This short video considers the value of audit, highlights some of the current challenges and identifies areas where change might be needed in the future.

The focus is on the quality of financial reporting and the role that auditors have to play. It brings together individuals from the investor, academic and audit communities, who answer questions from Jake Green, Chair of ICAEW’s Financial Reporting Committee.

The video features:

• Peter Elwin, Partner, Augmented Solutions
• Chris Humphrey, Professor of Accounting at the University of Manchester
• Liz Murrall, Director of Stewardship & Reporting, Investor Association
• Kazim Razvi, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute
• Chris Smith, Assurance Practice Lead, Grant Thornton