EU Skills Week-VET and the Green Transition Webinar
As part of EU Skills Week 2022, ACCA, IFAC and Green Finance Platform are thus delighted to welcome you to discuss with renowned experts from the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Investment Fund, the OECD, academics and the accountancy profession what are the skills and education needed for finance professionals to play their part in contributing to the Green Transition.
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IPSASB Proposes Multi-Employer Retirement Plan Accounting Changes
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board released for public comment an exposure draft of a proposed standard for multiemployer retirement plan obligations.
ISQM – The Full Picture – How Do the Components of a Quality Management System Fit Together? IAASB & IFAC Fourth and Final Quality Management Webinar
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Agustina Llambi
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Senior Manager, IPSASB
Agustina Llambi is responsible for the development of IPSAS, working to address constituents' needs, she works with Task Forces, IPSASB Members, and Technical Advisors to deliver on the IPSASB’s Work Program. Currently, she is the co-lead of the Measurement Application Phase project and the 2024-2028 Strategy and Work Program. She also leads the stakeholder engagement with Latin America raising awareness, building alliances, and supporting regional initiatives to strengthen public financial management.
Before joining the IPSASB, Agustina provided accounting advisory services to TD Bank - Wholesale Segment on complex accounting transactions, and implementation of new and amended accounting standards. Agustina has over 10 years of accounting professional experience in the private sector, specifically in financial institutions. She started her accounting career at Deloitte’s Audit Practice – Financial Institutions.
Agustina is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA).
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Asia's Accounting Scandals Spur Audit Reform
A string of high-profile corporate failures and frauds in Asia has called into question the role of the auditors and prompted calls for the profession to be reformed. This falls in line with a global trend of audit reform and a need to adapt to the changing requirements of corporates.
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Improving Trust in Tax to Build a Better World
Global challenges — from the pandemic to climate change — have underscored the importance of creating a more sustainable world. As governments seek to address environmental and social issues, however, they face a crisis of trust. And that lack of trust threatens the key resource at any government’s...
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The Untapped Potential of Accounting Technicians
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IESBA Technology Experts Group Members Appointed
New York, NY
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The Technology Working Group of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is pleased to announce the members of the recently established IESBA Technology Experts Group (TEG).
Experienced in using and implementing technology, TEG members will act as a “sounding board” to the IESBA’s Technology Working Group, providing advice and other input to help inform the Working Group’s fact-finding work and deliverables.
The TEG will be chaired by IESBA Member and Chair of the Technology Working Group, Mr. Brian Friedrich. TEG members are:
- Jason Bradley, Financial Reporting Council, United Kingdom
- Mary Breslin, Verracy, North America
- Danielle Cheek, MindBridge AI, North America
- Muhammad Fahad Riaz, Maglytic, Middle East
- Clinton Firth, Ernst & Young, Middle East and North Africa
- William Gee, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mainland China and Hong Kong
- Loreal Jiles, Institute of Management Accountants, North America
- Mario Malouin, Université du Québec en Outaouais, North America
The TEG is expected to hold its first meeting before the IESBA’s June 2022 Board Meeting. The TEG will receive technical staff support from Jon Reid, Senior Technical Manager at the Australian Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB), a member of the IESBA-National Standard Setters liaison group.
About the IESBA’s Technology Initiatives
The IESBA is progressing multiple technology workstreams in a coordinated manner. This includes:
- The development of technology-related revisions to the Code so that it remains relevant and fit for purpose as technology advances (the Technology project). On February 18, 2022, the IESBA released its Exposure Draft: Proposed Technology-related Revisions to the Code with a comment period until June 20, 2022.
- Fact finding to identify and assess the potential impact of technology on the behavior of professional accountants and the applicability of the Code in relation to ethics and independence.
- The development of technology-related thought leadership and other materials in relation to ethics and independence for professional accountants and the wider stakeholder community.
Additional information about the IESBA’s technology workstreams is available on the IESBA’s website.