What You Will Learn 1. Overview of the Act - key provisions of each section - the new regulatory framework - improving transparency and accountability - understanding enhanced consumer protection mandates
2. Audit Opportunities Created by Dodd-Frank - how Audit can enhance risk management committees - how Audit helps create an effective compliance environment - ways Audit can effectively test fraud risks. - integrating reforms into the audit process
3. Expanding Audit Scopes - new registration and reporting requirements - new IT infrastructure and investment - the uniform national reporting requirements. - The National Producer Database - “micro-lending” programs. - updates to existing regulations -- Truth in Lending (Reg.Z) -- Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) -- Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA
4. Auditing New Corporate Governance and Transparency Initiatives - “Say on Pay” - compensation limits - proxies - enhanced sales practices rules, conflicts of interest, and compensation issues
5. Audit and the Volcker Rule - what auditors need to know -- Volcker Rule guidelines -- limitations, effective dates and other regulations that are included in the Volcker Rule - what regulators want financial institutions to do
6. Consumer Advocacy and Audit - the Bureau of Consumer Protection and how it differs from prior regulatory agencies - what auditors need to know about new borrower and investor protections - how new consumer protections influence audit testing
7. Audit and Whistleblower Protection - latest developments in whistleblower protection - whistleblower rules: can you be a whistleblower? - testing the whistleblower process
8. Looking Down the Road: Keys to Dodd-Frank Success - what auditors can learn from Dodd-Frank studies. - where the loose-ends are - impact on the audit profession
9. Late-Breaking News and Updates - recent legislative actions and debates - emerging compliance risks - keeping up to date: resources and links - what politicians and industry leaders are saying and doing - economic effects on the financial services industry
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