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Key Observations from CAQ’s Roundtable Series on the Role of the Auditor
January 13, 2012
From May to June of last year, the Center for Audit Quality sponsored a series of roundtable discussions to explore how the auditor's role might change and evolve to improve financial reporting beyond the boundaries of the financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. … read more
Forum Files Comment Letter on Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Proposal
December 16, 2011
On December 13, 2011, the Forum filed a comment letter on behalf of its membership opposing a Concept Release put forth by the PCAOB that sought comment on whether mandatory audit firm rotation would enhance auditor independence, objectivity and professional skepticism. The Forum's comment… read more
PCAOB Issues Concept Release on Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation
September 13, 2011
On August 18, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) issued a concept release soliciting comments on potential approaches to enhancing auditor independence. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB" or "Board") is issuing a concept release to solicit public comment on ways that auditor… read more
KPMG’s Spring 2011 Audit Committee Roundtable Report
August 23, 2011
This new Spring Roundtable Report from KPMG's Audit Committee Institute (ACI) highlights key insights and survey results from ACI's recent 27-city Spring Roundtable Series - "Changes and Challenges Driving the Audit Committee Agenda." These roundtable discussions revealed that, among other things, IT risk and… read more
Webcast Archive for July 7, 2011 SEC IFRS Roundtable
August 17, 2011
The SEC has made available a webcast archive of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Roundtable held on July 7, 2011. The roundtable was held at the Commission's Washington, DC headquarters at 100 F Street NE, and featured three panels representing investors, smaller public companies, and… read more