Turnbull Report

A 1999 report to listed companies on the London Stock Exchange reminding them of their obligations to maintain good corporate governance, specifically through internal controls and audits. It derives its name from Nigel Turnbull, the head of the group that authored the report.

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The so-called Turnbull report, written in 2013, claims that Lloyds had evidence of the fraud in October 2008, just months before the lender rescued HBOS at the height of the financial crisis.

Lloyds faces questions on fraud claims

The consultation, on whether to merge this with the Turnbull report on internal financial controls for listed companies, is one on which the FRC won't be hurried, according to Hogg.

Peer peview: as she prepares to step down as chairman of the financial reporting council, baroness hogg reflects on the crucial role her organisation has played in improving corporate governance in the UK

Beginning with a section on the necessity of information security in modern digital and networked business practices, the volume covers topics such as the UK combined code, the Turnbull Report and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, ISO standards, information security policy, risk assessment, asset management, human resources security, physical security, communications and operations management, e-commerce, access control, network access control, cryptographic controls, and business continuity management.

IT governance; an international guide to data security and ISO27001/ISO27002, 5th ed

This edition takes into account the Turnbull Report and describes corporate, strategic business, and project level risk.

Managing risk; in construction projects, 2d ed

In the wake of a number of recent spectacular cases of fraud, the 1998 Combined Code (on corporate governance) and the 1999 Turnbull report (on internal controls) both give internal auditing a much higher profile.

Internal audit

The SEC noted there may be other "suitable, recognized" control frameworks, including "Guidance on Assessing Control," published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), www.cica.ca, and the Turnbull Report, published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.

Ask FERF about ... Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The nearest equivalent, the Turnbull Report, was published in September 1999.

COSO 2: the big yawn the British enterprise risk regulations are hardly radical. There are no mandatory compliance or legal requirements

This suggests the Turnbull Report on risk management clearly remains work in progress.

Legal and Finance: Companies behind with board rules

Codes of conduct such as the Turnbull Report of 1999, which requires managers to provide an annual statement to confirm they have an ongoing process for evaluating risk, reinforce this.

Expert advice

He noted that the topic of corporate management is receiving much attention in the United States and the United Kingdom, especially since the release last fall of the Turnbull report by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Averting Disaster

it's also been endorsed in the UK by the Turnbull report, which is now part of The

Management accounting--risk and control strategy: the examiner for paper P3 examines the crisis at Northern Rock and considers whether it was caused by a failure of risk management: PAPER P3

'These figures are particularly alarming given the Turnbull report's requirements on risk control,' said Mark Doleman, partner at Deloitte & Touche in Birmingham.