Investments
115 deficiencies · 5 led to a wrong opinion · 22 on a significant-risk area
How audits fail in Investments
The recurring ways firms fell short. Click any one to read the real inspection findings.
- Little or no substantive testing18
The firm performed little or no substantive testing over the account, disclosure, or assertion.
2 wrong opinion4 significant risk - Estimate method, model, or data not evaluated16
The firm didn't evaluate the method, model, or underlying data the issuer used to develop an estimate or fair value.
5 significant risk - Estimate assumptions not evaluated16
The firm didn't sufficiently evaluate the reasonableness of the significant assumptions behind an estimate.
3 significant risk - Controls not identified or tested15
The firm didn't identify and/or test controls it needed to rely on for the account or assertion.
3 significant risk - Reliance on a specialist or pricing service13
The firm relied on a specialist, pricing service, or third party without sufficiently evaluating that work.
5 significant risk - Management review controls not fully evaluated9
The firm tested a management review control but didn't evaluate the specific procedures the reviewer performed, or the control's precision.
1 wrong opinion - Other testing deficiency7
A deficiency that doesn't fall into one of the more specific patterns above.
1 wrong opinion - Accounting or disclosure treatment not evaluated6
The firm didn't evaluate whether the accounting or disclosures conformed with GAAP, or didn't identify departures from GAAP or omitted disclosures.
1 wrong opinion2 significant risk - Sample too small or unsupported6
The sample the firm tested was too small, or the basis for the sample size didn't support the conclusion.
- Accuracy/completeness of client data not tested5
The firm used issuer-prepared schedules, reports, or system data without testing that they were accurate and complete.
- Journal entries / fraud procedures3
Deficiencies in testing journal entries or in responding to identified fraud risks.
- Confirmations / alternative procedures1
The firm didn't obtain confirmations, or didn't perform sufficient alternative procedures when confirmations weren't returned.