FAR Newsletter: FAR awards Accon avm for successful archival data delivery

18 December 2019

In this newsletter:

• FAR Masterclass by Eddy Cardinaels and Kristof Stouthuysen: "The impact of auditor interactions on audit quality" - 2 April 2020
• FAR awards Accon avm for successful archival data delivery
• FAR Masterclass report - 9 October 2019: Masterclass by Kris Hardies and Sanne Janssen on 'Professional Skepticism'
• FAR Vlog with researchers Ann Vanstraelen, Kris Hardies and Sanne Janssen
• FAR Podcast: Philip Wallage about ‘Going Concern Opinions (GCOs) in Theory & Practice’

FAR Masterclass by Eddy Cardinaels and Kristof Stouthuysen: "The impact of auditor interactions on audit quality" - 2 April 2020

On 2 April 2020 the FAR will organize a Masterclass on 'The impact of auditor interactions on audit quality’ by Prof. dr. Eddy Cardinaels (Tilburg University) and Prof. dr. Kristof Stouthuysen (KU Leuven).  

For more information and registration, click here.  

FAR awards Accon avm for successful archival data delivery 

To acknowledge the people involved in gathering the data, FAR decided to award Tombstones for successful delivery of high-quality archival data.

On 5 December 2019, Accon avm Manager Alicia Icario and Board Member Martijn Hengeveld were awarded. Watch the full awarding video and an additional interview via this link.

A podcast is also available via this link (in Dutch)  

FAR Masterclass report - 9 October 2019: Masterclass by Kris Hardies and Sanne Janssen on 'Professional Skepticism'

On October 9 2019, Kris Hardies and Sanne Janssen presented their FAR Masterclass on professional skepticism. Professional skepticism is an important topic, which is high on the agenda of regulators and policy makers. A lack of professional skepticism appears to be related to insufficient audit quality. In this masterclass, the importance and difficulties were discussed of applying professional skepticism during an audit. In addition, some insights from current research were presented. Furthermore, potential ways to improve professional skepticism were considered.  

Download the full masterclass report here (opens in PDF). 

FAR Vlog with researchers Ann Vanstraelen, Kris Hardies and Sanne Janssen

Prior to the above-mentioned masterclass, FAR interviewed Ann Vanstraelen, Kris Hardies and Sanne Janssen about their research. View the complete video on our website. 

FAR Podcast: Philip Wallage about ‘Going Concern Opinions (GCOs) in Theory & Practice’

In this podcast, Philip Wallage provides a concise summary of the FAR Masterclass ‘Going Concern Opinions (GCOs) in Theory & Practice’, held on December 9 and presented by Marshall Geiger, Anna Gold and Philip himself. Philip summarizes the contents, process and main results of their literature review on going concern opinions, as well as their follow-up round table.

To listen to the podcast, click here. 

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