{"product_id":"cpd-audit-update","title":"CPD - Annual Audit Update - 27 August 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnalien Carstens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eMCom, CA(SA), Registered Auditor, Chartered Tax Adviser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eFor more than 22 years, Annalien has been the lead director for the implementation of several turn-around; audit quality; audit improvement; adoption of new reporting and auditing frameworks and standards; and training projects. She presented to corporates, universities, and professional bodies internationally in Australia, Ethiopia, Japan, Mauritius, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, and Swaziland. She is a member of the Independent Regulatory Board’s permanent statutory Committee for Audit Standards (CFAS) and a member of the Technical Committee of the Financial Reporting Standards Council.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eView Presenter Profile \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8462\/5115\/files\/CPD_-_Presenter_Profile_-_Annalien_Carstens.pdf?v=1758045482\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"228\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eContent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eStandards now in effect:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eISA 315 (Revised 2019)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eISA 540 (Revised)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eISA 600 (Revised)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eQuality Management Standards: Key lessons, implementation challenges, and inspection findings to date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eNew and emerging standards – Effective on \/ after 15 December 2026:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eISA 570 (Revised 2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eISA 240\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eISSA 5000 on sustainability assurance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eSouth African regulatory updates:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eIRBA rule changes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003ePIE requirements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eSAAPS 7 transparency reporting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eLatest IRBA Code of Conduct revisions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eOn the horizon:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eIAASB and IESBA projects in progress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eQuality and enforcement insights\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003eIRBA Inspections Report highlights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003eIRBA Enforcement Report key cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003eIFIAR Global Survey findings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eThe future of auditing\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eArtificial intelligence and technology in audit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #404040;\"\u003eEvolving sustainability assurance landscape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eImportant to note:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe course is open for 12 months and will then close \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCertificates will be issued on the date of successful completion of the assessment. The certificate will reflect the date of the training session.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eFor the Altimax \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8462\/5115\/files\/Terms_and_Conditions_-_Shopify_16_09_2025.pdf?v=1758036085\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eterms and conditions\u003c\/a\u003e, please refer to our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.altimax.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewebsite\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Altimax","offers":[{"title":"Individual purchase","offer_id":48683169972443,"sku":"1","price":550.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Group purchase","offer_id":48683170005211,"sku":"group","price":550.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8462\/5115\/files\/AuditUpdate.jpg?v=1780232101","url":"https:\/\/shop.altimax.co.za\/products\/cpd-audit-update","provider":"Altimax","version":"1.0","type":"link"}