- SEC: Financial Disclosures About Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed SecuritiesComment 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
Comment Letter, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Audit Quality - Audit Committee Reporting - Michele HooperVideo 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, 2018Video, Audit Committee, Company Management, Investors, Audit Quality
- Strengthening Market IntegrityStrengthening 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...November 5th, 2018Audit Committee, Auditors, Global, Investors, Policymakers, Preparers/Issuers, Speeches and Commentary
- Audit Committee Reporting - Barbara DuganierVideo 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, 2018Video, Audit Committee, Company Management, Investors, Audit Quality
- Strong Five-Year Trends in Enhancements to Audit Committee TransparencyStrong Five-Year Trends in Enhancements to Audit Committee Transparency Thursday, November 1, 2018 Washington, DC – The amount of information available to investors and other stakeholders on audit committee oversight of the external auditor continues to increase, according to the fifth edition of the Audit Committee Transparency Barometer, an annual report issued...November 1st, 2018Auditors, Investors, Preparers/Issuers, Press Releases
- Cybersecurity: Three Dynamics Working in Our FavorCybersecurity: 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...October 3rd, 2018Audit Committee, Auditors, Global, Investors, Policymakers, Preparers/Issuers, Cybersecurity, Speeches and Commentary
- Coping with Disruption: Lessons from the PCAOBCoping with Disruption: Lessons from the PCAOB Tuesday, October 2, 2018 How best to cope with disruption? Strategic thinking is key, says CAQ Executive Director Cindy Fornelli in this post at Financial Executive International’s FEI Daily blog. Fornelli suggests taking a cue from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which is proceeding...October 2nd, 2018Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Speeches and Commentary
- Survey: Public Company Auditors Earn Solid Confidence Ratings from US InvestorsSurvey: 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...September 18th, 2018Audit Committee, Auditors, Investors, Policymakers, Press Releases
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