Rick Payne is ICAEW’s expert on building effective finance functions, the role of the CFO and business performance management. Rick works in ICAEW's Business and Management Faculty and carries out research focused on helping members in business. He also sits as a technical adviser on IFAC’s Professional Accountants in Business Committee. Having qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG he moved into wholesale financial services, undertaking senior roles through to divisional CFO. In addition, Rick is a qualified trainer and executive coach and has an MSc in Organisational Behaviour. He presents regularly to audiences of finance professionals and academics in the UK and internationally.

Rick Payne is ICAEW’s expert on building effective finance functions, the role of the CFO and business performance management. Rick works in ICAEW's Business and Management Faculty and carries out research focused on helping members in business. He also sits as a technical adviser on IFAC’s Professional Accountants in Business Committee. Having qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG he moved into wholesale financial services, undertaking senior roles through to divisional CFO. In addition, Rick is a qualified trainer and executive coach and has an MSc in Organisational Behaviour. He presents regularly to audiences of finance professionals and academics in the UK and internationally.

Ina Sandler supports policy activities in the areas of investment, responsible business conduct, anti-bribery and corporate governance as well as Trust in Business. She also contributes to work in the field of economic policy, is actively engaged with Business at OECD’s development activities and supports outreach activities to expand the Business at OECD observer network.

Ina holds a Master’s degree in International Trade, Finance and Development from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim. She is a German national, fully fluent in English, with good a knowledge of French and basic Italian. She joined Business at OECD in 2019.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s (IAASB) Auditor Reporting Implementation Working Group (ARIWG) recently published this Project Update in the form of a Communiqué, which provides an update on the IAASB’s post implementation review (PIR) of the revised auditor reporting standards. This communique also includes other relevant news and information relevant to the IAASB’s PIR.

This Communique does not constitute an authoritative pronouncement of the IAASB, nor does it amend, extend or override the ISAs or other of the IAASB’s International Standards.