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Sector-specific standards and guidance

There is significant commonality across internal audit and much that different sectors can learn from each other. There are also some specific standards and specialist areas.

The guidance and resources on this page should be considered as a start point to your learning journey.

Charities | Financial services | Insurance | Public sector

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Charities

Chartered IIA
Introduction to charity sector	Grant funding administration

Additional resources

The Charity Commission
Charities Internal Audit Network (CIAN) - special interest group

Financial Services

Chartered IIA
Auditing
Annual governance, risk and control	Auditing ICAAP and ILAAP	Conduct risk
Customer vulnerability and IA	Interest rate risk management	Head of IA - SM function
Product development in FS	Model risk	Financial instruments directive
Operational continuity	Operational resilience	Outcomes of processes
Retail credit risk	Retrospective reviews	Senior managers regime and IA
Wholesale credit risk
Leadership
Building effective internal audit	Embedding IA in FS	Internal audit effectiveness
Risk assessments and IA work	RBIA planning in FS	Internal audit planning checklist
IIA Global
Market risk in financial institutions	Stress testing for banks	Auditing conduct risk
Auditing credit risk management	Auditing liquidity risk: An overview	Auditing model risk management
Foundations of internal auditing in financial services firms 2019

Additional resources

Internal Audit Financial Services Code of Practice
BIS: Bank for International Settlements - including Basel III and implementation of the Standards, corporate governance standards for banks and other requirements

Insurance

Chartered IIA
ECIIA - IA in insurance	Solvency II: the fundamentals	Solvency II: the role of internal audit

Additional resources

Internal Audit Financial Services Code of Practice
Bank of England - Solvency II regulatory requirements
Insurance Internal Audit Group - Special interest group

Public sector

Chartered IIA
Grant funding administration	Income generation	Value for money auditing
IIA Global
Audit committees in public sector	Governance in the public sector	Auditing grants in the public sector
IA competency for public sector	IA in public sector	Strategic public asset protection

Additional resources

CIPFA - PSIAS: Public Sector Internal Audit Standards

Content reviewed: 20 January 2022