Principles of External Auditing Edition 2., 10 Mar 2003
This book is great for anyone who is doing modules as part of their degree which focus on all the aspects of auditing. It has an in depth but simplistic format which makes it very readable and enjoyable. Well referenced and very easy to read, due to the larger than normal text font throughout the textbook. It covers a vast areas of auditing including computer assisted auditing techniques which are becoming more popular in organisations. It also cover environmental auditing which organisations are choosing to disclose more often. This book is very good and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to do auditing, in education and also in practice.

Principles of External Auditing Edition 2., 10 Mar 2003
This book is great for anyone who is doing modules as part of their degree which focus on all the aspects of auditing. It has an in depth but simplistic format which makes it very readable and enjoyable. Well referenced and very easy to read, due to the larger than normal text font throughout the textbook. It covers a vast areas of auditing including computer assisted auditing techniques which are becoming more popular in organisations. It also cover environmental auditing which organisations are choosing to disclose more often. This book is very good and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to do auditing, in education and also in practice.

An Excellent Book for Examination, 08 Mar 2001
The author is the examiner of Paper 6. So, we can try to understand what examiner think and what examiner want the candidates answering the questions in the examination. Moreover, this book is easy to understand. I think this is a very useful textbook for studying in order to prepare the examination.

Principles of External Auditing Edition 2., 10 Mar 2003
This book is great for anyone who is doing modules as part of their degree which focus on all the aspects of auditing. It has an in depth but simplistic format which makes it very readable and enjoyable. Well referenced and very easy to read, due to the larger than normal text font throughout the textbook. It covers a vast areas of auditing including computer assisted auditing techniques which are becoming more popular in organisations. It also cover environmental auditing which organisations are choosing to disclose more often. This book is very good and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to do auditing, in education and also in practice.

An Excellent Book for Examination, 08 Mar 2001
The author is the examiner of Paper 6. So, we can try to understand what examiner think and what examiner want the candidates answering the questions in the examination. Moreover, this book is easy to understand. I think this is a very useful textbook for studying in order to prepare the examination.

RECOMMENDED!!, 21 Oct 2008
I would recommend anyone who works in Compliance, or who needs to understand financial regulation to read this book. It gives practical guidance on how to tackle a wide number of compliance issues, in a way that no other book on the market does. It's easy to read but also very informative, and I have certainly learned a lot from it.

I'd write this a strong buy..., 13 Oct 2008
FINALLY! In the vast maze of finance books - most of which are concentrated either on arcane details of legislation, minutiae of investment theory or some narcissistic person telling us all how he is great and how we can make ourselves into millionaires over a period of a few years - just by doubling our money on the stock market. This book is a user friendly, down to earth no-nonsense guide on how to learn the breast stroke if you ever get thrown in the deep end of the compliance pool and you find that you picked a toaster oven as your floatation device. Humorous in tone as it may be, this book will give you serious examples on how to look at risks and handle sticky situations. The on-line material (of which you gain access though the book) will give you a rundown on the some of the financial products that you will encounter and some of the specific risks and compliance issues that apply to those products. If you are starting up in compliance or wish to gain an overview of why your compliance officer sees red when you see only black, read this book!

Your best guide to the City, 27 Aug 2008
Compliance officers, risk managers and City traders are rushing to get their hands on this book, but I want to put in a word for the person who doesn't work in the City, but who is interested in how it really works, and in how its scandals work, and, particularly, in investing. Read this book. Get hold of it - like I did. You'll be glad that you did. You will read it, I guarantee, again and again, every time with greater illumination.

This book is a real eye-opener to what really goes on in City firms, the problems faced, and how they are addressed. It gets to the root of all the major scandals by looking at the City through the eye of an experience compliance officer - seeing much, not always able to do much about it, but providing answers, suggestions, ideas. The insights are amazing and - the answers not simple. Welcome to the City. This is how it really is. I feel like screaming it.

In short, to understand the City and how it works, and to understand how to invest successfully, you need to understand mechanisms within City firms, how they are used and how they are abused. This book shows you this from an inside point of view, through a vigorous, fresh and honest voice. There is no hype, no sensationalism no lies, but a style and truthfulness that will knock the socks off you.

I love this book because it takes you inside the heart of the city. It is written by a young compliance officer who is not some escapee writing an expose with an axe to grind, but who is there, in the heart of it, committed to trying to make it work. What she tells you is the truth. You will learn more about the City from this than from almost anything.

The book is entertaining. The voice is fresh. The credentials are impressive. The author is on the examining board of the Securities & Investment Institute. Anybody on the City knows this is seriously high credentials. But there is also an irreverance about the book, an author's insistence on having her own voice. It is priceless.

There are a lot of lists, some technicalities, all of enormous value, but second-stage. The level of this book becomes high, and professionally orientated, but the remarkable thing is that this is separated from the more general advice, the entertaining summaries, the perspectives that have relevance to us all who need to know about the City, now, today. You can read this book on several levels. It repays several readings. You will want to do it.

As an author of many financial books, including official Times newspaper titles (take a look at entries under my name on Amazon if you wish), and a financial journalist of some experience, I am not easily impressed. In truth, there are a few of the many books books on the City published every year that are really worth something and this is one of them. Itis worth a hundred of some smartly worded but ultimately second hand journalistic book about the City or how to invest.

Principles of External Auditing Edition 2., 10 Mar 2003
This book is great for anyone who is doing modules as part of their degree which focus on all the aspects of auditing. It has an in depth but simplistic format which makes it very readable and enjoyable. Well referenced and very easy to read, due to the larger than normal text font throughout the textbook. It covers a vast areas of auditing including computer assisted auditing techniques which are becoming more popular in organisations. It also cover environmental auditing which organisations are choosing to disclose more often. This book is very good and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to do auditing, in education and also in practice.

An Excellent Book for Examination, 08 Mar 2001
The author is the examiner of Paper 6. So, we can try to understand what examiner think and what examiner want the candidates answering the questions in the examination. Moreover, this book is easy to understand. I think this is a very useful textbook for studying in order to prepare the examination.

RECOMMENDED!!, 21 Oct 2008
I would recommend anyone who works in Compliance, or who needs to understand financial regulation to read this book. It gives practical guidance on how to tackle a wide number of compliance issues, in a way that no other book on the market does. It's easy to read but also very informative, and I have certainly learned a lot from it.

I'd write this a strong buy..., 13 Oct 2008
FINALLY! In the vast maze of finance books - most of which are concentrated either on arcane details of legislation, minutiae of investment theory or some narcissistic person telling us all how he is great and how we can make ourselves into millionaires over a period of a few years - just by doubling our money on the stock market. This book is a user friendly, down to earth no-nonsense guide on how to learn the breast stroke if you ever get thrown in the deep end of the compliance pool and you find that you picked a toaster oven as your floatation device. Humorous in tone as it may be, this book will give you serious examples on how to look at risks and handle sticky situations. The on-line material (of which you gain access though the book) will give you a rundown on the some of the financial products that you will encounter and some of the specific risks and compliance issues that apply to those products. If you are starting up in compliance or wish to gain an overview of why your compliance officer sees red when you see only black, read this book!

Your best guide to the City, 27 Aug 2008
Compliance officers, risk managers and City traders are rushing to get their hands on this book, but I want to put in a word for the person who doesn't work in the City, but who is interested in how it really works, and in how its scandals work, and, particularly, in investing. Read this book. Get hold of it - like I did. You'll be glad that you did. You will read it, I guarantee, again and again, every time with greater illumination.

This book is a real eye-opener to what really goes on in City firms, the problems faced, and how they are addressed. It gets to the root of all the major scandals by looking at the City through the eye of an experience compliance officer - seeing much, not always able to do much about it, but providing answers, suggestions, ideas. The insights are amazing and - the answers not simple. Welcome to the City. This is how it really is. I feel like screaming it.

In short, to understand the City and how it works, and to understand how to invest successfully, you need to understand mechanisms within City firms, how they are used and how they are abused. This book shows you this from an inside point of view, through a vigorous, fresh and honest voice. There is no hype, no sensationalism no lies, but a style and truthfulness that will knock the socks off you.

I love this book because it takes you inside the heart of the city. It is written by a young compliance officer who is not some escapee writing an expose with an axe to grind, but who is there, in the heart of it, committed to trying to make it work. What she tells you is the truth. You will learn more about the City from this than from almost anything.

The book is entertaining. The voice is fresh. The credentials are impressive. The author is on the examining board of the Securities & Investment Institute. Anybody on the City knows this is seriously high credentials. But there is also an irreverance about the book, an author's insistence on having her own voice. It is priceless.

There are a lot of lists, some technicalities, all of enormous value, but second-stage. The level of this book becomes high, and professionally orientated, but the remarkable thing is that this is separated from the more general advice, the entertaining summaries, the perspectives that have relevance to us all who need to know about the City, now, today. You can read this book on several levels. It repays several readings. You will want to do it.

As an author of many financial books, including official Times newspaper titles (take a look at entries under my name on Amazon if you wish), and a financial journalist of some experience, I am not easily impressed. In truth, there are a few of the many books books on the City published every year that are really worth something and this is one of them. Itis worth a hundred of some smartly worded but ultimately second hand journalistic book about the City or how to invest.

A solid and practical introduction to auditing, 22 Aug 2005
I recently used this book on a professional course and was very impressed by the depth of content and, in particular, found the self-assessment questions invaluable for my course.

I examined all of the textbook options before starting my course and selected this one becuase it seemed the most detailed and user-friendly and it didn't let me down.

Informative but lacking detail!, 04 Nov 2002
I found this text book to be, as the title suggests, informative but lacking in detail in certain areas. Although it provides a good level of information, I feel that if you were to buy it to use alone, as your only point of information, you would lack areas of knowledge. This is probably a good book to use when first beginning to study the subject as it is easy to follow, and provides good explanations on the subjects that it does cover.