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January-February 2012

IAASB focuses on capital markets
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released International Auditing Practice Note (IAPN) 1000, Special Considerations in Auditing Financial Instruments, to provide important practical assistance to auditors when addressing valuation and other considerations pertaining to financial instruments.
(January 26) +

IAASB practice note on auditing financial instruments
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released International Auditing Practice Note (IAPN) 1000, Special Considerations in Auditing Financial Instruments, to provide important practical assistance to auditors when addressing valuation and other considerations pertaining to financial instruments.
(January 26) +

Financial planning exam level 1 results out (January 26) +

+ Web features

		Outside the profile The first time Mandy Shapansky declined a fast-track posting to Xerox’s US head office, many bosses were surprised. When she did it a second time, the rumour mill went into action: she must be sick. But doing it her way hasn’t derailed the CEO of Xerox Canada’s career BY PAUL BRENT + 2011 compensation survey The latest remuneration report is in and the average compensation figures aren’t as rosy as the last survey’s. However, observers say CAs may not have much to worry about, especially compared with what businesses and other professions have endured the past few years    BY ROBERT COLAPINTO +

System selection, done right — Part I
A new series of articles that aim to show you avoid costly mistakes on the acquisition road. +

Benchmarking survey 2011
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How users feel about accounting information, profile of Paul Beeston, system selection part II, and much more…

Attention all CAs and CA students:
Did you come from another country to obtain your CA in Canada
If so, we would like to hear from you. In a future article, we intend to look at the experience of settling in Canada, finding work and taking the qualifying exams. Please click here to complete our short survey.  Your answers will remain completely anonymous. If you wish to be contacted for an interview, please contact mbitti@cogeco.ca.

Send us your travel tips!
Do you take so many business trips – either within Canada or internationally – that you've got the whole travel process down to a science? If so, CAmagazine would like to hear from you for an upcoming feature article. Please contact senior editor Tamar Satov (tamar.satov@cica.ca) with your business travel tips. We'll publish the best ones and may even interview you for the story.