Investor Confidence in U.S. Capital Markets Stabilizes Despite Economic Turmoil Wednesday, September 30, 2009 ~~CAQ’s 3rd Annual Individual Investor Survey Results Demonstrate Resiliency of Investors~~ Washington, D.C. — Despite two years of tumult in the global economy, investor confidence in U.S. capital markets has leveled off after dropping precipitously between 2007 and 2008,...

CAQ Supportive of PCAOB’s New Reporting Rules Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Washington, D.C. — The Center for Audit Quality issued the following statement by Executive Director Cindy Fornelli in response to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) adoption of rules for annual and special reporting of information and events by accounting...

Investor Confidence in U.S. Capital Markets Declines Due To Energy Costs, Weak Dollar and Home Foreclosures Wednesday, July 30, 2008 ~~ Yet three-quarters are confident investing in public companies, according to CAQ’s 2nd Annual Investor Survey ~~ Washington, D.C. — Although investors are less confident in the U.S. capital markets than they were...

2012 Year in Review Documents the CAQ’s Activities on Critical Capital Market Policies Thursday, January 31, 2013 ~~Initiatives to Enhance Auditor Independence, Auditor-Audit Committee Communications Among the Highlights~~ Washington, D.C. – The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has released the 2012 Year in Review, the public policy organization’s annual report on key activities...

CAQ Releases “Fighting Fraud” Video Thursday, April 4, 2013 Washington, D.C. –In “Fighting Fraud,” a new video created by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ), external auditor Ledger Lines asks, “What makes an honest Joe become a fraudster?” Conditions may exist that lead Joe to commit financial reporting fraud, but as the video...

SEC Regulations Committee Meeting Highlights Include SEC Staff Perspective on JOBS Act Implementation Friday, April 26, 2013 SEC Regulations Committee March 19, 2013 – Joint Meeting with SEC Staff SEC Offices – Washington DC HIGHLIGHTS NOTICE: The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) SEC Regulations Committee meets periodically with the staff of the SEC to discuss emerging...

CAQ Statement on PCAOB Adoption of New Auditing Standard on Related Parties Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Washington, DC – Center for Audit Quality Executive Director Cindy Fornelli made the following statement in response to the adoption by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) of a new auditing standard on related parties: “The...

New Academic Study Shows Substantial Decline in Financial Restatements During the 2003–2012 Period Thursday, July 24, 2014 Study also shows severity of restatements has declined and the impacts on stock prices have not been numerically significant Washington, DC – An in-depth academic analysis of trends and characteristics of restatements to public company financial...