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In this issue:
  • PCAOB Adopts Auditing Standard No. 7
  • SEC Makes IFRS a Higher Priority As G-20 Summit Calls for Strengthened Global Financial Regulation
  • Proposed SEC Rule May Require New Disclosures on Executive Compensation
  • Malin Bergquist Sponsors Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership During Global Summit
  • National Reputation Grows for IFRS Expertise
  • AICPA Invites Malin Bergquist Partner to Write CPA Exam Questions
  • Receive a Free On-Site Briefing or Free "IFRS Implementation Guide" At No Obligation
  • Public Company/SEC Group Leadership - Partner Peter J. Kern, CPA
  • About Us

 
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PCAOB Adopts Auditing Standard No. 7 - by Michael Lesniewski - A new audit standard recently adopted by the Public Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will impact public company CFOs because it more clearly focuses the work of their independent audit firms on the areas most likely to contain deficiencies, and thus increases the likelihood that CFOs will have to correct these concerns before ... More >

     
  SEC Makes IFRS a Higher Priority As G-20 Summit Calls for Strengthened Global Financial Regulation - During the recent G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, finance ministers and central bank governors from industrial and emerging-market countries debated how best to pursue a sound and sustainable recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. This sweeping objective includes what President Obama called ... More >
     
 

Proposed SEC Rule May Require New Disclosures on Executive Compensation - by Michael Pede - The SEC recently proposed new rules that would require public companies to disclose compensation structures and policies to increase corporate accountability and improve investors' decision-making.  Public company CFOs will feel the impact because the rules would increase their responsibility and accountability to ... More >

     
 

Malin Bergquist Sponsors Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership During Global Summit - Malin Bergquist was the only CPA firm to be a corporate sponsor of the Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership, promoting the recent Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in Pittsburgh. The G-20, comprised of heads of state, finance ministers and central bank governors from important industrial and emerging-market countries, debated many key financial issues during the two-day gathering ... More >

     
 

National Reputation Grows for IFRS Expertise - Malin Bergquist partners have authored or been quoted in IFRS articles this year in the Journal of Accountancy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Business Times and IFRS.com, adding to their growing national reputation as experts on the topic:

     
  AICPA Invites Malin Bergquist Partner to Write CPA Exam Questions - At the invitation of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Malin Bergquist partner is helping prepare IFRS-related questions for future Uniform CPA Examinations ... More >
     
 

To Receive a Free On-Site Briefing or "IFRS Implementation Guide" At No Obligation – Contact us to receive a free on-site briefing for you and your executive team on any article in this newsletter. Or, contact us for a free copy of our substantive IFRS Implementation Guide at absolutely no obligation. Email >

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Public Company/SEC Group Leadership
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Peter J. Kern, CPA, Partner
Bio | Email - Peter heads the firm's Public Companies/SEC Group. On behalf of clients, he provides strategy and organizational vision, and navigates the SEC's ever more complex accounting and reporting requirements. More >

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Contact Us:

Peter J. Kern, CPA, Partner

412.364.9395

pkern@malinbergquist.com

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About Us
Malin Bergquistone of Western Pennsylvania’s largest accounting firms – is among just a handful in the region that provides audit and consulting services to public companies and is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Our team of experts regularly is sought by clients for compliance help with the complex laws and regulations established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the PCAOB and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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