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The rules, adopted by the European Parliament and EU Council in 2014, consist of an amended Directive setting out the framework for all statutory audits and a Regulation setting out specific requirements for statutory audits of public-interest entities (PIEs), such as listed companies, banks and insurance undertakings.
The new rules are intended to enhance the transparency of companies' financial information, by providing investors with a more informative audit report, as well as providing an additional report to the audit committees of PIEs.
Auditors will now also have a strong mandate to be independent and to exert professional scepticism regarding the management of the audited company. [...]
Finally, the new rules will strengthen the coordination of audit supervision throughout the Union, with the establishment of the Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies (CEAOB). The CEAOB, whose members include national supervisors and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), will help drive supervisory convergence and promote high-quality audits in the Union.