- CAQ Symposium 2022CAQ Symposium 2022 Monday, August 8, 2022 Virtual Event | August 8, 2022 Hosted by Deloitte & Touche LLP CAQ Symposium 2022, held on August 8, continued the tradition of bringing together leading academic scholars, regulators, and top practitioners from the CAQ’s Governing Board Member firms. The Symposium went “virtual” for a third year,...August 30th, 2022
Event, Academics, Auditors, Audit Quality, ESG - Pop-Up Conversation with Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Mark Baer of CroweVideo Pop-Up Conversation with Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Mark Baer of Crowe Monday, August 8, 2022 On July 12, 2022, the Center for Audit Quality joined Punchbowl News for a pop-up conversation featuring Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Mark Baer, CEO of Crowe LLP, to discuss capital market regulation and maintaining trust...August 8th, 2022Event, Video, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Audit Quality
- Financial Accounting Foundation: Strategic Plan Draft for Public CommentComment Letter Financial Accounting Foundation: Strategic Plan Draft for Public Comment Friday, July 22, 2022 Download PDF In this comment letter, the CAQ provides views related to the May 2022, Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) Strategic Plan for Public Comment (the Plan). We support the Plan the Trustees have drafted. Multidisciplinary feedback from various...July 22nd, 2022Comment Letter, Auditors, Policymakers, Audit Quality
- Auditor Independence: A Cornerstone of Audit QualityOur capital markets are an important engine for driving and maintaining our economic and societal well-being and they rely on the independent third-party assurance that auditors are able to provide. Enhancing the trust and reliability of this information is a key aspect of the public interest role that public company...June 1st, 2022Blog Post, Video, Company Management, Investors, Audit Quality, Auditor Independence
- The Role of Technology in the Modern AuditTechnology has disrupted almost every industry, from healthcare to agriculture. Within the audit profession, technology has transformed the way the traditional audit is done, streamlining the process for auditors while enhancing audit quality. Evolution of the Audit: Technology Technology has had a significant impact on the evolution of the audit. “When I think...June 1st, 2022Blog Post, Video, Auditors, Audit Quality, Cybersecurity, Emerging Reporting Areas
- The Value of the Audit to U.S. Capital MarketsAlmost everyone depends on capital markets in some way. They benefit us all, powering our economy and the innovative products and services that make everyday life possible. “The capital markets are foundational to modern economic systems around the globe,” said John Farrell, Audit Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, KPMG. “They provide...June 1st, 2022Blog Post, Video, Audit Committee, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Audit Quality, Auditor Independence
- Audit Quality Reports: An Interview with Assurance Leaders at EY and PwCPublic company auditors perform thousands of audits each year. These audits promote investor confidence in the public company financial reporting that underpins our capital markets. To continually improve audit quality, firms develop and deploy robust audit quality measures and many firms describe such efforts in annual voluntary audit quality reports. The CAQ...June 1st, 2022Blog Post, Video, Investors, Audit Quality
- PwC’s Tim Ryan Tapped to Lead CAQ Governing BoardPwC’s Tim Ryan Tapped to Lead CAQ Governing Board Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Washington DC, March 1, 2022 – Tim Ryan, US Senior Partner and Chair, PwC, has been elected Chair of the Center for Audit Quality’s (CAQ) Governing Board, effective February 28, 2022. The CAQ’s Governing Board is comprised of chief executive...March 1st, 2022Audit Committee, Auditors, Global, Investors, Policymakers, Preparers/Issuers, Audit Quality, Press Releases
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