A tailored service and a consistent methodology

Around the world, the journey to success is governed by increasingly complex and broadening regulatory requirements and stakeholder demands.

Strong independent assurance helps meet these demands by providing a timely and constructive challenge to management, a robust and clear perspective to audit committees and critical information for investors and other stakeholders.

The quality of our audit starts with our 60,000 assurance professionals who have the breadth of experience that comes from auditing many of the world’s leading and fastest growing companies and to whom we provide the best available ongoing personal and professional development. We provide a consistent worldwide audit by assembling the right multi-disciplinary team to address the most complex issues, using a proven global methodology and deploying the latest, high quality auditing tools and perspectives.

And because we understand that, to achieve your potential, you need a tailored service as much as a consistent methodology, we work to give you the benefit of our deep sector knowledge, our full subject matter expertise and the latest insights from our work worldwide. It’s how Ernst & Young makes a difference.

Financial reporting outlook
Monday 17 November, London

Ernst & Young is hosting its annual financial reporting conference, bringing together leading experts from the financial reporting community. The event will provide an ideal briefing for chief financial officers, controllers, finance managers and others involved with financial reporting. Please visit the conference's website for more details.

SEC roundtable on performance of IFRS during market turmoil

This Hot Topic (pdf, 254k) summarizes the recent SEC roundtable on the performance of IFRS during market turmoil. Highlights include panelists' comments and Ernst & Young's conclusions from the meeting.

The top 10 strategic risks for business

What strategic challenges are likely to affect your company in 2008 and beyond? Ten of the most critical risks, including regulatory and compliance, financial shocks, and aging consumers and workforce, are analysed in "Strategic business risk: 2008 — the top 10 risks for business".

IFRS webcast calendar

Is your company ready for IFRS?
        Broadcasting 15 September

IFRS outlook: August 2008

The August edition of IFRS outlook (pdf, 310kb) offers continuous insights on International GAAP. A bi-monthly publication, each issue includes reports of IASB and IFRIC meetings and analysis and opinion on the hot issues of the day.

Safeguarding your financial reputation

Investors' attitudes have changed. Transparency, governance, and accuracy of earnings guidance matter as much as the financial bottom line. Your company’s financial reputation is important to investors. Our report, "The drivers of financial reputation" (pdf, 2.2mb), offers insight into systems and processes that can help you improve and control it.