Six things for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2016 agendas.
Prioritizing a heavy audit committee agenda is never easy, and 2016 will be particularly challenging given the level of global volatility and uncertainty—e.g., commodity prices, interest rates, currency fluctuations, emerging market growth, geopolitical risks—as well as a technology advances disrupting established industries and business models.
Drawing on insights from our latest survey work and interactions with audit committees and business leaders over the past 12 months, we’ve highlighted six things that audit committees should keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2016 agendas:
Also see On the 2016 Board Agenda for a wider discussion of upcoming governance matters.
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