IAFA 2016 Spring Seminar

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 17:15

Maynooth University hosted the 2016 Irish Accounting and Finance Association (IAFA) Spring Seminar on 16th March 2016. The event was a great success and was attended by IAFA delegates from many of the third level academic institutions in the country.
 
The theme of the seminar was “A Computer-Based Analysis of SEC Filings - Lessons from a study of the Financial Reporting and Information Needs of Lenders” and was presented by Prof. Chris Pong from the University of Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh.  Prof. Pong is a qualified accountant and a distinguished researcher with publications in many top ranking journals. His main research has been in the areas of (a) the audit services market structure, (b) the pricing of audit services in the UK and (c) audit quality.
 
Maynooth University would like to thank: IAFA for the opportunity to host the event, Prof. Chris Pong for taking time out to speak at the event and to all those who attended and made it such a great success.