The Knowledge Group Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Broker Dealer Auditing: Understanding the New SEC and PCAOB Rules and Standards in 2015

New York, NY, January 31, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: Broker Dealer Auditing: Understanding the New SEC and PCAOB Rules and Standards in 2015 Live Webcast. This two-hour event is scheduled on February 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET.

Event Synopsis
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) adopted a new auditing standard and amendments requiring auditors to pay close attention to related-party transactions and significant unusual transactions, as well as a company’s financial relationships and transactions with its executive officers when under-taking audits. These transactions and relationships potentially create risk of misstatements of company finances.

The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of key thought leaders to provide the audience with an in-depth analysis and thorough discussion of the SEC and PCAOB New Standards on Broker Dealer Auditing of Related-Party Transactions.

In a two-hour live webcast, the speakers will discuss:
• Implementation of Rule 17-a-5 and the PCAOB Audit & Attestation Standards
• New Requirements of Broker-Dealers
• New Requirements of External Auditors
• Impact on Audit Procedures
• Overview of PCAOB Auditing Standard 18
• PCAOB Interim and Permanent Inspection Program
• Compliance Issues and Regulatory Updates

Speakers/Faculty Panel
Lisa Calandriello
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Assistant Chief Auditor
Heather Cozart
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Partner
Robert V. Cornish, Jr.
Phillips Lytle LLP
Partner

For an updated list of the faculty panel, please visit:
http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/broker-dealer-auditing-understanding-the-new-sec-and-pcaob-rules-and-standards-in-2015-live-webcast/

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group, LLC brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.

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