IRBA News #65

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IRBA has indicated that their current 5-year strategy is coming to an end in 2025 and they will soon begin a process of developing a new one. IRBA would like to hear from their valuable stakeholders regarding what they think IRBA, as the audit regulator, should focus on in the coming 5 years.

This newsletter covers the period January to March 2024, and includes summaries on the following topics:

  • Changes to Standards (including Ethics)
  • Legal:
    • Disciplinary Committee (overview and short summaries)
      • 15 open matters (involving 13 categories of improper conduct) referred to the Legal Department for disciplinary hearings (1 of these was referred during the current reporting period)
      • 7 matters finalised (including a summary of these finalised matters)
        • 6 matters finalised through admission of guilt and the other 1 matter was finalised after a disciplinary hearing
    • Reportable Irregularities statistics
  • Registry (registrations, re-registrations and terminations)
    • 2024/2025 Annual renewal process
  • Investigations:
    • Investigating Committee – met once and referred 22 matters to the Enforcement Committee
    • Enforcement Committee – met once and concluded on 17 matters
      • 16 Matters finalised by fines issued through an admission of guilt process (i.e. following the Decision to charge)
      • 1 Matter was referred to the Legal Department for a disciplinary hearing
  • Education & Transformation news:
    • Notable achievement in the Competency Framework review process
    • Professional Development remains a continuous process
    • How the audit development programme (ADP) is faring
    • A closer look at the Professional Bodies
    • Corporate Governance best practices in a changing world
    • Revision of the International Education Standards (IES)
    • IRBA Learning Resources
  • Communications and some general news items.

Click here to download the IRBA News:

https://www.irba.co.za/upload/IRBA%20News%20Issue%2065.pdf

Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:

  • Members of IRBA should stay up-to-date with the latest developments that affect registered auditors.
  • This newsletter summarises all the relevant changes for the preceding quarter.

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