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		<title><![CDATA[ACI's Ten To-Do's for Audit Committees in 2012]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Issues-In-Depth: 2011 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Prospect of Tax Reform Highlights Oversight Challenges]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Disclosure Overload and Complexity: Hidden in Plain Sight]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Where Does the Audit Committee Want to Spend More Agenda Time?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[KPMG's 2011 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/aci-annual-survey-2011.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Of the many issues on their plate, audit committee members say they want to devote more time over the next 12 months to IT risk and emerging technologies, risk management, corporate strategy, and the impact of public policy initiatives on the company's compliance, controls, and reporting. Growth and 'innovation risk' are also front-and-center. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Media: Time for a Governance Framework]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media are no longer just social - these tools are commercial, and they are becoming a key element of business strategy. A key challenge for audit committees is helping to ensure that management has in place a social media governance framework.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't Forget the &quot;Offensive&quot; Side of IT Risk]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA["Offensive IT risk" -  the failure to understand IT as a critical business driver and to leverage IT innovation as part of a company's strategy and business model - is just as important as "defensive" risks, like information privacy and security, cyber attack and outsourcing.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Legislative Complexity Challenges Traditional Business and Compliance Strategies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Public Policy Alert highlights why the new legislative landscape may require challenging the historical compliance approach.  This issue addresses legislative considerations such as Dodd-Frank's conflict minerals and whistleblower provisions, as well as increased regulatory scrutiny.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Spring 2011 Audit Committee Roundtable Report: IT, Systemic Risk Are Top of Mind for Directors]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/aci-spring-2011-roundtable-report.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[IT risk and emerging technologies, systemic risks, and the implications of the SEC's new "whistleblower bounty program" and global anti-bribery initiatives are key challenges for companies today - and top of mind for audit committees and boards.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[KPMG ACI Board Portal Survey 2011]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/board-portal-survey-2011.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[KPMG's ACI, Corporate Secretary survey shows use of board portals on the rise - with security and simplicity front-and-center.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Risk Is Top Concern for Audit Committees in 2011]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/risk-is-top-concern-for-audit-committees-in-2011.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[KPMG's Mary Pat McCarthy highlights key survey findings and three "takeaways" from the 7th Annual Audit Committee Issues Conference, attended by 120 audit committee members from around the country.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Cloud Adoption Points to IT Risk and Data Governance Challenges]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/cloud-adoption-points-it-risk-data-governance-challenges.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[KPMG's Mary Pat McCarthy shares insights and leading practices to help boards address the risks and challenges posed by oversight of IT risk.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Stay Current and Connected with ACI]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACI's Executive Director and KPMG Vice Chair Mary Pat McCarthy notes, ACI can help your audit committee and your board stay informed at be at the top of their game. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Healthy Skepticism Rules: The 2011 Audit Committee Agenda]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a dozen public company directors – along with leading economists and thought leaders in corporate governance – kicked off the 2011 Audit Committee Issues Conference with a roundtable dialogue on key issues shaping audit committee agendas in the year ahead. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Cloud Adoption Points to IT Risk and Data Governance Challenges]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/da-april-may-2011-cloud.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Not many directors speak "IT," but one word is likely to spark a robust dialogue with the CIO about how a company manages its IT risk and data security - and that word is "cloud."  ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Staying Ahead of Public Policy and Regulatory Changes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companies polled agree that the complex pace and scale of legislation and regulatory change of the recent past is not likely to diminish over the next 18 months.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Highlights from the 7th Annual Audit Committee Issues Conference]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new ACI report captures key themes and survey findings from the Annual Audit Committee Issues Conference, held in February in Scottsdale and Miami and attended by about 120 audit committee members.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[ACI's Fall 2010 Roundtable Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audit committees continue to sharpen their focus on the changing regulatory landscape - from Dodd-Frank's whistleblower provisions to convergence of accounting standards - while risk management and oversight remain high on their agendas.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[ACI's Ten To-Do's for Audit Committees in 2011]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/aci-ten-to-dos-2011.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this annual message to directors, KPMG's Audit Committee Institute highlights 10 items for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider - and carry out - their 2011 agendas.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Convergence Deserves the Market's Best Thinking]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/convergence-deserves-the-markets-best-thinking.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the time for business executives to make their voices heard with standard setters about the accounting changes being considered and to begin preparing their companies for what’s ahead to further ensure that the market’s best thinking is reflected in final accounting standards.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[2010 International Audit Committee Member Survey]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/2010-nacd-global-survey-results.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 International Audit Committee Member Survey Report is produced by KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute and reflects the opinions of nearly 1,200 audit committee members from 34 countries.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Pivotal Time to Take a Close Look at Internal Audit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In their work with audit committees and chief audit executives (CAEs), Audit Committee Institute sees a number of fundamental, and leading, practices for audit committees to consider.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Audit Committee's Auditor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of Directorship magazine features a wide-ranging interview with Jim Liddy, U.S. vice chair - Audit, about a number of critical issues involving boards, audit committees, and external auditors.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Adapting to Uncertainty, Focusing on Transparency]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results of the 2010 KPMG/NACD Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey make clear that pressures on companies to grow are shaping audit committee agendas, as financial reporting and controls, risk management, all financial communications, and the adequacy of the CFO/finance team’s resources are front-and-center.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Spring 2010 Audit Committee Roundtable Report: Audit Committee's Focus on Risk and Control Environment ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/aci-spring-2010-roundtable-report.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This report from KPMG's Audit Committee Institute highlights five key issues for audit committees and boards as they help guide their companies through a tenuous economic recovery.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Benchmarking Key Disclosures Against Peers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/benchmarking-the-companies-disclosures-july-DA.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[For audit committees, transparency and disclosure are at the top of their agendas, and many are benchmarking their company’s disclosures against others in the industry.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Defining Issues: PCAOB Proposes Auditing Standard on Communications with Audit Committees]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/di-10-18-pcaob-auditing-strd-commun-audit-committees.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[PCAOB proposes new audit standard on communications with audit committees]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Assessing the Adequacy of the Finance Organization's Resources]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article provides a reminder for audit committees to periodically assess the adequacy of the CFO's resources - including the internal audit function and the entire finance organizations.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The 2010 Audit Committee Agenda - Uncertainty Rules]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/audit-committee-agenda-uncertainty-rules-2010.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[More than a dozen public company directors expressed their concerns about the immediate and long-term health of the U.S. economy and the prospects for growth.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Audit Committee Roundup: Growth, Risk, Financial Communications, Performance]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audit committee members identify the chief concerns and top priorities on their 2010 agendas.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Highlights from the 6th Annual Audit Committee Issues Conference]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/the-6th-annual-audit-committee-issues-conf.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This new report captures key themes, practical insights, and survey findings from the 2010 Annual Audit Committee Issues Conference.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[KPMG's Quarterly Outlook]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The March 2010 Quarterly Outlook addresses the recent FASB guidance about accounting for transfers of financial assets and consolidation of variable interest entities, which became effective in the first quarter 2010 for calendar year-end companies.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Risk Oversight is a Team Sport]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/risk-oversight-is-a-team-sport-henry-keizer.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article from Directors and Boards discusses several considerations to help boards put "risk committee" discussions into context and determine what makes most sense given an organization's specific risks, challenges, and oversight objectives.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[KPMG Audit Committee Institute: Fall 2009 Roundtable Report]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/fall-2009-roundtable-report.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This report highlights five key issues for boards and audit committees to consider as they refine their oversight practices and help guide their companies forward.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Utilizing Internal Audit: A CFO's Guide]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article from Financial Executive magazine discusses how companies and auditors have an opportunity to review their audit work processes to improve how they can accomplish a more proficient and effective audit, and how the internal auditor can be an integral part of the process.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Risk, Sustainability of Cost-Reduced Business Model]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article from Directorship magazine discusses the sustainability of cost cutting and presents some questions for directors to think about and discuss with management.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Public Policy Alert - Preparing for Increased Regulatory Oversight and Enhanced Enforcement]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Public Policy Alert focuses on important recent regulations spawned by the financial crisis, and demonstrates how these policies, heightened enforcement activities, and penalties for noncompliance escalate the need for comprehensive risk management.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Rewriting the Textbook on Risk Oversight]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of Audit Committee Roundup in Directorship, KPMG's Henry Keizer shares emerging themes in risk oversight that may be universal in their application.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Got a Pen? Five Critical Benchmarking Questions - September 2009]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/got-a-pen-five-key-questions-boardroom-discussions.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of Audit Committee Roundup in Directorship magazine, Mary Pat McCarthy poses questions about information quality, boardroom culture, and risk oversight that are likely to trigger an enlightening boardroom discussion.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[KPMG's Fraud Survey 2009]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[KPMG's Fraud Survey 2009 reveals the perceptions of U.S. senior executives about fraud and misconduct risks facing their organizations during a period of significant economic downturn, government intervention, pressure to meet earnings, and pledges of renewed regulatory enforcement.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Maintaining Critical Alignments During Turmoil and Change]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The audit committee can help ensure effective alignment of strategy, goals, risks, incentives, performance metrics, and internal controls. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Board-Level Risk Management Committee a Key Component of Shareholder Rights Being Debated in Washington, DC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Public Policy Alert highlights the key provisions in the Shareholders Bill of Rights Act, which calls for more board accountability and directly links failures in corporate governance with the financial crisis.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Spring 2009 Audit Committee Roundtable Report]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/spring-2009-audit-committee-roundtable-report.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This report from ACI recaps KPMG's 29-city Audit Committee Roundtable Series discusses the views of the 1,300 attendees on the key topics of information quality, risk conversations, board culture, and compensation risks.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Boards Reassess Investment Authority: Audit Committee Alert 09-01]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/audit-committee-alert-09-01-boards-reassess-investment.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This Audit Committee Alert discusses how boards are increasing their scrutiny of the treasury function’s investment authority.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The Audit Committee Journey: 2009 Public Company Audit Committee Member Survey]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/aci/insights/active/audit-committee-agendas-priorities-concerns.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Read about the priorities, concerns, and emerging practices driving today's audit committee agendas]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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