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Internal audit





                           Role of the internal audit function





               3.1  Key activities of the internal audit function


                                    Corporate                      Effectiveness

                                   governance                        of controls



                     Reliability of                                               Prevention

                        financial                                               and detection
                                                    Activities
                      information                                                    of fraud




                           Risk                                                     Value for

                     identification                                                  money
                                                    Compliance
                                                  with laws and

                                                         regs



               3.2 Additional roles

                    Fraud investigations

                    IT systems reviews

                    Mystery shopper visits


                    Contract audits

                    Asset verification

                    Providing direct assistance to the external auditor









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