Tag: audit
Business relays UK Corporate Governance Code concerns
Responses to the FRC’s consultation on its proposals highlight practical concerns about implementation and compliance.
‘Fast-moving threats’ will soon challenge boards, warns CIIA
Resilience will be required to face a ‘poly-crisis’ of immediate and simultaneous risk issues, internal auditors believe.
IoD: Don’t make audit committees accountable for ESG reporting
The Institute of Directors says the FRC proposal on board governance means ‘lines of accountability will be blurred’.
Government reveals resilience disclosure rules
The detail of the new regulations has been fleshed out—and could catch many more companies than expected.
Audit committees give investors a new perspective
Investors who quiz the audit committee get a more rounded – albeit sometimes less comfortable – picture of the company.
Corporate governance code review boosts internal controls
UK watchdog’s proposals include giving audit committees greater reporting responsibilities and addressing ‘overboarding’.
New audit committee standards finalised
Role of challenger audit firms and the opinion of investors underlined by new minimum standards.
Watchdog urges asset managers to quiz the audit committee
Auditco chairs will have their work cut out if the role increases to become more ‘outward facing’ and encompass investor relations.
Could ChatGPT technology join the board?
Although governance may stop artificial intelligence replacing anyone on the board today, AI may soon prove to be a useful boardroom tool.
News round-up: this week in governance
PwC fined over Babcock; EY split is on hold; Senate kills Biden ESG law; ChapGPT predicts M&As; directors who ‘overboard’.