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We promote the ongoing advancement of our professional field and collaborate with partners on various publications. These and other useful documents relating to internal auditing are available below. They can be downloaded as PDFs and/or ordered as hard copies in our shop.
Our latest publications
Compliance pays off!
How businesses can benefit from ethical and legal standards.
An effective and efficient compliance strategy has a direct impact on a company's success. The FHGR and HSLU study has just been published.
(Study currently only available in German)
EXPERT FOCUS SPECIAL
The Special Issue, entitled 'Internal Audit', is a joint publication with EXPERTsuisse and is released every 18 months, most recently in November 2024. All articles are accessible to members free of charge via the members' area.
Risk in Focus 2025
analyses how European businesses are seeking competitive advantage through digital transformation and AI, resulting in a rapidly changing risk landscape.
The Board Briefing is a condensed version of the report.
Vision 2035
DORA
Although DORA relates to the financial sector, its content is relevant to all auditors.
Risk in Focus 2024
ECIIA's Risk in Focus 2024 report identifies key risks and how they are evolving to help you develop your audit plans.
The global study for each region, including the current risks, can be found here: Risk in Focus (theiia.org)
Enquete 2023
Under the direction of Prof Dr Marc Eulerich and in cooperation with DIIR and IIA Austria, we regularly conduct a survey on audit management in the DACH region. The study provides valuable information for audit work. The PDF is available for free in the member area.
AUDITING A DIGITAL INSURANCE WORLD
ECIIA's position paper, published in June 2023, highlights the important role of internal audit and explains how AI is transforming the insurance sector through automation, innovation and risk assessment.
Internal Auditing Guidelines
4th edition, April 2021
The 4th edition of the Internal Audit Guideline, revised with the University of St. Gallen, is based on the IPPF (2017). It explains the IIA standards and their application in Switzerland. The guide in German is available in our shop.
IIAS Newsletter
Publications 2024: 7 March, 30 May, 5 September, 28 November
National Conference Special Edition: 27 June 2024
Circulation 2023: 17'500
Are you an author? Please submit your contributions to the following e-mail address: carmen.creus@iias.ch
IA Magazine
Publication, six times a year (February, April, June, August, October, December)
The online magazine by «the Institute of Internal Auditors, Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA».
The new Internal Auditor Magazine is designed for digital consumption and features a clean look, opportunities for comments and interaction, larger fonts and more visuals. It contains articles, blog posts and videos on various topics relating to internal auditing.
The magazine is available for members free of charge here.
International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing - IPPF
2017 Edition
Principles-based framework for carrying out internal audits.
Global Internal Audit Standards
The new Global Internal Audit Standards have been published since 9 January 2024 and become effective on 9 January 2025. Early adoption is encouraged.
Applying the standards - Additional resources
Topical Requirements
Topical Requirements, the newest component of the International Professional Practices Framework, will ensure that all internal audit functions – large, small, private, or public – apply consistent audit methodology when assessing the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and controls of a particular topical area.
The use of Topical Requirements will be mandatory when an internal audit function scopes an audit engagement that includes the topic covered.
The IIA has released its first Topical Requirement and would like your feedback.
The Draft Cybersecurity Topical Requirement is available in multiple languages. Take the short survey to provide your comments before 3 July 2024.
Click here for the draft of the Topical Requirement Cybersecurity and the survey
Conformance Readiness Assessment Tool
Internal Audit Ambition Model (IA AM)
The Internal Audit Ambition Model (IA Model) was developed by the Netherlands branch of the IIA and published in 2018. Applying the Ambition Model makes internal auditing more professional, helps meet the expectations of stakeholder groups and ensures ongoing improvement. In doing so, it increases the overall value of internal auditing contributions.
The tool is the result of a Europe-wide collaborative project and takes the form of an Excel spreadsheet in English, a scorecard and a set of instructions. Zertic NL provides technical support for the tool.
IIA Switzerland pays a licence fee to access the model and makes it available to all corporate members free of charge upon request. Individual and associate members are charged a licence fee of CHF 200.00.
Please send requests for access to the model to IIA Switzerland. The request should include the following information:
Subject: Ambition Model
Details: the company name and the full name, role and email address of the person who would like access to the model.
Zertic will send access to the IA model directly to the user. Please note that access will either be delivered to the CAE or their deputy.
As the head auditor of your company, you can request access to the online tool
Quality Assessment Manual, 2024 Edition
For the first time, the IIA Quality Assessment Manual is a binding global IIA policy. The manual now includes the requirements of the Global Internal Audit Standards 2024, which will apply to quality assessments from 9 January 2025.
Quality Self-Assessment Tool
2017 Edition
The IIA Standards require audit managers to have a quality assurance and improvement programme in place. This includes carrying out periodical internal and external quality assessments alongside ongoing internal monitoring. IIA Switzerland has developed a Quality Self-Assessment Tool (Q-SAT) for this purpose. It takes the form of an Excel table and is based on the current IPPF and IIA Standards. The Q-SAT contains 208 statements and is designed as a self-assessment tool for evaluating internal auditing quality. It can also be used to prepare for external quality assessments.
The tool is available for our members to download free of charge in the secure member area.
Non-members can purchase the tool from our shop.
IIA Switzerland general meeting
All information and documentation relating to the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 ordinary general meetings are available for our members to download from the secure member area.
IIAS Library
Our members have access to a specialised library with resources on topics related to internal auditing.
You can reserve the desired publication(s) by email (info@iias.ch). You can find our list of books here.
Lending period
Two weeks
Returns
In person to the IIAS offices or via post (at your own cost).
Overdue notices
- You will receive an initial notice 10 days after the return deadline ⇒ No notice fee
- You will receive a second notice after an additional 10 days ⇒ CHF 10 notice fee
- You will receive a third, registered notice after an additional 10 days ⇒ CHF 20 notice fee
Loss/damage
If an item is damaged or lost, you will be charged the cost of a replacement plus a processing fee of CHF 80 per item.
Shipping costs
- Basis Packaging charge: CHF 9
- An additional CHF 10 is charged up to a total weight of 5 kg.
- An additional CHF 15 is charged up to a total weight of 10 kg.
- CHF 25 is charged for any additional weight
Jobcorner
Our members can publish their job vacancies on our homepage free of charge for 30 days.
Non-members are charged a flat fee of CHF 500.
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