Presentation given at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)'s Climate Change Workshop

See all presentations at www.ifac.org/2012SMPForum.  

Presentation given at the inaugural Steering Committee meeting for MOSAIC (Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Accountancy and Improve Collaboration) in Jaipur, India, co-hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India and the Institute of Cost Accountants in India.

Additional information on MOSAIC is available in the launch press release and signing ceremony materials.

Over 40 participants representing 19 countries gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for IFAC’s Mentoring Insights – The Mentor Perspective workshop on February 17, 2012. The roundtable workshop brought together representatives from countries all over the world, including Australia, Canada, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and the UK. Discussions centered around the drivers for undertaking mentoring; the areas in which support is most commonly sought; and the key success factors and challenges based on the experiences of those attending the event. The range of information gathered will be used to inform the PAO Development Committee Mentoring Program, and in particular the mentoring toolkit.

Below are some of the presentations given by attendees. The extended agenda for the event, Mentoring: The Path to Sustainable Development, and the Event Summary are also available.

Ian Ball, IFAC’s Chief Executive Officer, recently attended the L'Institut des Réviseurs d'Entreprises’ European Study Day conference in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Ball delivered a presentation on Auditing in the Public Sector, which details the societal role of the audit, the need for adoption of accrual-based accounting by governments and public sector institutions, and IFAC’s commitment to global convergence of international standards

Presentation given by Giancarlo Attolini, chair of the Small and Medium Practices Committee to the IFAC Chief Executives Strategic Forum in New York, NY, February 27, 2012.

See the press release and article on the cover of the April 2012 IFAC Newsletter. See also the brochure or email SMPForum@ifac.org for more information.

Forum Program

Presentation by the chair of the IFAC Small and Medium Practices Committee in January 2012 at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India International Conference. 

It is my pleasure to be here today at this important initiative of ESMA. It brings together international and European leaders responsible for standard setting, supervision and enforcement for today’s capital markets.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is a global independent standard-setting body. It serves the public interest by setting high-quality standards for auditing, review, other assurance, quality control, and related services. Through its standards, the IAASB seeks to enhance the quality and consistency of practice throughout the world and strengthen public confidence in the auditing and assurance profession at the global and local levels.

I was appointed IAASB Chairman in 2009, when work to establish the clarified International Standards on Auditing (clarified ISAs) was just completed. Many had thought the IAASB program would be much more subdued than it had been. Of course, that has not been the case.