News for '-internal-audit'

How the once mighty Singh brothers fell from grace

How the once mighty Singh brothers fell from grace

Rediff.com21 Oct 2019

From Ranbaxy to Religare, Aashish Aryan takes you through a maze of legal cases involving Malvinder Mohan Singh and his younger brother Shivinder Mohan Singh. Both are in police custody following a complaint of fund siphoning.

How Goldman Sachs V-P siphoned off Rs 38 cr

How Goldman Sachs V-P siphoned off Rs 38 cr

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Based on a complaint by the legal head of the company Abhishek Parsheera, a case under various IPC sections including criminal breach of trust and cheating was registered against the two.

How to get a job at the State Bank of India

How to get a job at the State Bank of India

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

This is your chance to work with one of India's largest banks.

The inside story of India's biggest corporate fraud

The inside story of India's biggest corporate fraud

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

The big thing was inflating the revenue of the company through fake invoices.

Nearly $1 mln in FIFA funds missing in Guatemala?

Nearly $1 mln in FIFA funds missing in Guatemala?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2016

Nearly $1 million in funds from soccer's global governing body FIFA may have gone missing from Guatemala's soccer federation last year, according to sources and an internal audit seen by Reuters.

Jet to seek Sebi exemption to divest promoter holding

Jet to seek Sebi exemption to divest promoter holding

Rediff.com23 May 2013

Jet Airways would have four directors on the board; there would be seven independent directors as well.

No evidence of money-laundering so far: HDFC Bank

No evidence of money-laundering so far: HDFC Bank

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

RBI deputy governor, K C Chakrabarty had also said that there was no money laundering involved as alleged by the Cobrapost.

Scam-hit Finmeccanica expands its surveillance body

Scam-hit Finmeccanica expands its surveillance body

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

VVIP chopper scandal-hit Italian defence giant Finmeccanica has delayed publication of its 2012 results following the bribery probe into its Rs 3,600 crore deal with India and has increased the number of members in its surveillance body.

Trump bans Federal agencies from contracting H-1B visa holders

Trump bans Federal agencies from contracting H-1B visa holders

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Trump told reporters that his administration will not tolerate firing of hardworking Americans in pursuit of cheap foreign labour.

Major churn among top ranks at Vedanta Cairn

Major churn among top ranks at Vedanta Cairn

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

The company management remained tight-lipped about the resignations, but indicated there was nothing unusual in these movements.

Infosys takes Panaya, Skava sale deal off the table

Infosys takes Panaya, Skava sale deal off the table

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

Infosys now plans to re-purpose Skava's micro services-based business and re-focus Panaya's suite of products.

Army procures ration for 2.5L 'ghost' soldiers; questioned

Army procures ration for 2.5L 'ghost' soldiers; questioned

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

The defence ministry's Controller General Defence Accounts has questioned the army for procuring ration for 14 lakh personnel during 2010-11 while its actual strength is only about 11.5 lakh.

Defence ministry audit questions DRDO functioning

Defence ministry audit questions DRDO functioning

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

An internal audit report ordered by the defence ministry has raised questions over the functioning of the DRDO and the grant of Rs 2.8 crore by its chief V K Saraswat to a society under him.

M&M succession plan: Change of role for Anand Mahindra

M&M succession plan: Change of role for Anand Mahindra

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

Mahindra will serve as a mentor and sounding board for the managing director on issues to be presented to the board, especially in the areas of strategic planning, risk mitigation and external interface. In addition, he will be available to provide feedback and counsel to the managing director on key issues facing the enterprise.

ICAI seeks info on audit with foreign tie-ups

ICAI seeks info on audit with foreign tie-ups

Rediff.com10 Oct 2009

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has sought broad-ranging information about the association of its member institutions with foreign auditing firms.The move assumes significance following the accountancy fraud by the promoters of Satyam Computers that brought the role of auditors under scrutiny. The auditors concerned were associate firms of international auditing entity PricewaterHouseCoopers.

Bank of Baroda scam: RBI finds irregularities

Bank of Baroda scam: RBI finds irregularities

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

CBI and Enforcement Directorate are probing the huge remittances to Hong Kong from the bank.

New audit rules will shield India Inc against frauds

New audit rules will shield India Inc against frauds

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

With auditing under the scanner and two of the Big Four firms stopping non-audit services for audit clients, auditors will now be subjected to a more stringent standard of reporting.

Running time of over 500 trains to be cut by up to 2 hrs

Running time of over 500 trains to be cut by up to 2 hrs

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

The new timings will be updated in the November timetable of the railways.

PNB fraud: How bank auditors failed to detect the scam

PNB fraud: How bank auditors failed to detect the scam

Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

The problem here is that internal auditors are good at accounts, but they are not trained to track foreign exchange transactions

Satyam case: CBI arrests one more

Satyam case: CBI arrests one more

Rediff.com23 Nov 2009

The CBI, which has already filed its chargesheet, is preparing to file a supplementary chargesheet. It has time till the end of this month for this.

Audit cos to go digital for clearing lockdown hurdle

Audit cos to go digital for clearing lockdown hurdle

Rediff.com11 May 2020

There has been an exponential increase in the use of technology to validate financial numbers, with a greater reliance on electronic evidence, use of live videos where possible, data analytics, and project management software to overcome the physical limitations in verifying transactions and accounts.

Cancellation of group mediclaim policies up by 30%

Cancellation of group mediclaim policies up by 30%

Rediff.com15 Jul 2009

Insurers, mostly private ones, are opting to cancel mediclaim, marine and cargo cover at a later stage due to adverse claims ratio. In order to grab market share, they have not been pricing the product correctly. Sources said that ICICI Lombard has asked L&T to pay additional premium for the group mediclaim policy in the middle of the year. When contacted, L&T said that ICICI Lombard has requested for extra premium but has not sent any notice.

Independent directors should have a greater say

Independent directors should have a greater say

Rediff.com20 Jan 2009

"We have to improve the institutional framework of companies... (and) need to give more powers and authority to independent directors. Also, the regulations should be enforced much faster," said Infy board member T V Mohandas Pai. Noting that the Satyam case is an aberration and unlikely to affect the domestic IT industry, Pai said the law needs to be amended to ensure that auditing standards are enforceable.

Karzai ready to accept runoff after election audit

Karzai ready to accept runoff after election audit

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

The New York Times quoted the officials as saying that Karzai was moving toward accepting the findings of an international audit that stripped him of nearly a third of his votes in the first round, leaving him below the 50 percent threshold that would have allowed him to avoid a runoff and declare victory over his main rival, Abdullah Abdullah.

Why is RBI allergic to 55-year-old bankers?

Why is RBI allergic to 55-year-old bankers?

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

Is the RBI unable to accept with grace that beyond 55, one can have the ability to head the compliance functions in a bank, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

ICAI issues notices to 12 firms

ICAI issues notices to 12 firms

Rediff.com30 Apr 2009

In order to plug the loopholes that allow foreign audit firms to do surrogate audit practice in India with their Indian associates, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the apex body to regulate the chartered accountancy profession in the country, has issued notices to 12 CA firms that have tie-ups with foreign firms.

'India Inc lacks fraud-detection in audit plans'

'India Inc lacks fraud-detection in audit plans'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2009

Even as India Inc talks of increasing corporate governance norms after the Satyam scam, a study by global consultancy firm Ernst & Young has said that more than half of the companies surveyed do not take into account risk of frauds in their annual audit plans.

PwC global head in India

PwC global head in India

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

DiPiazza's visit coincides with Price Waterhouse suspending two of its partners -- S Goplakrishnan and Srinivas Talluri -- who worked on the accounts of scam-hit Satyam Computer Services and were arrested last week.

Army orders probe into activities of Purohit

Army orders probe into activities of Purohit

Rediff.com17 Mar 2009

The army has ordered a departmental inquiry by a three-member team led by a brigadier-level officer into the activites of Lt Col S P Purohit arrested for his alleged involvement in Malegaon blasts.

61% of economic crimes committed by employees, says survey

61% of economic crimes committed by employees, says survey

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

The top three industries in India susceptible to economic crimes are financial services, manufacturing and professional services

Rs 1,000-cr loss in loan recovery via DRTs

Rs 1,000-cr loss in loan recovery via DRTs

Rediff.com31 Dec 2008

Interestingly, these recovery officers do not have the power to reduce the amount stated in the order issued by the presiding officer. The annual review was published "to point out irregularities or deficiencies which need the immediate attention of the Heads of Departments", S M Kumar, chief controller of accounts, said in the review for 2007-08.

Karvy fiasco: How brokers exploited the loopholes

Karvy fiasco: How brokers exploited the loopholes

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

What's required is proper implementation of the rules and better coordination between market intermediaries such as stock exchanges and clearing members who play a key role in monitoring brokerages.

No corruption at WIPO: Ernst & Young

No corruption at WIPO: Ernst & Young

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

Accounting firm, Ernst and Young auditing the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation has cleared it of allegations of corruption.

Are you a finance professional?

Are you a finance professional?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2004

Tata Motors Limited is looking for finance professionals.

Panel says Big 4 auditing firms are not 'multinationals'

Panel says Big 4 auditing firms are not 'multinationals'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

'These firms do not contravene provisions of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, which bar members of the countries not allowing Indians to practice accountancy in their jurisdiction to become chartered accountants in India,' said the committee, headed by Anurag Agarwal, a joint secretary in the ministry of corporate affairs, and such Indian audit firms cannot be equated with multi-national corporations.

ICAI to ban three auditors in Satyam case

ICAI to ban three auditors in Satyam case

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

ICAI has also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the three accused in Satyam case.

Axis Bank dismisses 24 staffers, suspends 50 accounts

Axis Bank dismisses 24 staffers, suspends 50 accounts

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Axis Bank dismisses 24 staffers, suspends 50 accounts after I-T raids