Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PUBLIC INTEREST OBJECTIVE OF THE FORUM IS TO PROMOTE CONSISTENT AND HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING AND AUDITING PRACTICES WORLD-WIDE. THE FORUM BRINGS TOGETHER FIRMS WHICH PERFORM TRANSNATIONAL AUDITS AND INVOLVES THEM CLOSELY WITH IFAC'S ACTIVITIES THEREBY SUPPORTING IFAC'S PUBLIC INTEREST PURPOSE.
FOR 2019, A SIGNIFICANT UNDERTAKING WAS THE APRIL MEETING IN TOKYO ORGANIZED IN SUPPORT OF INCREASING FOF STAKEHOLDER OUT-REACH IN THE IMPORTANT A-PAC REGION. CONNECTED WITH THE TOKYO MEETING THE FORUM OF FIRMS ORGANIZED AN IN-COUNTRY EVENT IN TOKYO WHICH OCCURRED AFTER THE MAIN FORUM OF FIRMS MEETING.APPROX 100 ATTENDEES WERE REGISTERED TO ATTEND THE IN-COUNTRY EVENT TOKYO EVENT WHICH WAS MORE THAN TWICE WHAT HAD BEEN PLANNED AND BUDGETED FOR BASED ON REGISTRATION FOR THE INAUGURAL JAPAN IN-COUNTRY EVENT IN JANUARY 2017. PLANNED ACTIVITY IN RUSSIA WAS POST-PONED IN RESPONSE TO PROFESSIONAL/REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS INDICATING THAT DELAYING WOULD BE PRUDENT.
FOR BOTH THE APRIL (TOKYO) AND OCTOBER (LONDON) MEETINGS OF THE FORUM OF FIRMS, AN ADDITIONAL 'ELECTIVE' WAS ADDED BEFORE THE MAIN MEETINGS OFFERING FOCUSED CONSIDERATIONS ON THE IAASB QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND GROUP AUDITS PROJECTS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS GIVEN TO CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MID-TIER NETWORKS.
THE FORUM OF FIRMS RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF BROAD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON KEY TOPICS AND ISSUES RELATED TO SUPPORTING AND FURTHER ADVANCING AUDIT QUALITY. FOR 2019, THE FORM OF FIRMS HAD ENGAGEMENT AND PRESENTATIONS FROM THE: - JAPANESE INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF INDEPENDENT AUDIT REGULATORS - HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES & INVESTMENTS COMMISSION - JAPANESE FINANCIAL SERVICES AGENCY - JAPANESE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITING OVERSIGHT BOARD - TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE, INC - MULTIPLE STANDARD SETTERS INCLUDING ELECTIVES (AS DISCUSSED UNDER 4B) IAASB, IESBA, IASB - INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACCOUNTANTS - INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON ACCOUNTANCY EDUCATION - INTERNATIONAL VALUATIONS STANDARDS COUNCIL - UK FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL - HAUT CONSEIL DU COMMISSARIAT AUX COMPTES - EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE SPECIALIST - ACCOUNTANCY EUROPEOTHER TOPIC AREAS ENGAGED ON BY THE FORUM OF FIRMS WERE: - UPDATES ON DEVELOPMENTS WITH JAPANESE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTEGRATED REPORTING - PANEL SESSIONS COVERING: - STATE OF THE PROFESSION ASIA-PACIFIC - SHARED AND JOINT AUDITS PRACTICAL AUDIT QUALITY INSIGHTS - FUTURE OF ASSURANCE - LATEST REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS COVERING - CHINA - UK - GLOBAL
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brian Smith | SECRETARY | 1 | $78,016 |
| David Isherwood | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Naik | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sylvia Tsen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Don Zimmerman | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Mohammed Yaqoob | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Jean-Luc Barlet | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| David Chitty | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Andrew Collier | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sue Almond | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sean Lager | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Gill Spaul | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Christine Albrecht | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Paul Winrow | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Laura Taylor | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Wally Gregory | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sheri Anderson | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Rod Devlin | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Ed Fox | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Victor Oliveira | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Bettina Cassegrain | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Pablo San Martin | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Chris Smith | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Stewart Dunne | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Susana Martinez | EXEC COMMITTEE | 0.25 | $0 |
| Sam Burke | CHAIRMAN-TAC | 1 | $0 |
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