”………The Advisory Council on the Systems of Accounting set by the Financial Services Agency held its fourth meeting a couple of days ago and has published a series of recommendations for ensuring credibility in Auditing and Accounting including the creation of an audit firm governance code……….”
See here in pdf: http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/refer/councils/accounting_and_auditing/material/20160308-1.pdf
Source: Corporate Law and Governance – http://corporatelawandgovernance.blogspot.jp/2016/03/japan-advisory-council-on-accounting.html
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