IFAC President visits JICPA
During the week of November 29, Ms. Olivia Kirtley, President of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), and Mr. Gary Pflugrath, Director, Public Policy and Regulation of IFAC, visited Tokyo and met with JICPA leadership and representatives from regulatory agencies, including the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (CPAAOB).
Ms. Kirtley also gave a key note speech on professional relevance and attracting best and brightest at a symposium held on December 1, which attracted around one hundred participants interested in raising the awareness and relevance of CPAs in the healthy functioning of capital markets. The details of the symposium will later be published in Nikkei newspaper.
Followed by the symposium was a meeting with associate members of JICPA to exchange views on future prospects and global opportunities for CPAs.
On this occasion of her first visit to Tokyo, Ms. Kirtley also spoke about the importance of corporate governance and the roles of CPAs in enhancing a dialogue between companies and investors at the Integrated Reporting Forum held on December 2, which preceded the International Integrated Reporting Council meeting held in Tokyo on December 3.
