by Ben Pieters | Feb 12, 2024 | CIPC, Legal compliance
XBRL is used for businesses and accounting professionals. XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is a freely available and global framework for exchanging business information. XBRL is used around the world, in more than 50 countries....
by Ben Pieters | Feb 1, 2024 | Culture, Internal audit
A company must implement a vigilant internal audit program. This article was recently posted on the Talk2Us.net website and is repeated here in full for our readers. This view is expressed by Michael Volkov, a seasoned internal auditor. We all know colleagues who...
by Ben Pieters | Nov 26, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest, Governance, values and ethics
What is professional integrity failure? For instance, at which stage can the lead auditor of a global audit firm discuss his employment with the listed company being audited?To my mind, and that of the learned High Court judge in Botswana, most certainly not while...
by Ben Pieters | Nov 19, 2021 | Retirement funds
The choice between stand-alone retirement funds vs umbrella funds is not a simple one, but it’s a decision every business must at least consider as it fulfils its promise to act in the best interests of its employees’ financial futures. FLEXIBILITY Flexibility is, of...
by Ben Pieters | Aug 22, 2021 | Boards of directors, Shareholders
This is the second of two articles dealing with the complexities often experienced at SMEs relating to shareholding, directorships and resolving corporate governance principles at this level. To better understand the approach we take and why we recommend it, you have...
by Ben Pieters | Mar 31, 2021 | Boards of directors
This is the first of two articles dealing with the complexities often experienced at SMEs relating to shareholding and directorships. In this article we highlight some of the typical issues encountered. If you can relate to this, you must also read our second...
