How does the CAQ interact with other capital market stakeholders?
The CAQ has a robust infrastructure to support its mission of facilitating dialogue among capital market participants and is a recognized and respected entity in public company auditing issues. Our outreach efforts with important investor, business, academic and public policy stakeholders have greatly assisted our ability to effectively partner with relevant stakeholders to advance the public discussion of issues of importance to the audit profession. The CAQ has partnered with investor groups, including the Council of Institutional Investors (CII), CFA Institute, Investment Adviser Association and Consumer Federation of America, in support of fair value accounting and a host of financial and regulatory policy issues important to the profession. The CAQ has also joined with CII, the Investment Company Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in support of accounting standard-setting independence. The CAQ has also hosted meetings with officials of the Financial Accounting Foundation,
