Edition 13/March 2006

Topics:

• KPMG's Audit Committee Institute Roundtable "Reorganization of Audit and Audit Supervision" 
• Overall Revision Swiss GAAP FER
• Public Takeovers
• IT Governance as part of the internal control system
• IFRS Update
• US GAAP Update

Edition 14/June 2006

Topics:

• ICS - Legal requirement and business opportunity
• Relevance of the control environment
• "Economic significance of a business henceforth determines whether it is subject to statutory audits, rather than its legal structure"
• Mandatory rotation of the auditor in charge pursuant to the new Audit Law
• Further amendments in the revision of the Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance News: Delistings
• IFRS Update
• US GAAP Update

Edition 15/September 2006

Topics:

• "Control is good, but the hearts and minds of the people need to be with the organization"
• KPMG's Audit Committee Institute Internal Control Roundtable
• The Audit Committee journey: a global view
• Tax in the boardroom
• Compliance through IT standards
• Coporate Governance News: Global Compact
• Swiss GAAP FER: News concept as of January 1, 2007
• IFRS Update
• US GAAP Update

Edition 16/December 2006

Topics:

• Management and board compensation - No subject of discussion in the boardroom?
• New Transparency Code: Clarity on the compensation for the board of directors and executive board?
• Risk Assessment - An integral part of a  complex Risk Management
• Questionnaire on Self-Assessment of the Internal Control System
• The Morning After
• MiFID - Compulsory or secondary for Swiss Financial Firms?
• US GAAP Update