Auditor oversight discussions in Asia
25 Mar 2007
The International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) met in Tokyo on 22 March 2007 to discuss topics relevant to cooperation in the oversight of public company auditors.
At the IFIAR meeting, Chairman Mark W Olson of the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced that the PCAOB would accept the newly created organisation's invitation to become a full member. Click for PCAOB Press Release (PDF 84k). IFIAR was established in September 2006 by 18 independent audit regulatory organisations from around the world (see our news story of 18 September 2006).