1. Welcome! Auditing and Assurance Special Interest Group Meeting Auckland 1 July 2018
Sponsors:

3. AASIG – July 2018
Schedule
9am: Welcome and Annual General Meeting 9.30am: Perspectives from the regulator, a practicing auditor and a preparer on audit reporting and Key Audit Matters (KAMs) 10.30am: Morning Tea 11.00am: Perspectives on the future of assurance/audit - including regulation and standards setting, professional bodies’ roles 12.30pm: Lunch
Special Guests:
Roger Simnett, Officer of the Order of Australia
Karla Johnstone
Robert Knechel, Steve Salterio, Mark Cheffers
Rosemary King, Ram Subramaniam, Marcus, Adele
Yang Xu UNSW Sydney
Jenny (Yitang) Yang UNSW Sydney (Rookie Camp)
Lina Li University of Auckland
Elnaz Vafaei Curtin University (Rookie Camp)

4. Objectives AASIG – July 2018
providing a forum for continuing education in relation to the teaching of audit, assurance, ethics, risk management and governance issues
providing a forum for continuing education with regard to current professional issues in relation to auditing and assurance
disseminating information and communicating members’ research interests and emerging issues in research
providing opportunities to present new research ideas and work-in-progress in supportive workshops with more time than is usually available at a conference
providing opportunities to present emerging issues in research methodologies
initiating, encouraging and facilitating collaborative research
encouraging both new and established researchers in auditing and assurance research using a variety of methods

5. Update on SIG Activity AASIG – July 2018
Formed in 2010, we met for the first time in Attendance today is around 50 and we welcome those attending the AASIG for the first time.
Membership has stabilised at around 50 members.
The mailing list is a great way to contact and mobilise Australian and New Zealand audit researchers on areas of interest eg Conferences, Journal Rankings, Special Issues of Journals, etc.
The AUASB and FRC are keen to engage with academic audit researchers and with the AASIG specifically.
We have now completed three rounds of CPA synthesis projects.

6. Annual General Meeting
AASIG – July 2018
Annual General Meeting
Election of Office Holders
Presentation of Accounts
Plans for 2018/19
Any Other Business

7. Election of Officeholders
AASIG – July 2018
Election of Officeholders
Elizabeth Carson, Chair
Robyn Moroney, Secretary
Nives Botica-Redmayne
Christine Contessotto
Shan Zhou
Tom Scott

8. Accounts for 31 December 2017 AASIG – July 2018 Income
Membership subscriptions
1,100.00
Conference registration
3,386.10
4,486.10
Expenses
Conference catering, room hire, av and speaker costs
4,700.84
AFAANZ secretariat (10% of income)
Not charged
Deficit for 2017
(214.74)

9. Accounts for 31 December 2017 AASIG – July 2018
Closing Balance at 31 December 2016
6,619.84
Deficit for 2017
(214.74)
Closing Balance at 31 December 2017
6,405.10

10. AASIG – July 2018
Plans for 2019
2019 meeting will be held in Australia
Suggestions for panels or presenters most welcome
Encourage your colleagues and students to join and plan to attend

11. Any other business? Announcements from Institutions?
AASIG – July 2018
Any other business? Announcements from Institutions?

12. Upcoming Call for Papers – ISAR 2019
6-8 June, 2019
Boston
Hosted by University of Massachusetts Amherst
Paper submission deadline: 31 January 2019
More information at:

13. AASIG – July 2018
Close of AGM

14. Perspectives on Audit Reporting and KAMs
Jacco Moison, Financial Markets Authority
Karen Shires, PwC and member of NZAuASB
Richard Smyth, Deputy CFO, SKYCITY
Professor Neil Fargher, ANU
Chaired by:
Dr Nives Botica Redmayne, Massey University

15. AASIG – July 2018
Morning Tea

16. Perspectives on the Future of Audit and Assurance
Warren Allen, XRB
Robert Buchanan, NZ AuASB
Professor Roger Simnett, UNSW and AUASB
Associate Professor Noel Harding, UNSW and AUASB
Zowie Pateman, CA ANZ
Claire Grayston, CPA Australia
Chaired by:
Dr Shan Zhou, Sydney University