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UPCOMING WEBINAR
Ten Things about Fraud Control: Closing the Fraud Control Gap
May 29, 2008
In an era of increased corporate accountability, participants will gain valuable insight on how to prepare an appropriate fraud control policy for an organization and why it is so important for employees to have a clear understanding of their responsibilities for fraud control.
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Recession-Related Risks a Top Concern for Audit Committees
April 9, 2008
While audit committees will continue to focus on refining their oversight of financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management in 2008, they also will be paying close attention to “recession-related risks”—and there may be many.
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IFRS and U.S. Public Companies: Considerations for the Audit Committee
April 9, 2008
While International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) may not be around the corner, there are strong indications that U.S. public companies may one day be required to file IFRS financial statements. The SEC’s August 2007 concept release on the potential use of IFRS by domestic public companies, the elimination of the U.S. GAAP reconciliation for foreign private issuers using IFRS, and the SEC Roundtable series in December 2007 all point to the momentum toward IFRS.
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Improving Audit Committee Performance: Factors to Consider
from the Board Governance Series
PricewaterhouseCoopers' Partner and U.S. Leader for Corporate Governance Catherine L. Bromilow outlines three areas for audit committee members to consider when evaluating their own performance.
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Insurance Coverage Legal Audits are Not a Luxury
March 26, 2008
An insurance coverage legal audit assesses your needs and identifies potential problems with your coverage before a loss or claim happens. This allows you to negotiate around the pitfalls or buy additional needed coverages. The time to do an audit is now. Once a loss or claim happens, it is too late to ask the insurer to clarify or broaden the coverage terms. For better or worse, the battle lines are then already drawn.
