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This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Eleven S&P 500 board members worked at the same Big Four accounting firm that audits their company. The ties may create conflicts of interest when boards pick auditors and review their work. The new SEC chair soon could revisit which auditor relationships it sees as OK and not OK. Hiring board members with years of experience at a Big Four firm can be a big boon for large companies, as accounting experts can guide them through the auditing process and addres...

Jennifer R. Joe, Ph.D., CPA, is the Whitney Family Endowed Professor of Accounting and Cohen Family Director of Diversity at the University of Delaware. She researches the role of auditors, data analytics, regulations, audit litigation and other governance mechanisms on the quality of corporate internal controls and financial reporting. Jennifer was an Editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory and served as an officer and committee member of several American Accounting Association and AAA Auditing Section committees. Currently, she serves on the editorial board of The Accounting Re...

The Anti-Fraud Collaboration issued a new report Tuesday on the most common financial statement fraud themes noted in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions between January 2014 and June 2019. The study’s objective was to identify the areas of higher fraud risk and provide insights for those responsible for financial reporting. The report, “Mitigating the Risk of Common Fraud Schemes: Insights from SEC Enforcement Actions,” analyzed 204 enforcement actions related to financial statement frauds, from which 140 fraud schemes were identified. Its findings and comme...

HKIRA's first virtual IR Annual Symposium concludes with positive response Celebrates 1,000th member joining taskforce to uphold best IR practices HONG KONG, Jan 11, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) announces that its first virtual IR Annual Symposium was successfully held last Friday (January 8). Over 300 participants joined the online event, sharing their views and insights on the latest trends and practices of the IR industry. Mr. Wilfred Yiu, Managing Director & Head of Markets of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited receives an Appreciation Ce...

ICAI CA January exam city change application released The facility will be available from December 23 to December 26, 11:59 pm. "Students can check the position from their dashboard at icaiexam.icai.org Updated: December 24, 2020 10:36:06 am ICAI CA January exams city change option open. (Express Photo by Harmeet Sodhi/Representational) ICAI CA January exams 2021: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has allowed students appearing for CA January 2021 exam to apply for an exam city of their choice. The facility will be available from Dece...