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Todd Beardsworth, FCA, was a member of the IPSASB until 2023. Ms. Beardsworth became a member of the IPSASB during 2018 to fill a casual vacancy. He was nominated by the External Reporting Board in New Zealand.
He is currently the Assistant Auditor-General, Audit Quality at the Office of the Auditor-General, where he is responsible for leading the Office on all audit quality matters. This includes ensuring that auditors are appointed and supported to carry out high quality audits of public sector entities on behalf of the Auditor-General.
He has worked in the New Zealand public sector for more than 20 years, mostly at the Office of the Auditor-General. Mr. Beardsworth's roles in standard setting include six years as a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Board from 2003 to 2008, and two and a half years as a member of the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board between 2016 and 2018. Also, he worked for the External Reporting Board as the Director of Accounting Standards from 2014 to 2015. During 2015, he provided technical support to Angela Ryan, a former member of the IPSASB.
He has a bachelor's degree in business studies from Massey University in New Zealand.
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) invites all interested stakeholders to its global series of discussions to help shape the future of assurance over emerging forms of external reporting (EER).
Save the Dates!
Please see below for event locations most convenient for you:
Region
City
Date
Venue
North America
New York
October 15, 2018 14:00 – 17:00
International Federation of Accountants, 529 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017
South America
São Paulo
October 18, 2018 10:00 – 13:30
FIPECAFI auditorium, R. Maestro Cardim, 1170 - Bela Vista
Africa
Johannesburg
October 23, 2018 09:00 – 13:00
IRBA, Greenstone Hill Office Park, Emerald Boulevard, Modderfontein
Asia
Singapore
October 26, 2018 09:00 – 12:00
NUS Business School, Mochtar Riady Building, 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore
Oceania
Auckland
October 30, 2018 10:00 – 13:00
XRB, 55 Shortland St, Auckland
Oceania
Sydney
November 2, 2018 09:00 – 12:00
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Level 9, 33 Erskine Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
The IAASB is developing non-authoritative guidance to address key challenges arising in the performance of assurance engagements over EER performed using its assurance standard, ISAE 3000 (Revised).
To help shape the future of IAASB’s assurance over EER, the half-day discussions will cover:
progress in the development of the first phase of the draft guidance;
implications of the guidance for assurance engagements; and
assurance issues faced in your region.
Who should attend
The events are open to all. The IAASB wants to engage with those who prepare EER reports, assurance practitioners, regulators, standard-setters, investors and other users of EER reports. Accountants and non-accountants alike are encouraged to attend and participate to help shape the IAASB’s work in this area.
How to register
To express initial interest, please email IAASBmeetings@iaasb.org with your name, organization, country and the event you would like to attend. We will then notify you when registration opens. For updates, please visit our website and follow us at @IAASB_News and #EERassurance.
What is EER?
EER encapsulates many different forms of reporting, including, but not limited to, integrated reporting, sustainability reporting and non-financial reporting about environmental, social and governance matters. Such reports may be prepared under legislative or regulatory requirements and established frameworks, standards and guidance issued by international or national standard setters.
