2016 Audit Committee Agenda Webinar Q & A (Part 4)
We are wrapping up our series of blog posts based on our popular January 7 webinar on the 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. This series answers some of the questions we were unable to address during the webinar. In our first installment, we touched on the relationship between the audit committee and independent auditors, new rules on […]
2016 Audit Committee Agenda Webinar Q & A (Part 3)
We are picking up our previous discussion of audit committee priorities as we continue to answer your questions from our popular January 7 webinar, The 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. This blog series answers questions we were unable to address during the webinar. In our first installment, we addressed questions regarding the relationship between the audit […]
2016 Audit Committee Agenda Webinar Q & A (Part 2)
We are continuing our Q&A series stemming from our January 7 webinar on the 2016 Audit Committee Agenda. We’ve been exploring audit committee priorities for 2016, based on the findings published in the latest issue of The Bulletin. This four-part Q&A blog series provides our responses to some of the many interesting questions from our […]
2016 Audit Committee Agenda Webinar Q & A (Part 1)
Our January 7 webinar, The 2016 Audit Committee Agenda, based on our latest issue of The Bulletin, drew more than 1,500 participants. The audience was diverse and included a large number of directors and executives, so it’s not surprising that a lot of interesting and relevant questions were asked. We promised we would get to […]
FAST Act Paves the Road for Streamlining IPOs
Good news for small companies considering an IPO. On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the FAST Act). Aside from directing transportation spending, this act includes provisions relevant to startup companies and companies seeking to pursue the IPO path. Below, I’ve outlined the major ways in which this act […]
Watch What You Say: Auditing Cybersecurity Disclosures
In the face of ongoing, persistent and ever-more dramatic data breaches, corporate assurances to the security of information are rightfully met with investor and regulatory skepticism. And while companies have rushed to inoculate themselves against potential damage by purchasing cyber insurance, regulators – and insurers – are reviewing published cybersecurity disclosures carefully to determine whether […]
