, GRCReady
Introduction Thank you very much Stephen and Scott for your most informative presentation on ‘Mastering Risk and Control-Based Auditing (part #2 on Audit Execution)’ at the BarnOwl info-sharing event held […]
The Dark Side of Chocolate
Chocolate does not need an introduction – it’s one of the most popular foods in the world. The cocoa bean (technically a seed) from the cacao tree was first domesticated […]
BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: – Empowering Insight, Enhancing Governance: Mastering Risk and Control-Based Auditing (Part #1 – Audit Planning)
Presented by Stephen Helberg and Scott Goddard, Directors, GRCReady Introduction Thank you very much Stephen and Scott for your most informative presentation on ‘Mastering Risk and Control-Based Auditing (part #1 […]