This is an update from ISACA International. The initiative charge from the Board of Directors is to “tie together and reinforce all ISACA knowledge assets with COBIT 5.” COBIT 5 will be a major strategic improvement providing the next generation of ISACA’s guidance on the enterprise governance of IT. Building on the more than 15 [...]
A draft code of professional conduct for authorised financial advisers released on Wednesday is a significant milestone in lifting the industry’s professionalism, says Commissioner for Financial Advisers David Mayhew. The code specifies the minimum standards of professionalism that investors can expect of their financial advisers including competence, knowledge and skills, client care, ethical behaviour and [...]
The proposed development of the next version of ISACA’s enterprise governance of IT framework—COBIT 5—is described in this exposure draft. It outlines the proposed approach to COBIT 5 and includes a high-level description of the main development objectives and improvements, as well as a short description of the background and assumptions regarding stakeholder requirements. COBIT [...]
The doctor taking safety to new heights The NHS is adopting a safety technique based on checklists used by pilots. Our writer meets the US surgeon behind it Atul Gawande does not look like a surgeon who makes mistakes, especially ones that can kill. He is tall, slim and boyishly handsome at 43, with the [...]
BUTTERWORTH: The 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP), which is being formulated for implementation in 2011, will have risk management provisions built into the plan to handle challenging economic recessions, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said. He said there was general consensus that the 10MP must be different from the Ninth [...]
eBay is set to sell Skype in the latest news report today. eBay, the internet auction giant, is poised to unveil plans to offload Skype, the internet calls business, in a potential $2 billion deal. eBay, which conceded in April that its ambitious plans to harness Skype’s new technology to boost its core auction business [...]