The board’s role in audit quality

Webcast

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Speaker(s): Darby Healey , Jacco Moison
Date: 7:30am — 8:30am, 21 February 2025
Venue: Online
Location: Online
Price: $30.00 incl GST

Overview

Audit quality remains a cornerstone of good governance, underpinning investor confidence and organisational integrity. This Audit & Risk Committee Shared Interest Group (ARC SIG) webcast will provide invaluable insights for directors and ARC members, equipping you to enhance your oversight of this essential area.

Key topics include:

Audit Quality Insights from the FMA
Jacco Moison/Representatives from the Financial Markets Authority will present their Annual Audit Quality Report, highlighting trends, challenges, and expectations.

Practical Governance Perspectives from KPMG
Darby Healy of KPMG will explore how boards can actively engage in promoting and safeguarding audit quality.

Real-World Leadership
Hear from an experienced Audit and Risk Committee Chair (speaker to be confirmed), sharing practical insights and lessons learned in navigating audit challenges as a director.

This event is an unmissable opportunity to deepen your understanding of audit quality’s pivotal role in governance.

Shared Interest Group events are open to IoD members only.

Darby Healey

Darby Healey is a seasoned professional with a distinguished career at KPMG. Having joined the firm in 1997, Darby has amassed extensive experience and expertise working within both New Zealand and the United States.

Throughout the years, she has held several key leadership positions, including serving as an Audit Partner, Head of Audit Quality, Audit Risk Partner, and Ethics and Independence Partner. She is currently a member of the KPMG NZ Board.

Darby has played a pivotal role in driving and maintaining high standards of audit quality within KPMG. Her strategic oversight and dedication to upholding professional ethics and independence have contributed to the firm's reputation for delivering exceptional service to clients.

Jacco Moison

As the Head of Audit, Financial Reporting and Climate Related Disclosures, Jacco is responsible for overseeing the oversight of auditors and audit firms, Climate Related Disclosures, and financial reporting matters at the FMA. Jacco is responsible for setting up the Audit Oversight and Climate Related Disclosure function at the FMA.

In his day to day work he is overseeing the quality reviews of registered audit firms, the licensing of overseas auditors, the review of financial statements of our public interest entities and the monitoring of climate statements.

Jacco is the also the Chair of the Emerging Regulators Group at International Federation of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR).

Additional information

Covid-19 precautions

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