April 16, 2024
A research project entitled "Taking stock and moving forward: a review of the accounting ethics literature", and presented by Dr. Erica Pimentel (Assistant Professor of Accounting at Smith) has been approved for funding by the Advisory Committee of the CPA Ontario Centre for Corporate Reporting and Professionalism. Read more Taking stock and moving forward: a review of the accounting ethics literature
April 16, 2024
The Centre announces that Bertrand Malsch, Director of the CPA Ontario Centre for Corporate Reporting and Professionalism has been appointed as a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Accounting Standards Board of Canada. Read more Bertrand Malsch appointed as a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Accounting Standards Board of Canada
April 16, 2024
The Centre is pleased to announce that a third edition of the Qualitative Methods Symposium on Auditing, Governance, and Professionalism in context will be held as part of the 2024 CAAA Conference in Halifax. Read more Upcoming third edition of the Qualitative Symposium
October 18, 2023
A case study co-authored by Ryan Stack, Storm Gould, and Bertrand Malsch won first prize in the Indigenous Voices Case Writing Competition. Read more Cannabis in Wisikk: A Tempting Venture
January 10, 2022
The first half of the 2000s featured some of the most spectacular management and accounting scandals of all time. Enron. WorldCom. Freddie Mac. AIG. Parmalat. Smith Business Insight Discover Why Audit Committees of Corporate Boards Need to Take Themselves More Seriously
November 24, 2021
“There is no justification for taking so much risk collectively with a politico-financial project that remains, at best, experimental,” Bertrand Malsch, Erica Pimentel and Nathaniel Loh of Smith’s CPA Ontario Centre for Corporate Reporting and Professionalism write in Wealth Professional. Wealth Professional Let's Not Experiment With Cryptos
July 21, 2021
Managing earnings involves the manipulation of financial reporting by publicly traded companies in order to misrepresent how well they’re really doing. Companies might insert a low-ball estimate of bad debt or delay the announcement of a capital project — anything that can help a struggling public company report an extra cent or two of earnings per share in its quarterly or annual statement and avoid negative buzz and a stock sell-off. The Conversation When Companies Massage the Books, the Environment Takes a Hit
June 17, 2021
With pandemic-related lockdowns being lifted around the world, businesses are announcing plans to bring employees back into the office. Considering the widespread isolation and Zoom fatigue of the past year, one might expect employees to welcome a return to the office. The Conversation 4 Ways Companies Can Avoid Post-pandemic Employee Turnover
January 25, 2021
Blockchain technology threatens to upend the financial sector. While this presents an opportunity to reduce costs for businesses and consumers alike, it may also make some professions, like accounting, obsolete. What can financial professionals do to reposition and rebrand themselves in the face of potential extinction? The Conversation Financial Professions Must Pivot to Stave off Technological Extinction
April 4, 2019
How commercialized strategies draw students to the Big Four ahead of the auditing profession itself. Smith Business Insight The CPA Recruiting Game
April 25, 2024
How to set and apply standards in a world of fast-paced economic, technological and social change.
Register for the webinar Accounting Standards in a Dynamic EnvironmentOctober 18, 2023
Upcoming Webinar: Learn more about best practices in whistleblowing, what to know about investigations and how to enable employees to speak up.
Smith Business Insight Managing and Auditing Whistleblowing SystemsJune 8, 2023
We are pleased to announce that a second edition of the Qualitative Methods Symposium on Auditing, Governance, and Professionalism in context will be held as part of the 2023 CAAA Conference in Québec City.
CAAA Qualitative Methods Symposium on Auditing, Governance, and Professionalism in ContextNovember 30, 2022
Understanding the role of accountants and auditors in successful cybersecurity policies and strategies.
Smith Business Insight Auditing and Controlling Cybersecurity RisksJune 9, 2022
We are pleased to announce that a Qualitative Methods Symposium will be held as part of the 2022 CAAA Conference in Saskatoon.
PDF (0.68MB) Auditing and Governance in context - Qualitative Methods SymposiumOctober 7, 2021
The blockchain sector has introduced novel, technologically sophisticated and risky propositions that challenge auditors’ ability to offer assurance to this emerging sector. In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the challenges associated with auditing crypto assets.
Read more New Frontiers in Auditing: Risk and Opportunities in the Blockchain SectorMay 19, 2019
The Alternative Accounts Conference brings together accounting faculty and doctoral students from North America and beyond who are interested in alternative accounting research.
Read more Alternative Accounts Conference| November 1, 2009 | Transparency, Accountability and Trust in Canada's Charities |
| April 13, 2009 | Governance Principles Not Platitudes |
| June 1, 2008 | No Need to Chase 'Holy Grail' |
| March 31, 2008 | Centre Commissioned Research: 'Best in Class' Annual Reports: Results of A Focus Group |
| January 1, 2008 | Fraud in Canadian Nonprofit Organizations - As Seen Through the Eyes of the Canadian Newspapers |
| October 14, 2007 | Management’s Evaluation of Design Effectiveness of Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting |
| March 20, 2007 | Queen's School of Business Launches Canada's First Research-focused Centre for Governance |
| December 18, 2006 | Queen's School of Business Researchers Reveal First-ever Study of Canadian SOX Compliance |
| December 1, 2006 | An Early Look at Internal Controls in Canadian Public Companies |