What is a Long Form Audit Report (LFAR)?

In our previous posts, we talked about What is a statutory audit? In addition to the normal audit report as per the statutory requirements, the terms of the public, private & foreign sector banks involve the auditors to furnish an LFAR. The overall objective of the Long Form Audit Report (LFAR) is to identify and…

What is sampling?

We all know ‘Sample’ means a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. Similarly, the ‘Random Sampling’ is a way of selecting a portion chosen from the population in order to make inferences about the whole population. For example, pre-polls or exit polls results obtained from random voters aims to…

What is regression analysis?

Regression analysis is a form of inferential statistics. It is a measure of the relation between the mean* value of one variable (e.g. output) and corresponding values of other variables (e.g. time and cost). Regression model can help predict sales for a company based on weather, previous sales, GDP growth or other types of conditions.…

What is the correlation coefficient r?

In statistics, the correlation coefficient r measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a scatterplot. The value of r is always between +1 and –1. The closer the value of r is to +1, the stronger the linear relationship. For example, suppose the value of Diesel prices are directly…

What are the disclosures Requirements of Banks?

The Pillar 3 of the Basel frame work aims to promote market discipline through regulatory disclosure requirements. BCBS has set out following five guiding principles for banks’ Pillar 3 disclosures. Principle 1: Disclosures should be clear: The disclosure shall be in a simple language understandable to all the stake holders along with presentation of risk…