The recent publication of the independent Brydon review into the quality and effectiveness of the UK audit market followed a period of intense political and economic debate over the future of the industry. Academics from our Accounting and Finance division have played a major role in contributing to this debate in recent times, and here we highlight their contributions.
- Professor Chris Humphrey from Accounting & Finance Division has given an interview to Accountancy Age about the future of UK Audit. Professor Humphrey was the only academic on the advisory panel of the 2019 Brydon Independent review into the quality and effectiveness of Audit and also gave evidence to the BEIS Commons Select Committee during their future of audit inquiry last year.
- Sir Donald Brydon publishes his report of the independent review into the quality and effectiveness of audit. Alliance Manchester Business School's Professor Chris Humphrey was a member of the Advisory Board.
- Dr Javed Siddiqui's work on the impact of joint audits is referenced in this ICAEW essay on shared and joint audits.
- Accountancy Age article – “The social impact of losing trust in audit”. Professor Chris Humphrey comments.
- Accountancy Age video - Professor Chris Humphrey talks about the social impact of audit.
- Professor Chris Humphrey is a panellist at the Accountancy Age roadshow in Manchester.
- Professor Chris Humphrey is a panellist at the Accountancy Age roadshow in Edinburgh.
- Professor Chris Humphrey writes in the Financial Times about audit and the importance of thinking differently.
- Dr Javed Siddiqui is presenting his and Professor Chris Humphrey’s paper about joint audits at The Auditing Special Interest Group (ASIG) of the British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA)
- The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee published its report into the Future of Audit. Professors Christopher Humphrey, Brendan O’Dwyer, Stuart Turley and Dr Javed Siddiqui are all referenced in the report.
- Thinking differently is ‘audit’ – Professor Chris Humphrey from Alliance Manchester Business School has written a piece for the Audit Futures blog about the importance of rethinking audit.
- Chris Humphrey, Professor of Accounting, has been appointed to the advisory board of the Independent Review into the Quality and Effectiveness of the UK Audit Market, which is being led by Sir Donald Brydon.
- “Are Auditors fit for purpose”? Professor Christopher Humphrey is one of the guests on Radio4’s ‘The Bottom Line’
- "We're probably at a time when it’s possible to contemplate quite significant change, which will enhance what I would say is the social purposefulness of audit" - Alliance Manchester Business School's Professor Christopher Humphrey talking about the future of audit in this PWC video.
- Are four eyes better than two? Alliance Manchester Business School's Dr. Javed Siddiqui analyses recent empirical research on the impact of joint audits & also responses to the Competitions and Markets Authority 2018 consultation.
- CityAM Coverage of evidence given to HoC BEIS Select Committee on how to improve quality and competition in the audit market.
- Professor Christopher Humphrey gives evidence to The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee on how to improve quality and competition in the audit market.
