The document outlines the International Federation of Accountants' (IFAC) new 2016-2018 compliance program strategy. The strategy focuses on enhancing monitoring of member bodies' compliance with standards and membership requirements, strengthening enforcement, and increasing support for adoption and implementation of international standards. It was presented by Kathryn Byrne and Sylvia Tsen at an IFAC workshop in San Jose, Costa Rica in February 2016.

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Compliance Program Strategy—
New Strategic Focus
Kathryn A. Byrne, Chair, Compliance Advisory Panel
Sylvia Tsen, Senior Director, Quality and Member
Relations
SMO Workshop
San Jose, Costa Rica
February 13, 2016

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CAP Composition 2016

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IFAC Board
and Council
IFAC
Management
Compliance
Program
Operations Due Process
Compliance Program Governance
PIOBCAP

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IFAC Vision and Mission
• Supporting standards development
• Improving quality and capacity
• Supporting the profession
• Global representation and advocacy
Strengthening Organizations,
Advancing Economies

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• Enhancing monitoring of member bodies’
compliance with membership requirements,
including the SMOs, and strengthening the
Program’s enforcement framework
• Enhancing reporting on the status of adoption
of international standards
• Increasing support for adoption and
implementation efforts of member bodies and
national authorities
Compliance Program Strategy 2016-2018

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