Audit & Accounting

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted Thursday to adopt two attestation standards pertaining to audits of brokers and dealers, along with an auditing standard for broker-dealer audits.

Nearly seven out of 10 investors had confidence in the U.S. capital markets, according to a new survey by the Center for Audit Quality, and a record 79 percent had confidence in investing in U.S. publicly traded companies just prior to the government shutdown on October 1.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board said Tuesday that it will provide live video webcasting of its in-person public meetings, beginning on October 30 and 31.

Only 27 percent of board members at public companies are in favor of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed changes to the auditor’s reporting model, according to a new survey by BDO USA.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has scheduled an open meeting for Thursday to consider adopting attestation standards for auditors of brokers and dealers.

The IFRS Foundation Education Initiative said Monday it is publishing free downloadable teaching materials in all the languages of the United Nations, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

New presidents, new products; overall the past week was all about the vendors topping the news and as ever I’m pleased to offer my take.

The development of professional organizations for accountants is seen as a key tool for global, regional and national development, according to a new report.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board plans to host a series of public roundtable meetings to gauge feedback on its proposed accounting standards for insurance contracts.

The CFA Institute has released the results of a survey of investor attitudes toward the varying proposals by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board for accounting for expected credit losses.