Group financial report means a financial report that includes the financial information of more than one component. The term “group financial report” also refers to combined financial reports aggregating the financial information prepared by components …

Group management means management, or those charged with governance, responsible for the preparation of the group financial report. …

Group wide controls means controls designed, implemented and maintained by group management over group financial reporting. …

Significant component means a component identified by the group engagement team (i) that is of individual financial significance to the group, or (ii) that, due to its specific nature or circumstances, is likely to include significant risks of material …

Reference to “ the applicable financial reporting framework ” means the financial reporting framework that applies to the group financial report.  Reference to “the consolidation process” includes:  The recognition, measurement, presentation, and …

For the purposes of this Auditing Standard, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: …

Assertions – Representations, explicit or otherwise, with respect to the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of information in the financial report which are inherent in management representing that the financial report is prepared in …

Business risk – A risk resulting from significant conditions, events, circumstances, actions or inactions that could adversely affect an entity’s ability to achieve its objectives and execute its strategies, or from the setting of inappropriate objectives …

Controls – Policies or procedures that an entity establishes to achieve the control objectives of management or those charged with governance.  In this context: (Ref: Para. A2–A5) Policies are statements of what should, or should not, be done within the …

General information technology (IT) controls – Controls over the entity’s IT processes that support the continued proper operation of the IT environment, including the continued effective functioning of information processing controls and the integrity of …