Regulations for Fund Management Companies
Can a fund management company engage the same auditor for both internal and external audit services?
Yes, but it is discouraged by MAS.
As good governance, MAS generally discourages the appointment of the same audit firm to provide both external and internal audit services to an FMC. There are areas where the scope of review by both external and internal auditors may overlap, such as expense charging, and compliance with capital and business conduct requirements. The employment of the same audit firm may impair the objectivity and diminish the check and balance between the two functions. In exceptional circumstances where an FMC would like to do so, it should demonstrate to MAS that the audit firm has appropriate safeguards to minimize threats that may impair the independence of the audit firm in providing both external and internal audit services to the FMC.