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Directors and ITWhat works best. This two-part comprehensive guide was developed to help directors bridge the "IT confidence gap." Part 1 outlines a structured and efficient six-step oversight process to help directors determine and execute their approach to IT oversight. Part 2 provides background information, potential rewards and risks, and board considerations for selected IT topics. Directors and ITWhat works best: Abridged version. This publication offers a summary of the complete version of the board guide for effective IT oversight. It highlights our suggested approach for how directors can fulfill their IT oversight responsibility effectively. Audit committee effectiveness What works best, 4th edition. Demands and expectations on the audit committee keep increasing, and its role in the capital markets is vital. This 4th edition helps audit committee members carry out their role effectively and efficiently. Board effectivenessWhat works best, 2nd edition. This book shows directors how they can effectively carry out their various responsibilitiesfrom overseeing strategy to setting CEO compensation. It includes insights from their peers and PwC professionals.
Continuing the conversation: Board renewal.

Board Center App. PwC's App delivers corporate governance insights directly to your iPad. The App is regularly updated with topics that spur discussion in boardrooms, including executive compensation, financial reporting, risk management and more. Download from iTunes at www.pwc.com/us/BoardCenterApp. Key questions for board and audit committee members. Our 2013 edition addresses current regulatory activities, significant financial reporting matters, the new tax law and potential corporate tax reform, IT oversight, and other topics that directors should contemplate at year-end and throughout the year. BoardroomDirect. Our monthly enewsletter delivers PwCs latest board level insights directly to your inbox. Each edition features an in-depth perspective on one major issue, as well as information on other important governance topics. Download the latest edition at www.BoardroomDirect.com. 2012 Annual corporate directors survey. In the summer of 2012, 860 public company directors responded to our survey. The surveys findings reflect the practices and perspectives of many of todays worldclass companies. The quarter closeDirectors edition. This quarterly publication is designed to keep directors informed about the latest accounting and financial reporting issues. The Directors edition is an abridged version of The Quarter Closea publication designed for CFOs and Controllers. Board Governance Series. This series from Corporate Board Member magazine includes insights from external corporate governance thought leaders, including PwC, on current issues impacting board and audit committee members.

Governance for companies going publicWhat works best. This book describes key governance decisions that companies need to make before and after an initial public offering and includes insights from directors, executives, advisors, and the investment community. Among other topics, it discusses building the board and understanding the myriad governance influences.

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10Minutes Series. Each 10Minutes piece is designed to convey information and insights on a corporate, legal, or regulatory topic specifically written for an executive and director audience. Read each issue and download the 10Minutes iPad App at www.pwc.com/10Minutes. 10Minutes on shaping the boardroom agenda. Boards are adapting to an ever-changing governance environment, from continued Dodd-Frank rule making to risks and opportunities associated with emerging technologies. Directors recognize that new perspectives and continued adjustments may be necessary to fulfill their oversight obligations. 10Minutes on effective audit committees. Audit committees, management, and auditors work together to meet the information needs of the capital markets and to promote quality audits and financial reporting. The leading practices in this 10Minutes can help audit committees continue to improve their oversight of auditors and management, thereby enhancing the quality of audits and financial reporting.

Point of View. Each issue of Point of View describes a business concern, highlights the ramifications, offers PwC's opinion, and closes with a Q&A addressing important questions. Read the latest issues at www.pwc.com/us/pointofview. Mandatory audit firm rotation. This edition addresses the PCAOB's concept release on mandatory audit firm rotation and its potential effects on audit quality and effectiveness. PCAOB Proposed Auditor Reporting Model Changes. Three separate editions of Point of View examine and share our views on each of the following alternatives from the PCAOB: (i) expanded use of emphasis paragraphs; (ii) auditor assurance on information outside of the financial statements; and (iii) an auditor's discussion and analysis. View. View is an award-winning business magazine that examines the issues, challenges, and trends executives are talking aboutregulation, risk, governance, talent, operations, technology and innovations, strategy and growth, and sustainability. Download View at www.pwc.com/us/view. Issue 15. This edition explores five factors that can help your company adapt to change and outdo the competition. It also dives deeper into the growing BRIC economies and reveals why these emerging markets are a boon for businesses. Other articles look at the growing risks and strategies for safeguarding business from cybersecurity threats and new studies and surveys that focus on what executives need to know about which cities are the best for business and which health industry sectors are booming. 16th Annual Global CEO Survey US Findings. US CEOs are showing less confidence for growth in the next year but are optimistic about the longer-term horizon. They are far more confident in their companys ability to navigate through the anticipated volatility expected over the next three years. As youll discover in our Survey, todays CEOs are focused on building resilient organizations. Our focus on audit quality. This report describes what PwC is doing to reach our goal of consistently performing high-quality audits and continuing to contribute to the vibrancy of the capital markets.

10Minutes on information security. Technologies such as cloud computing and social media, along with the increasing sophistication of hackers, pose security challenges for companies. How do companies protect critical data while enabling business initiatives?

10Minutes on business continuity management. The best disaster survival manual may be obsolete if it doesnt anticipate major disruptions to the supply chain or at outsourced operations. As a result, business continuity management programs are being designed to continually assess as well as counterrisks stemming from the interdependencies integral to running a business.

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