One of the bigger news stories in Canada of late is the ongoing hunger strike of a First Nations chief, ostensibly being carried out to force a meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss conditions on the remote northern Ontario Attawapiskat reservation. The legacy of the “discovery” and settlement of North America by Europeans andContinue reading “Hunger strikes and supporting documentation”
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Audit committees recognize IT risks should be a focus
Dan Meyer at Tick Marks has brought my attention to a KPMG survey that reports audit committees are becoming more concerned about IT risks on financial reporting. 90% believed that IT oversight deserved more time at audit committee meetings. By constrast, 80% of committee members were satisfied with audit committee oversight of management judgments andContinue reading “Audit committees recognize IT risks should be a focus”
Canadian audit overseer reports problems and solutions
The Canadian audit oversight body, the Canadian Public Accountability Board, announced Friday that last year they deregistered a small firm in Vancouver (which has since gone out of business) and prevented three other small firms from accepting new client due to deficiencies in their audits discovered upon inspection. My initial thought was, these small firmsContinue reading “Canadian audit overseer reports problems and solutions”
Canadian bank “shakes” Enron related audit rules
From the (Toronto) Star: Banking authorities in Canada and the United States have lifted an enforcement action that they imposed on the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce three years ago over its involvement with Enron Corp. The action put restrictions on CIBC and required it – for the past three years – to pay forContinue reading “Canadian bank “shakes” Enron related audit rules”