Directors Quarterly: April 2013

• Views from Miami: The 2013 Governance Agenda Audit Committee Institute | March 22, 2013 | Video KPMG's recent Audit Committee Issues Conference featured dialogue with leading audit committee chairs, board members and governance professionals on the challenges facing boards and businesses in the year ahead.

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• ACI Global Boardroom Insights -- Top Challenges for 2013: The Audit Committee Perspective Audit Committee Institute | March 20, 2013 | Standard Setting In this new publication from KPMG's Audit Committee Institute (ACI) -- the first in a series -- we bring together the views of audit committee chairs from major global organizations on key challenges and priorities shaping audit committee and board agendas in 2013.

   

• Governance Challenges and Priorities Driving the 2013 Agenda Audit Committee Institute | Feb. 28, 2013 | Standard Setting Economic and political uncertainty, the impact of government regulation and public policy initiatives, and ensuing that the company's strategy keeps pace with a fast-changing business and risk environment are among the challenges facing companies and board agendas in 2013.

   

• KPMG's Global Audit Committee Survey Audit Committee Institute | Jan. 29, 2013 | Standard Setting KPMG's Global Audit Committee Survey captures the views of 1,800 audit committee members around the world on a range of issues -- from financial reporting and disclosures to audit committee effectiveness.

   

• Protecting Corporate Assets and the Brand Puts Reputation Risk on the Agenda Audit Committee Institute | Jan. 10, 2013 | Standard Setting The convergence of digitization, globalization, increased government regulation and stepped up enforcement has brought reputation risk to the forefront for companies and boards. ACI's Fall 2012 Roundtable Report highlights how these four "game changers" are challenging audit committees and boards to reconsider their oversight practices and processes.

   

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