Auditing

Capital Markets

10 CFO Tips for the SPAC Transition

How to navigate both the “going public” and “being public” phases.

Shauna Watson and Barclay Stanton
July 28, 2021
Accounting Standards

FASB Launches Agenda Consultation Project

The first in five years, the project seeks comments about the Financial Accounting Standards Board's future standard-setting agenda.
Auditing

Gensler Ousts PCAOB Chair; Other Board Members to Follow

Besides removing William D. Duhnke III, the SEC said it intends to seek candidates to fill the other Board positions.
Auditing

PCAOB Critics Call On Gensler to Clean House

"We do not believe the current Board members are up to the task of re-focusing the PCAOB on its core mission," says an investor group.
Auditing

CPA Charged With Violating Auditing Rules

Christopher Knauth allegedly performed an audit of a public company even though his firm was not registered with the PCAOB.
Auditing

PCAOB Forms Stakeholder Advisory Group

The 18-person panel will have three seats each for audit committee members or directors and financial reporting oversight personnel, including CFOs.
Auditing

SEC Unveils Rule on Oversight of Chinese Issuers

The regulator indicated how it will implement a law aimed at delisting Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards.
Auditing

PCAOB Proposes Rule for Foreign Audit Inspections

The rule provides a framework for implementing a new law that could result in the delisting of Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges.
Auditing

U.K. Proposes Reforms to Upgrade Audit Sector

“It's clear from large-scale collapses like Thomas Cook, Carillion and BHS that Britain's audit regime needs to be modernized."
Auditing

Audit Chairs Give 2020 Audits Mixed Reviews

In discussions with the PCAOB, audit committee chairs cited areas of auditor strengths and weaknesses.
Auditing

Alibaba, JD, Pinduoduo’s U.S. Listing Fate Hangs in Balance

House vote on audit rules could force the delisting of Chinese stocks if they don't comply with regulations.
Auditing

Kaiser to Leave PCAOB; Chief Auditor to Replace Him

Megan Zietsman, chief auditor and director of professional standards of the PCAOB, will replace Jim Kaiser, who is retiring.
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