Insights into corporate governance issues and trends: PwC-Center for Board Governance

Center for Board Governance

Audit committees play a critical role in overseeing
the integrity of the company’s financial reporting
and understanding key issues that affect the
company is an important part of that role.

Key questions for audit committees,
2011-2012 edition, provides questions to
be used as a basis for discussions with
management at the year-end reporting
cycle and throughout the year.

	To find out, read Continuing the Conversation - Directors speak, the second installment in a new series.

	Public companies may not want to discount the impact of a proxy access shareholder proposal, whether it’s a non-binding resolution or a binding bylaw amendment.

	To learn about this and other timely issues, read BoardroomDirect Winter 2012.

	It is the economic transformation of emerging markets at a time when developed nations are struggling to compete. Directors may want to discuss management's strategy for addressing opportunities and threats in emerging markets.

	In the 2012 Current developments for directors, we focus on how great uncertainty affects companies and their markets.

What questions should audit committees be asking?

Why are directors worried about the SEC whistleblower bounty program and IT risk?

Does your board have to worry about proxy access in 2012?

What is the "Great Rebalancing" and why should directors care?

PwC’s and NACD’s on-demand video series is designed to help directors stay current on the issues most relevant to them. Recent episodes address:

Proxy access
Investigations
Board technologies
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Key boardroom issues

Policymakers and regulators are focused on changes to corporate governance practices to enhance board transparency, increase director accountability, and give greater voice to shareholders over critical boardroom decisions. PwC shares its perspective on these and other important governance issues.

Audit committee effectiveness
Video series

Catherine Bromilow and Don Keller, PwC Partners, discuss best practices for overseeing financial statements

Don Keller and Catherine Bromilow, PwC Partners, discuss critical issues pertaining to risk management

Insights into corporate governance issues and trends: PwC-Center for Board Governance

Best practices for overseeing financial statements

Risk management including IT oversight