Tools and resources

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC ) develops and employs leading-edge technology tools and resources to help you improve your business. A representative list of these tools and resources includes the following, some of which are available to our clients on a subscription basis.


CFOdirect Network® provides company financial executives with a single point of access to relevant business, accounting, and auditing developments. Users can also subscribe to an email alert service, which provides summaries of emerging issues. CFOdirect can help you stay current with:
  • Analysis, insights, white papers and other materials along with the latest news on an array of timely financial reporting, business and finance topics such as corporate governance, internal audit, strategic management, mergers and acquisitions, and treasury.
  • Reports and minutes from meetings of the standards-setting boards, PwC comment letters to the boards, SEC speeches and more.
  • Insights and the latest news on the trends affecting your industry.
  • The latest accounting, finance and PwC industry events and webcasts.

Comperio® is a web-based research tool that provides immediate access to all current auditing, accounting, regulatory, and financial reporting standards and other relevant reference material. Comperio, licensed to external users and used by over 1,500 companies around the world on a daily basis, gives you access to the same PwC interpretive guidance our own professional audit staff uses. Comperio can help you:
  • Navigate IFRS and US GAAP financial reporting requirements using one accounting research tool.
  • Research content that covers the FASB, EITF, AICPA, IASB, IFAC, PCAOB, SEC, FASAB and GASB, as well as the requirements of eight key countries from around the world.

Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) - a revolution in straight through reporting, PwC has taken a leadership role in developing XBRL, the internet-based language for preparing, publishing, exchanging, and analyzing financial statement information online. Straight through reporting via XBRL web services adds value to your company by letting your current and future business information technology systems share information. XBRL can help you have:
  • More time for analysis and decision making
  • Increased information reliability for greater confidence in analysis
  • Cheaper, more efficient reporting process
  • Faster turnaround between events and decisions

Global Best Practices® (GBP) is a compilation of best practices content, drawing on the knowledge and skills of PwC expert professionals from around the world, and benchmarking tools on more than 150 critical business processes. GBP is offered on a subscription basis with more than 20,000 pages of tools and insights to help you increase your knowledge of the processes that drive your business and solve business problems faster. GBP can help you:
  • Obtain a better understanding of business processes and become more familiar with terminology – leading to more robust reviews.
  • Enhance the credibility of your recommendations with proven examples of how other companies have achieved success.
  • Save time by accessing a wide range of content built from extensive market research and PwC expertise in one place – accelerating the learning curve and leading to increased productivity.

Other Audit and Assurance services include: