New Auditor Code in Japan (ThomsonReuters)

2016-11-10

On November 10, 2016, ACGA was interviewed by Reuters in a story about a proposed new governance code for accounting auditors in Japan, following the accounting scandals of the past year. While recognising the importance of regulatory reform, ACGA Secretary General, Jamie Allen, commented on the need for shareholders and other stakeholders to drive bottom-up change in Japan companies.