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    Audit oversight regulators meet in Tokyo

    Audit oversight regulators meet in Tokyo

    Regulators discuss oversight co-operation at meeting in Japan

    Author Date published March 23, 2007 Categories

    Audit regulators, under the umbrella of the International Forum of
    Independent Audit Regulators, have met in Tokyo today to discuss oversight
    co-operation in the oversight of public company auditors.

    The US Public Company Accounting
    Oversight Board     also announced that it would accept IFIAR’s invitation to
    become a full member of the organisation.

    PCAOB chairman Mark Olson also met with his Japanese
    and Korean oversight regulators, to discuss co-operation in auditor oversight.

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    PCAOB
    Meets with Asian Counterparts to Discuss Cooperation on Auditor Oversight

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