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Is Governance Keeping Pace? Highlights From KPMG's 2012 Audit Committee Issues Conference Audit Committee Institute | March 15, 2012 | Audit Committee Aside from financial communications, disclosures and related controls, the "top concern" for many of the 140 audit committee members attending KPMG's 2012 Audit Committee Issues Conference is the adequacy of "governance processes, controls and risk management -- particularly in light of emerging technologies, globalization and changes to the business."

Is Governance Keeping Pace With Technology, Business Change? Audit Committee Institute | March 07, 2012 | Audit Committee From risks posed by emerging technologies, cyberterrorism and globalization, to leveraging social media and data to shape customer strategy and support real-time business decisions, the speed and complexity of the business environment has pushed governance to the top of many agendas.

Fall 2011 Audit Committee Roundtable Report: Transformational Implications of Technology Pushing IT Higher on Audit Committee, Board Agendas Audit Committee Institute | Dec. 30, 2011 | The pace of technology change and the growing threat of cyber attack has pushed IT risk higher on audit committee and board agendas.

ACI's Ten To-Do's for Audit Committees in 2012 Audit Committee Institute | Dec. 20, 2011 | Audit Committee In this fifth annual message to directors, KPMG's Audit Committee Institute highlighs 10 items for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2012 agendas.

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Issues-In-Depth: 2011 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments Financial Reporting Network | Dec. 14, 2011 | Accounting & Financial Reporting 2011 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments

Prospect of Tax Reform Highlights Oversight Challenges Audit Committee Institute | Dec. 13, 2011 | Audit Committee Oversight of tax risk has become an increasingly important responsibility for audit committees in recent years. In this article, KPMG's Dennis Whalen and Hank Gutman share insights on how audit committees are carrying out their tax oversight responsibilities.

Disclosure Overload and Complexity: Hidden in Plain Sight Financial Reporting Network | Nov. 22, 2011 | Accounting & Financial Reporting This publication suggests that disclosure has increased significantly in volume and complexity. It poses a dilemma for smaller investors who may make suboptimal investment decisions due to their inability to absorb the volume and complexity of literature.

Where Does the Audit Committee Want to Spend More Agenda Time? Audit Committee Institute | Nov. 14, 2011 | Audit Committee As a barometer, audit committee agendas offer an important view -not only for directors but for management teams as well - of some of the critical issues that companies face in the current environment and in the months ahead. Even deeper insight can come from knowing where the audit committee wants to devote more of its agenda time.

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