CAQ Provides Lessons Learned from Dry Runs on Critical Audit Matters Monday, December 10, 2018 Washington, DC – Robust communication and planning will be required to effectively determine and communicate critical audit matters (CAMs) in the updated auditor’s report, according to a new resource from the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ). The...

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....

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...

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)....

Strengthening Market Integrity Monday, November 5, 2018 “One of the more extraordinary examples of dedication to integrity that I’ve witnessed has come from corporate directors and, more specifically, audit committees,” writes CAQ Executive Director Cindy Fornelli in this November 2018 Linkedin Influencer post. Fornelli discusses the encouraging five-year trends shown in the...

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...

Cybersecurity: Three Dynamics Working in Our Favor Wednesday, October 3, 2018 In the face of grim cybersecurity realities, “it’s easy to get discouraged, if not overwhelmed,” writes CAQ Executive Director in this LinkedIn post to mark and celebrate National Cybersecruity Awareness Month. Fornelli urges readers to remember positive cybersecurity dynamics at work...

Survey: Public Company Auditors Earn Solid Confidence Ratings from US Investors Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Investor confidence in US capital markets dips but remains strong at 74% Washington, DC – Eighty-one percent of American investors say they have confidence that public company auditors are effective in their investor protection roles, according to the...