Global Financial Crisis - The Institute of Internal Auditors

The Global Financial Crisis
The IIA is fully involved in proactively examining all aspects of the current global crisis and internal auditing's roles. This page is not designed as authoritative guidance from The Institute. Rather, its purpose is to stimulate thinking, elicit new ideas, and gather information for the development of additional conversations and future guidance. Visit this page often to review the latest postings and to stay informed on the issues.

Recent Surveys and Reports
The IIA recently conducted a global survey to determine the impact of the financial crisis on the internal audit profession worldwide. Read more about this survey here.

IIA Institutes may also find the following documents helpful:

- Press Release/Article: Word Document or Web page

- Global Survey Report: Consolidated (PDF)

- Regional Survey Reports (PDF): Africa; Asia; Europe; North America; South America

- Presentation slides: Power Point or PDF

The IIA also conducted a similar survey in March to measure the impact of the financial crisis on the internal audit profession in North America. Read more about the survey results in The IIA’s Knowledge Alert, “The Financial Crisis and Its Impact on the Internal Audit Profession.” Additionally, The IIA held a roundtable discussion with regulators and CAEs from U.S. Fortune 100 and Fortune 250 companies. Read more about the roundtable in The IIA’s resulting whitepaper, “A World in Economic Crisis: Key Themes for Refocusing Audit Strategy.”

Editorial
The IIA will regularly post to this page editorials with background information on various aspects of the crisis.
Multimedia		Links
These presentations are readily available for free download and unrestricted use.		These Web sites provide up-to-date information on the crisis.

Tone at the Top		Resources
This high-level IIA newsletter addresses many of the issues related to the crisis and internal auditing.		Click here for additional resources related to the crisis.

Your Voice		Opt-in
These opinions represent diverse viewpoints of internal audit practitioners in regard to the financial crisis.		Submit your opinion or article and/or request for notification of updates to this page at PR@theiia.org.