Public companies continue to increase the level of audit committee disclosures in proxy statements but lag in other areas, according to an annual report jointly issued by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and Audit Analytics. New in this year’s study are disclosure trends related to the coronavirus pandemic and critical audit matters (CAMs).

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...