Global audit oversight bodies ensure trustworthy financial reporting for investors.
The article discusses how independent auditors were not doing a good job in checking financial reports, leading to scandals like Enron. To fix this, countries started making auditors have oversight bodies to watch over them. The European Union made a rule in 2006 that all EU countries must have these oversight bodies. The main goal is to give accurate information to investors and others about auditors and audits. The article looks at how these oversight bodies report their findings each year.