Publications & Resources

APPFA Publications

• Statements of Key Investment Risks and Common Practices to Address Those Risks
• Operational Risks of Defined Benefit and Related Plans and Controls to Mitigate Those Risks
• Model Audit Committee Charter
• Model Internal Audit Department Charter
• Model Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy
• Web Portal Panel Questions & Controls Doc

Other Publications

• Building an Effective Internal Audit Activity in the Public Sector (IIA)
• Unique Aspects of Internal Auditing in the Public Sector (IIA)

Internet Resources

• American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
• CFA Institute
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
• Bank for International Settlement
• BenefitsLink
• Bloomberg
• Corporate Governance Net
• Council on Institutional Investors
• FASB
• GAO
• GAO Report – Hedge Funds and Private Equity
• GASB
• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
• Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• Internal Revenue Service
• Internal Revenue Service – Retirement Plans
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP)
• International Organization of Securities Commissions
• Investor glossary
• Library of Congress
• McGraw Hill Financial
• NASDAQ
• National Association of Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers (NASACT)
• National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA)
• National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA)
• National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
• National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR)
• National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA)
• New York Stock Exchange
• Pensions & Investments
• Plan Sponsor
• Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
• SEC – EDGAR
• SSA Home Page
• Society of Actuaries
• Standard & Poor’s
• Texas State Agency Internal Audit Forum (Peer Review Info)