Audit

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission selected Lucia Wind, vice president of internal audit at the technology company Unisys, as its next board chair, succeeding Paul Sobel, for a three-year term starting Jan. 1, 2023.

Mazars Group has halted all work for crypto clients, dealing a blow to an industry seeking to shore up confidence in the wake of FTX's collapse.

The board voted yesterday that local authorities are not obstructing its ability to conduct inspections in the mainland and Hong Kong.

A proof of reserves report, based on a snapshot review by Mazars, showed the exchange having sufficient crypto assets to balance its total platform liabilities, but acknowledged limitations.

Traders move to take custody of their tokens despite a proof of reserves audit amid revelations that rival FTX may have misused customer funds.

The board is stepping up its enforcement activities with a mostly new slate of board members.

In this edition of the Frontier, Marcum's CIO talks about how the audit solutions market may evolve in response to recent trends.

As PCAOB inspections in China move forward, U.S. auditors should use caution in engagements with Chinese-based companies.

Auditing firms have been relying increasingly on outside specialists for audit engagements since the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board unveiled a new standard governing their use.

Business executives are anticipating a number of risks in 2023.

The board is finding deficiencies in about one-third of the audits it inspected in 2021.

The average number of critical audit matters per audit report has declined over time, while the proportion of audit reports that communicate only a single CAM has increased.

The board levied sanctions and fines totaling $7.7 million against three of KPMG's member firms in the U.K., India and Colombia.

The Institute of Internal Auditors sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to set new requirements for crypto exchanges in the U.S.

The Top 25 Firm's major merger with Friedman brought it a host of new engagements.

The inspector general's investigation found no evidence that the former FBI leaders' returns were chosen deliberately.

A recent report from AuditBoard says that cybersecurity and data privacy are among the key risks facing internal auditors today.

Auditing firms can expect enhanced inspections, strengthened enforcement and higher penalties, says Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Chair Erica Williams.

The board announced the launch of its new Technology Innovation Alliance working group, meant to advise the audit overseer on issues with emerging technology.

Audit committees are including more disclosures within proxy statements, but there's a disconnect between what investors expect and what companies are willing to disclose.