The Audit Committee Chair Forum is convened by the CBI and Ernst & Young.
The Forum comprises a select group of audit committee chairs from the UK’s leading companies. Our aim is twofold. First, to influence the direction of regulation as it impacts on audit committees. Second, to act as a vehicle to develop points of view and best practice to help CBI members deal with issues as they arise.
By becoming a member of the Audit Committee Chair Forum you can contribute to the debate, influence its direction and improve the performance of your audit committee. The Forum’s agenda is determined entirely by its members.
Membership events
The Forum meets three times a year to discuss key issues relating to audit committee chairs. Forum meetings use a modified version of the Chatham House rule, whereby names and company affiliations are a matter of record, but specific comments will not be attributed.
Further information
If you would like to discuss the Forum further, please contact 
Ben FHook, secretary to the Forum on +44 [0]20 7395 8026.
Thought leadership
Competing for growth in emerging markets
Produced by TAS in the UK, Competing for growth in emerging markets, analyses UK plc's track record in outbound investment, looking at the sectors and countries with the greatest M&A activity, together with the rationale and challenges of doing deals.
T Magazine – Issue 5
A sustainable mindset: The role of tax in a changing climate
T Magazine focuses on the dynamic tax environment faced by companies operating in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. Sustainability has become a business imperative, with sustainable business practices now recognised as essential for long-term viability. In this issue we look at how leading companies are responding to stakeholders’ calls for greater corporate responsibility, and examine the importance of cost management and tax planning as an element of a sustainability strategy.
Turn risks and opportunities into results
In our new report, Turn risks and opportunities into results, we explore the global top 10 business risks and opportunities emerging from our study. As in previous years, we have taken a "bottom-up" approach to our work, gathering opinions from leading industry-based and academic commentators, across seven global sector groups.
Point of view – Our perspective on issues of concern
In response to the financial crisis, policymakers around the world are actively considering corporate governance reforms to improve the effectiveness of boards of directors. Ernst & Young believes that effective boards are vital to well-governed and successful companies and strong capital markets. For this reason, boards should make the changes necessary to strengthen their governance and effectiveness, including implementing new and pending requirements. Read more in our POV.
Assessing the performance of the audit committee – a checklist
This checklist can be used by audit committees to perform a self evaluation or by boards as part of their assessment of the performance of the audit committee (as required by the Combined Code).
Independent Intelligence
The latest edition of Independent intelligence (958K, November 2011) covers key issues for Independent Directors and Audit Committee Chairs, including the pressures on audit committees and how ACCs can tackle increasing demands on them.
Competing for growth: Winning in the new economy
Companies across all sectors and markets are expecting the new economy to be even more competitive than the old over the next two years, according to our survey of 1,400 executives from around the world. How should you adapt your business?
Action amid uncertainty
Action amid uncertainty is the third installment in Ernst & Young’s series, The business response to climate change. In these white papers 13.7Mb, we explore how organizations are responding to the complexities associated with climate change risks and opportunities within their businesses.
The agenda of the Financial Reporting Council 2.3Mb, July 2010
Meeting with Stephen Haddrill, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council.
Telling a good story 5.9Mb, June 2009
Meeting with Bill Knight and David Lindsell, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Review Panel.
A conversation with a Regulator 1.3Mb, March 2009
Meeting with Paul Boyle, Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council.
Audit Committee communication: What is said, why, how and to whom? 3.8Mb, April 2007
Audit Committee regulation: ‘Financial literacy’ – what does it mean? 973K, April 2006
Insights for Audit Committee Members
Insights is produced by Tapestry Networks to provide assessments of key issues of interest to audit committee members.
InSights for European Audit Committee Members – July 2011
This issue of InSights discusses how leading audit committees are currently engaging in oversight of remuneration
InSights for European Audit Committee Members – April 2011
Doing more and doing it better: audit committees meet today's demands
InSights for European Audit Committee Members – January 2011
Increased oversight of M&A: an expanding role for audit committees
InSights for European Audit Committee Members – October 2010
Crisis communications: Prepare to avert disaster; prepare to act when disaster strikes
InSights for European Audit Committee Members – September 2010
The sustainability journey. From compliance, to opportunity, to an integrated business strategy
Viewpoints
Viewpoints, written by Tapestry Networks, are designed to stimulate timely, substantive board discussions about the choices confronting audit committee members, management and their advisors as they endeavor to fulfill their responsibility to the investing public.
Download the latest Viewpoints, which include discussion highlights from the 29-30 June 2010 meeting of the North American Audit Committee Leadership Network.
ViewPoints Issue 15 - Bribery and corruption risk 254K, July 2011
The EACLN members along with Richard Alderman of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office and Nathaniel Edmonds from the US Department of Justice, discusses about the increasingly challenges in fighting bribery and corruption.
ViewPoints Issue 16 - The oversight of major transactions 186K, July 2011
The three main topics discussed at this session include: boards play an increasingly important role in major transactions, good strategic planning and due diligence help prevent poor transactions and the effective integration requires attention to culture and people.
ViewPoints Issue 17 - Environmental risk and reporting 188K, July 2011
The pressure on companies to address environmental risks has been steadily increasing, as governments and other stakeholders have become more active on environmental and sustainability issues. Juan Costa Climent , Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services leader at Ernst&Young discusses with the members the various aspects in environmental risk and reporting.
Tax issues and the audit committee 224K, September 2010
Shareholder engagement: the influence of proxy advisory firms and the role of the board 234K, September 2010
The convergence of accounting standards 212K, September 2010
Assessing the performance of the audit committee – a checklist (March 2009)
This checklist can be used by audit committees to perform a self evaluation or by boards as part of their assessment of the performance of the audit committee (as required by the Combined Code). Find out more.
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