All audit articles – Page 2

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    CFPB warns financial companies about sales incentives

    2016-12-01T13:15:00Z

    The CFPB is warning the financial world to be leery of sales quotas that can lead to consumer harm and legal violations. Joe Mont has more on a bulletin from the Bureau that addresses best practices for a targeted compliance monitoring program.

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    Make it clearer, says Financial Reporting Council

    2016-11-07T12:45:00Z

    The Financial Reporting Council has given audit committee chairs and finance directors a shopping list of improvements it expects companies to make to their annual reports. Paul Hodgson has more.

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    IoD rates FTSE 100’s corporate governance

    2016-10-04T17:00:00Z

    Paul Hodgson looks at results from the Institute of Directors’ recent survey that ranks the FTSE 100’s corporate governance methodologies. See who scored highest and who has more room for improvement.

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    Audit inspections show some gains in internal control

    2016-08-19T08:30:00Z

    The PCAOB is encouraged by improvements it sees in audit inspections in internal control, but the agency is still troubled by the nature of the problems it identifies. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

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    FRC issues new Audit Firm Governance Code

    2016-08-18T17:15:00Z

    The U.K. Financial Reporting Council has updated its Audit Firm Governance Code in an effort to improve investors’ faith in accounting practices. Paul Hodgson reports.

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    SEC bars 2 KPMG auditors over bank loan loss reserves

    2016-08-10T15:30:00Z

    Tammy Whitehouse looks at the case of two KPMG auditors barred by the SEC from public company practice over their role as engagement partner and senior manager on the audit of a failed financial institution in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

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    Retailer pushes back on Delaware unclaimed property audit

    2016-08-03T09:00:00Z

    Office Depot is taking on the state of Delaware over its unclaimed property audit tactics, asking the U.S. District Court in Delaware to declare that the state’s unclaimed property law violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

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    Audit quality improves as a result of oversight and regulation

    2016-08-01T13:00:00Z

    Revised EU audit rules have formalized the Financial Reporting Council's role as the United Kingdom’s competent authority for audit. This and more developments have created a regulatory regime that is actually improving audit quality across the board. Paul Hodgson has more.

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    FRC: What investors should expect in company records

    2016-04-15T15:30:00Z

    Stephen Haddrill, chief executive of the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council, wrote a letter to investors highlighting recent changes to companies’ annual reports and advising investors on what to expect in the coming crop. The report is “intended to be an important source of forward-looking information about strategy and risk,” he ...