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Internal audit Erasmus+: we highly value the cooperation of the internal auditors
For two consecutive years, Grant Thornton Baltic’s business risk and internal audit team served as the independent auditor of the programmes of the Estonian National Agency for the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps.
2 min read | 23 May 2023
Internal audit What is an internal audit and its value to a company?
People first associate the word "audit" with balance sheets and income statements, in other words, a financial audit. It's much less common for them to think of an internal audit, the content and nature of which is completely different from a financial audit.
Kristina Mjasojedova
Kristina Mjasojedova
| 6 min read | 23 May 2023
Business Risk Services Attention, beneficiaries of government grants or EU programmes!
Have you ever heard of the Certificate on Financial Statements, (CFS)? If your project received support from Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe , you definitely have to be up to date with that.
Kai Paalberg
Kai Paalberg
| 4 min read | 22 May 2023
Cryptoassets From a VASP to a CASP: A comprehensive guide to MiCAR
This article covers the key differences between MiCAR and MLTFPA, the fate of the old license, new taxonomies introduced in MiCAR, key regulatory requirements for CASPs, key regulatory requirements for issuing assets and possible redundant requirements of MLTFPA.
Joanna Käi
Joanna Käi
| 17 min read | 03 May 2023
Client story For Estateguru, having an internal auditor is a sign of quality
From 2017, Estateguru has expanded outside Estonia to offer real estate investment opportunities in the other Baltic states and elsewhere in Europe. With rapid growth taking place, it started to improve and change the company’s risk management system, which led to a need for an internal auditor.
2 min read | 09 Feb 2023
Client story ESTO: An outside set of eyes gives additional assurance
Financial services are one of the most strictly regulated business areas. It is to be expected that every financial service provider must have an internal auditor, be it a paid staff member or outsourced service. ESTO Group, a credit provider founded in 2017 that expended to Latvia and Lithuania in 2021, went the outsourcing route and partnered with Grant Thornton Baltic for internal audit services.
5 min read | 17 Jan 2023
Client story Hüpoteeklaen AS: Internal auditors help keep companies trustworthy
It’s said it takes years to build trust but just a moment to destroy it. The dictum should be taken especially seriously in the financial sector where big sums of money hang in the balance along with the trust of clients, partners and supervisory authorities.
3 min read | 17 Jan 2023
Client story For the e-Governance Academy, an internal auditor is seen as a good colleague
What do Mauritania, Kosovo, Moldova, Iraq, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan have in common? Answer: the e-Governance Academy has provided advisory services to them and tens of other countries in transition, helping local government institutions and NGOs efficiently develop electronic public services and make democratic processes better.
5 min read | 13 Jan 2023
Labor law Let the coconuts fall where they will. Remote work is now more precisely regulated
With everything else that is happening in the world, the pandemic era is starting to fade from memory. But remote working is here to stay. That is borne out by the new Occupational Healthcare and Safety Act that entered into force on 19 November 2022, which lays down a more specific framework for employee and employer responsibilities in remote work arrangements.
Merli Kesküla
Merli Kesküla
| 4 min read | 20 Dec 2022
Audit Clampdown on crypto companies creates a shortage of auditors and opens up a new market niche
The audit requirement recently applied to crypto companies will notably increase the workload of auditors who are expected to provide a service that is largely lacking in Estonia currently.
5 min read | 30 Jun 2022
Business risk services Internal audit set to become compulsory in local governments
On 12 May 2022, the Government of the Republic approved a draft amendment to the Local Government Act that makes internal audit a requirement in local governments. At least once every four years, an internal audit must be conducted to verify that the internal control system meets certain requirements.
Merili Kiipus
Merili Kiipus
| 2 min read | 28 Jun 2022
Crisis management Planning and communication are front and centre in crisis management
In every crisis, an optimistic view of the future should be combined with a bulletproof crisis plan that helps a business navigate the worst situations. A few simple tips help build a working strategy, said several experienced practitioners who were guests on the Äripäev business daily’s radio programme “Kasvukursil”.
Mati Nõmmiste
Arko Kurg
| 6 min read | 07 Apr 2022
Business risk management Six important questions about whistleblowing
The so-called Whistleblower Protection Act has raised many practical questions. Here are some of the most common questions that have been asked by clients of Grant Thornton Balticand the answers of our specialists.
Kai Paalberg
Kristel Tiits
Kristina Mjasojedova
| 10 min read | 09 Mar 2022
Whistleblowing Changing the perception of whistleblower as martyr means new obligations for companies
A whistleblower has to feel safe in order to have the courage to start shining the light on problem areas in an organization. An EU directive soon to come into force imposes specific requirements on companies to ensure that those who point out problems would not end up like martyrs.
Kai Paalberg
Kai Paalberg
| 6 min read | 24 Jan 2022
Data protection Know the rules for video surveillance
Video surveillance is used on streets, vehicles, shops, offices – pretty much everywhere. Whenever anyone leaves home – and as soon as they close the door behind them – they can wind up on someone else’s camera footage. Even when hiking in the woods, it’s possible to be captured by a wildlife camera.
7 min read | 19 Jan 2022
Whistleblowing Whistleblowing and reporting misconduct
The law transposes the EU directive into Estonian law and entails an obligation for organizations to create internal and external reporting channels for reporting internal misconduct. The infringements that whistleblowers can report are very different - breaches of procurement procedures, internal fraud, breaches of environmental requirements, and so on.
Kai Paalberg
Kai Paalberg
| 3 min read | 09 Sep 2021