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KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

On the 2025 audit committee agenda

Drawing on insights from our interactions with audit committees and business leaders, the KPMG Board Leadership Center highlights nine issues for the audit committee to consider for the year ahead....more

WilmerHale

Reflections on the End of a Turbulent Year and Selected Considerations for 2021

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With 2021 now upon us, companies, auditors and audit committees are gearing up for another annual reporting season, coming off of one of the more turbulent years in recent history, which included a significant number of...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Year-End Reminders on The Role of Audit Committees

On December 30, 2019, the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC’s Chief Accountant, and the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a joint statement regarding the role of audit...more

Jones Day

SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure—2017 Year-End Update

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2017 will most likely be remembered as a year of transition, as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement actions indicate, at least in the near term, an emphasis on specific initiatives and retail investor...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Updates Regulatory Flex Agenda, Tables Dodd-Frank Rules on Executive Compensation Disclosure

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The SEC’s semi-annual update of its rulemaking docket was released on July 20. Overall, the SEC has cut its rulemaking agenda by about half under the Trump administration. A number of long-anticipated Dodd-Frank...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Matters to Consider for the 2017 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season"

Each company faces important decisions in preparing for its 2017 annual meeting and reporting season. Once again, we have prepared a checklist of essential areas on which we believe companies should focus as they plan for the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Enforcement at the Gates: SEC Action against Big Four Firm and New International Standards Highlight the Role of Accountants as...

In late September 2016, Andrew Ceresney, Director of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), signaled the SEC’s renewed focus on the key role played by audit committee members and external auditors as...more

WilmerHale

SEC Administrative Case Reinforces Current Emphasis on Internal Controls

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Consistent with its current focus on internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), the Securities and Exchange Commission recently sanctioned a company and individuals for failing to adequately evaluate and audit the...more

Morgan Lewis

New SEC And PCAOB Proposals Related To Audit Committee Disclosure And Audit Quality

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OVERVIEW - On July 1, 2015, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release relating to its audit committee reporting requirements. This release references two Public Company Accounting Oversight...more

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Blog: SEC Issues Concept Release Regarding Potential Additional Audit Committee Disclosures

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The concept release seeks public comment on possible new reporting requirements focused on the audit committee’s responsibilities with respect to its oversight of the independent auditor. As the release notes, SOX mandated...more

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