Podcasts from Irish Funds

The Evolving Expectations of Internal Audit in the Irish Funds Industry Webinar (January 2024)

Podcasts from Irish Funds

Show Notes

In today’s episode, we are bringing you a recording of our first webinar of 2024, entitled “The Evolving Expectations of Internal Audit in the Irish Funds Industry” which took place on the 31st of January.

The panel discussion was moderated by Kian Caulwell of Mazars, and featured Niall O'Farrell of Carne, Gillian Bloomfield of Bank of New York Mellon and Parag Agarwal of Mediolanum Irish Operations.

During this webinar, the panel discussed challenges associated with leading an effective internal audit function and reviewed key internal audit areas to focus on during 2024.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to keep an eye out for further podcasts coming soon.

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