In a global economy, the work of protecting investors does not stop at U.S. borders. Visit www.pcaobus.org/international to learn more about how the PCAOB conducts its oversight internationally.
Investor protection lies at the heart of the PCAOB’s statutory mission. We accomplish that mission by promoting high-quality audits through our standard-setting, inspections, and enforcement programs. As part of our mission, we also aim to provide relevant information to investors and to engage with them on PCAOB activities that may be of interest.
The Office of the Investor Advocate was established to help the PCAOB Board incorporate investors’ perspectives in the PCAOB regulatory agenda and enhance the PCAOB's engagement with investors and investor advocates.
One of the most important ways that the PCAOB protects investors is through inspections of audit firms. In other words, PCAOB inspects the auditors. This bulletin introduces PCAOB inspections and provides links to key PCAOB resources that provide in-depth information about the inspection process.
The Investor Advisory Group (IAG) has been established by the PCAOB to advise on matters concerning the PCAOB's mission, including investors' perspectives on key areas of concern and potential emerging issues related to the PCAOB's oversight activities.
Through AuditorSearch, investors may access the names of engagement partners and other accounting firms participating in audits of U.S. public companies by searching the database or downloading the entire data set.
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