1. CAQ Alert #2018-05 - PCAOB Inspections Outlook for 2019
    Alert CAQ Alert #2018-05 – PCAOB Inspections Outlook for 2019 Friday, December 7, 2018 On December 6, 2018, the PCAOB Division of Registration and Inspections staff issued Inspections Outlook for 2019 (Outlook). The Outlook highlights the division’s ongoing inspections transformation efforts and provides an overview of various areas of inspection focus for 2019....
    December 7th, 2018
    CAQQ
    Alert, Auditors, Policymakers, Audit Quality
  2. Audit Committee Reporting - Leslie Murphy
    Video Audit Committee Reporting – Leslie Murphy Tuesday, November 20, 2018 What’s driving enhancements in audit committee disclosure? For Leslie Murphy, President and CEO at Murphy Consulting and audit committee chair at Kelly Services and Loop Industries, one key factor is the growing number of assessments of auditors that audit committees are performing....
    November 20th, 2018
    CAQQ
    Video, Audit Committee, Company Management, Audit Quality
  3. SEC: Financial Disclosures About Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities
    Comment Letter SEC: Financial Disclosures About Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Thursday, November 15, 2018 Download PDF In this letter, the CAQ provides input on the Securities and Exchange Commission proposal, Financial Disclosures About Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities and Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize a Registrant’s Securities. “We believe that the...
    November 19th, 2018
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    Comment Letter, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Audit Quality
  4. Audit Committee Reporting - Michele Hooper
    Video Audit Committee Reporting – Michele Hooper Monday, November 12, 2018 How can audit committees “lower the curtain” to strengthen investor decision-making? “We as audit committees can do that increased transparency on a voluntary basis,” says Michele Hooper, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Directors’ Council and corporate director at United Continental...
    November 12th, 2018
    CAQQ
    Video, Audit Committee, Company Management, Investors, Audit Quality
  5. New Auditor's Reporting Model: What Audit Committees Should Know
    Video New Auditor’s Reporting Model: What Audit Committees Should Know Wednesday, November 7, 2018 In this November 2018 episode of “Inside America’s Boardrooms,” Catherine Ide, the CAQ’s Managing Director of Professional Practice and Member Services discusses implementation of the new auditor’s reporting model, particularly the identification and communication of critical audit matters (CAMs)....
    November 7th, 2018
    CAQQ
    Video, Audit Committee, Auditors, Preparers/Issuers, Audit Quality, Emerging Reporting Areas
  6. Audit Committee Reporting - Barbara Duganier
    Video Audit Committee Reporting – Barbara Duganier Monday, November 5, 2018 Why is audit committee reporting a critical part of the transparency process? Get views from Barbara Duganier, audit committee chair at Buckeye Partners, L.P. and MRC Global Inc., and audit committee member at Noble Energy, Inc. “An articulation of what the audit...
    November 5th, 2018
    CAQQ
    Video, Audit Committee, Company Management, Investors, Audit Quality
  7. IAASB: Exposure Draft, Proposed International Standard on Auditing 315 (Revised)
    Comment Letter IAASB: Exposure Draft, Proposed International Standard on Auditing 315 (Revised) Friday, November 2, 2018 Download PDF In this letter, the CAQ provides input on the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) Proposed International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 315 (Revised), Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement and Proposed Consequential...
    November 2nd, 2018
    CAQQ
    Comment Letter, Auditors, Global, Policymakers, Audit Quality
  8. Episode 62 of "Profession in Focus" Features Board Member Candy Duncan
    Video Episode 62 of “Profession in Focus” Features Board Member Candy Duncan Thursday, September 13, 2018 Episode 62 of “Profession in Focus” features Candy Duncan, who serves on the boards of Discover Financial Services, Teleflex, and FTD. Duncan, who chairs the audit committee at Teleflex, provides a director’s view on progress regarding the...
    September 13th, 2018
    CAQQ
    Video, Auditors, Company Management, Preparers/Issuers, Audit Quality, Cybersecurity, Emerging Reporting Areas

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