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In this podcast Craig Blair from the ATO sets out the areas which the ATO plan to focus on in their forthcoming SMSF auditor compliance program for 2016/17. Craig explains auditor independence and audit quality issues which have been identified through previous reviews of SMSF auditors and the ATO’s data analytics, which the ATO now intend to target. This podcast is essential listening for SMSF auditors to assist them in determining whether any of the independence or audit quality risk factors identified by the ATO may apply so that they may address those issues proactively.

Professor Emeritus Steven Mintz, Cal Poly State University, USA talks about conflicts, pressures and rationalisations accountants face.  He offers insights on what to expect and advice on how to respond to ethical issues.

Professor Emeritus Steven Mintz, Cal Poly State University, USA talks about conflicts, pressures and rationalisations accountants face.  He offers insights on what to expect and advice on how to respond to ethical issues.

Join Melville Yates from the Victorian Public Sector and Not-for-profit Committee of CPA Australia as he facilitates a conversation with Fiona Moore, Corporate Learning Solutions Manager at CPA Australia, and Cindy Turner, founder and CEO of Coach Central, on how work is changing for accountants in the public sector. Together they will discuss what employers are looking for in their staff and how members of CPA Australia can remain an integral part of their organisations

Join Melville Yates from the Victorian Public Sector and Not-for-profit Committee of CPA Australia as he facilitates a conversation with Fiona Moore, Corporate Learning Solutions Manager at CPA Australia, and Cindy Turner, founder and CEO of Coach Central, on how work is changing for accountants in the public sector. Together they will discuss what employers are looking for in their staff and how members of CPA Australia can remain an integral part of their organisations

ASIC’s Senior Executive Leader, Doug Niven, discusses the ASIC inspection findings for the 18 months to 31 December 2014 with Claire Grayston, Audit & Assurance Policy Adviser at CPA Australia. The podcast highlights the key lesson for auditors as well as directors and audit committees’ role in improving audit quality, how Australian audits compare to other jurisdictions and ASIC’s areas of focus for the next inspection period.

Participants:

Host – Claire Grayston, Policy Adviser – Audit & Assurance, CPA Australia

Guest – Doug Niven, Senior Executive Leader, Financial Reporting and Audit, ASIC

The most significant changes in auditor reporting in decades apply from 2016. The changes will have greatest impact on listed companies, but all auditor’s reports are effected. What’s behind the changes, what will they mean for directors, audit committees and investors and how are they being received around the world?  CPA Australia’s Audit & Assurance Policy Advisor Claire Grayston discusses these issues and more with the architects of the new rules, including International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Chairman, Prof. Arnold Schilder.

Names of speakers:

Host: Claire Grayston - Policy Advisor – Audit & Assurance, CPA Australia

Guests:

Prof. Arnold Schilder – International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) Chairman

Chuck Landes - IAASB Deputy Chairman & AICPA Vice President

Merran Kelsall - AUASB Chairman & IAASB Member

Financial Markets Authority Senior Advisor, Jacco Moison, discusses the key findings from the FMA’s 2015 Audit Quality Review, highlights positive trends and areas for future improvement, relevant to audit firms, audit committees and directors, as well as the FMA’s focus for 2016.

Guest: Jacco Moison, Senior Adviser, Markets Oversight, FMA

CPA Australia host: Claire Grayston

ASIC’s Senior Executive Leader, Doug Niven, discusses the ASIC inspection findings for the 18 months to 31 December 2014 with Claire Grayston, Audit & Assurance Policy Adviser at CPA Australia. The podcast highlights the key lesson for auditors as well as directors and audit committees’ role in improving audit quality, how Australian audits compare to other jurisdictions and ASIC’s areas of focus for the next inspection period.

Participants:

Host – Claire Grayston, Policy Adviser – Audit & Assurance, CPA Australia

Guest – Doug Niven, Senior Executive Leader, Financial Reporting and Audit, ASIC

The most significant changes in auditor reporting in decades apply from 2016. The changes will have greatest impact on listed companies, but all auditor’s reports are effected. What’s behind the changes, what will they mean for directors, audit committees and investors and how are they being received around the world?  CPA Australia’s Audit & Assurance Policy Advisor Claire Grayston discusses these issues and more with the architects of the new rules, including International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Chairman, Prof. Arnold Schilder.

Names of speakers:

Host: Claire Grayston - Policy Advisor – Audit & Assurance, CPA Australia

Guests:

Prof. Arnold Schilder – International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) Chairman

Chuck Landes - IAASB Deputy Chairman & AICPA Vice President

Merran Kelsall - AUASB Chairman & IAASB Member