Statement on ‘Statement of Intent to Work Together Towards Comprehensive Corporate Reporting’ Friday, September 11, 2020 CAQ Statement based on a joint statement of intent released by five internationally significant framework and standard-setting institutions: Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI),...

New Report Reveals How Auditors Enhance The Reliability of Company-Reported ESG Information Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Washington, DC, July 1, 2020 – As investors increasingly make decisions based on company-reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information, audit firms can enhance the reliability of this reporting, according to the Center for Audit Quality...

A Changing Financial Reporting Ecosystem Sunday, March 8, 2020 Market stakeholders — auditors, institutional investors, public company board members and public company executives — must pivot from the status quo to support a rapidly evolving financial reporting ecosystem. Why? Institutional investors are showing increased interest in — and reliance on — information reported...

CAQ Statement on the Release of the Brydon Review Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Washington, DC – Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) Executive Director Julie Bell Lindsay issued the following statement in response to the release of Sir Donald Brydon’s Report of the Independent Review into the Quality and Effectiveness of Audit: “We...

Center for Audit Quality Update Monday, December 9, 2019 Julie Bell Lindsay Executive Director Center for Audit Quality December 9, 2019 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments Washington, DC As prepared for delivery Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Jon , for that kind introduction, and to Tracey for getting us started on such an inspiring note. And,...

Auditors Can Bring Trust, Confidence, and Reliability to Currently Unaudited Corporate Reporting Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Expanding the role of auditors beyond financial statements would benefit investors, capital markets Washington, DC – Auditors are uniquely qualified to enhance confidence in a wide range of company-prepared information outside financial statements, according the Center for...

Survey: Confidence in US Markets and Public Company Auditors Stays Strong Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Washington, DC – The percentage of US retail investors expressing confidence that public company auditors are effective in their investor protection roles has climbed to 83%, according to the 2019 Main Street Investor Survey. The annual Center...

Video Profession in Focus: The Strong State of Investor Confidence in 2019 Wednesday, September 18, 2019 On this edition of Profession in Focus, get insights from CAQ Executive Director Julie Bell Lindsay on the state of US investor confidence. Lindsay provides context on the importance of strong investor confidence for the capital markets,...