2011 Audit Committee Institute Survey Report [PDF 1.6MB]
Published by: ACI - Canada
April 2012
Insights from audit committee members on the current business and economic environment, financial reporting, legal and regulatory compliance and risk management.
Audit committee members - are you getting the right information? [PDF 1.25MB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
March 2012
Insights into the type of information that audit committee members may receive from management and what it might look like in paractice.
Fall 2011 Audit Committee Roundtable Report [PDF 1.3MB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
February 2012
Keynote, audience and panelist commentaries from the Fall 2011 roundtable session Game-changing developments in Europe and the United States – Implications for Canadian Audit Committees.
Ten To-Do's for Audit Committees in 2012 [PDF 163KB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
January 2012
Ten items for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2012 agendas.
Audit Quality and Financial Reporting - What is the Role of the Audit Committee? [PDF 1.02MB]
Published by: The Institute of Corporate Directors, Director Journal
January 2012
Author Axel Thesberg, former (retired) Canadian Managing Partner at KPMG and current Audit Committee Chair of the Organizing Committee for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games, provides his views on audit quality and fiancial reporting.
New Audit Committee Member/Director Onboarding [PDF 958KB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
January 2012
A resource to help support the onboarding process of new audit committee members including suggested background reading, orientation sessions and possible issues to be discussed with the CFO, chief accounting officer/controller, chief risk officer, CEO, and others.
Spring 2011 Audit Committee Roundtable Report [PDF 763KB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
August 2011
Keynote, audience and panelist commentaries from the Spring 2011 roundtable session Quality in Financial Reporting – Four Legs are Stronger than Three.
European Commission Green Paper – The EU corporate governance framework [PDF 100KB]
Published by: ACI - UK
April 2011
This briefing sheet summarizes the EC Green Paper addressing the effectiveness of the current corporate governance framework for European companies in the light of the financial crisis.
Winter 2011 Audit Committee Roundtable Report [PDF 120KB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
March 2011
Keynote, audience and panelist commentaries from the Winter 2011 roundtable session including a look at risk management, compliance, financial reporting, governance processes and the final push towards IFRS and the "Dodd-Frank Act."
2010 Audit Committee Institute Survey Report [PDF 873KB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
March 2011
Insights from audit committee members on audit committee oversight, risk management, financial reporting, audit committee effectiveness and enhancing audit committee performance.
Ten To-Do's for Audit Committees in 2011 [PDF 260KB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
February 2011
Ten items for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2011 agendas.
Shaping the Canadian Audit Committee Agenda [PDF 554KB]
Published by: ACI – Canada
December 2006
A handbook to help assist audit committees in examining what they are doing, how they are doing it and how they can continue to enhance their effectiveness.
Accountability e-Lert Newsletter - Recent issues
An archive of KPMG's Accountability e-Lerts designed to help keep you informed about the changing nature and emerging trends in audit committee and board matters.