The Hidden Risks of Climate Change

The background Climate change is the change in average weather conditions over a long time period and includes temperature, wind, rainfall, length of seasons and even the frequency of extreme […]

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King IV Launch Conference 2016

BarnOwl and the King IV Launch: 01 November 2016 Sandton Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa Written by Jonathan Crisp, Director, BarnOwl GRC and Audit Software We were delighted to be […]

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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight:The Integrated Report and Integrated Thinking in the Reign of King IV with Leigh Roberts

BarnOwl Info Sharing session: 29 July 2016 The Integrated Report and Integrated Thinking in the reign of King IV By Leigh Roberts CA(SA) – IRC of SA –CEO We were […]

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Anarchy – A Recipe for Disaster, or the Only Choice Left for Humanity?

“Anarchy in South Sudan: Mass looting of aid to leave many hungry and desperate” “Former police chief says we are on the precipice of anarchy” “Anarchy in the UK: Brexit […]

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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: The Importance of External Context Setting and Monitoring in Risk Management with Michael Ferendinos

BarnOwl Info Sharing session: 30 June 2016 EXTERNAL CONTEXT SETTING, MONITORING AND REPORTING WITHIN RISK MANAGEMENT By Michael Ferendinos – IRMSA Chief Risk Advisor Michael, with his wealth of experience presented […]

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Leaders Luncheon And Conference Plenary Session

LEADERS LUNCHEON AND CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSION 17 August 2016 BarnOwl was the proud sponsor of the guest speaker, none other than Clem Sunter at The Institute of Internal Auditors South […]

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Auditing Talent to Unearth Potential – Talent Management and Its Alignment to Objectives

South Africa’s unemployment rate recently clambered back over the 25% level, the highest reading since 2005, and the 12th highest unemployment rate globally. 5.7 million people are unemployed in South […]

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Internal Audit Performance Versus Internal Audit Value. Is There a Difference?

The concepts of internal audit performance and value add are used interchangeably more often than not. How often has one heard that the internal auditors have completed their annual plan, […]

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So Why the Hesitancy to Invest in Effective Risk Management (RM)?

SO WHY THE HESITANCY TO INVEST IN EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT (RM)? TYPICAL OBJECTIONS TO INVESTING IN RM AND POSSIBLE RESPONSES Despite evidence that mature RM programs add significant value, many […]

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BarnOwl Info Sharing Insight: Economic Review and Outlook 2016 with Nicky Weimar

BarnOwl Information Sharing Session 5th May 2016 on: “Economic Review & Outlook 2016” by Nicky Weimar, Senior Economist – Nedbank Recently Nicky Weimar, the senior economist of Nedbank very kindly presented […]

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