圖為格雷厄姆·沃德先生在中國(guó)會(huì)計(jì)審計(jì)準(zhǔn)則體系發(fā)布會(huì)上發(fā)言

　　很高興參加今天的盛會(huì)，宣告中國(guó)取得如此重大成就，這個(gè)成就對(duì)全球都有很大影響。今天，我能與中國(guó)財(cái)政部、會(huì)計(jì)準(zhǔn)則委員會(huì)、中國(guó)注冊(cè)會(huì)計(jì)師協(xié)會(huì)和審計(jì)準(zhǔn)則委員會(huì)眾多的杰出領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人一同站在這個(gè)講壇上，真是極大的榮幸。

　　中國(guó)決定與國(guó)際審計(jì)準(zhǔn)則趨同，向全世界發(fā)出了一個(gè)清晰的信號(hào)，那就是不僅中國(guó)的民眾而且中國(guó)的會(huì)計(jì)職業(yè)界都致力于提高透明度、工作質(zhì)量和高水準(zhǔn)的執(zhí)業(yè)準(zhǔn)則。支持這些準(zhǔn)則不僅有利于會(huì)計(jì)職業(yè)，而且更重要的是，有利于所有的中國(guó)民眾和整個(gè)中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)。為什么呢？因?yàn)樽袷馗咚疁?zhǔn)并為國(guó)際公認(rèn)的準(zhǔn)則，意味著審計(jì)過(guò)程更可信、審計(jì)師提供信息的更可信，投資者信心因而增強(qiáng)。所有這些，對(duì)于中國(guó)資本市場(chǎng)的發(fā)展是至關(guān)重要的。隨著中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的持續(xù)增長(zhǎng)，你們將更有條件改善人民生活質(zhì)量。中國(guó)國(guó)家統(tǒng)計(jì)局上月的報(bào)告說(shuō)，中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)過(guò)去三年的平均增長(zhǎng)率約為10%，國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值達(dá)2.26萬(wàn)億美元，中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)已在世界上排位第四，僅次于美國(guó)、日本和德國(guó)。這是你們國(guó)家為之自豪的巨大成就。這種增長(zhǎng)肯定有多方面的原因，但最為明顯的是中國(guó)的改革勇氣，你們積極信奉改革以及你們?yōu)槿嗣駝?chuàng)造一個(gè)更好環(huán)境的愿望。這同樣改革的勇氣引領(lǐng)你們對(duì)會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)結(jié)構(gòu)作出有意義的變革，我相信這種變革對(duì)贏得國(guó)際信任和國(guó)內(nèi)穩(wěn)定發(fā)揮長(zhǎng)足的作用。

　　我應(yīng)當(dāng)感謝中注協(xié)自2003年以來(lái)就擔(dān)任國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)師聯(lián)合會(huì)理事，為國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)師聯(lián)合會(huì)在中國(guó)以及對(duì)全球會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)發(fā)揮的重要作用。中注協(xié)幫助我們清楚地了解到發(fā)展中國(guó)家的需求，并在準(zhǔn)則制定中提供了富有意義和令人尊敬的貢獻(xiàn)。我要繼續(xù)歡迎你們進(jìn)一步的參與。

　　毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，中國(guó)向國(guó)際趨同邁進(jìn)表明了中國(guó)會(huì)計(jì)職業(yè)充滿活力。自從1997年中注協(xié)成為國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)師聯(lián)合會(huì)成員以來(lái)，你們的會(huì)員增長(zhǎng)超過(guò)20%，從11.28萬(wàn)增長(zhǎng)到14萬(wàn)多，而參加你們考試的學(xué)生也在急速增長(zhǎng)，確實(shí)讓人們展望到一個(gè)富有成功前景的會(huì)計(jì)職業(yè)。

　　無(wú)庸置疑，這些未來(lái)的會(huì)計(jì)師們將面臨某些與其前輩所面臨的不同的挑戰(zhàn)，但由于你們致力于采用國(guó)際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，通過(guò)準(zhǔn)則提供的指導(dǎo)，使他們能夠有效地服務(wù)于公眾利益。

　　大約四年前，我與中國(guó)政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和中注協(xié)的會(huì)員一起參加了香港世界會(huì)計(jì)師大會(huì)。會(huì)議期間，我有幸聆聽(tīng)了時(shí)任總理朱镕基的演講。他強(qiáng)調(diào)中國(guó)致力于推行高質(zhì)量的準(zhǔn)則和建立一套對(duì)會(huì)計(jì)師的監(jiān)督制度，以打造會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)。認(rèn)識(shí)到會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)在滿足投資者及其他方面重要需求上所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)，朱總理明確號(hào)召世界范圍會(huì)計(jì)師采取切實(shí)行動(dòng)。他強(qiáng)烈要求每一個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)師“不做假賬”，我自己經(jīng)常在許多國(guó)家引用他的言論，因?yàn)檫@些言論對(duì)行業(yè)是切實(shí)中肯的。他們表明了所提倡的誠(chéng)信、透明和專(zhuān)業(yè)，這也是國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)師聯(lián)合會(huì)的三大價(jià)值觀，我認(rèn)為這些價(jià)值觀是區(qū)分會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)與其他行業(yè)的標(biāo)志。

　　所有穩(wěn)健的財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)告框架都基于高質(zhì)量的技術(shù)準(zhǔn)則，并有賴(lài)于會(huì)計(jì)師及財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)告鏈條上其他各方堅(jiān)守高水準(zhǔn)的職業(yè)道德準(zhǔn)則，以及對(duì)審計(jì)師所實(shí)施的質(zhì)量監(jiān)督和懲戒程序。通過(guò)走向趨同，你們將會(huì)強(qiáng)化你們的財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)告框架并將持續(xù)提高審計(jì)師完成審計(jì)工作的質(zhì)量。

　　經(jīng)咨詢(xún)國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)師聯(lián)合會(huì)理事會(huì)和各委員會(huì)，以及其他相關(guān)利益團(tuán)體的意見(jiàn)，IFAC職員進(jìn)一步地明確了“國(guó)際趨同”的概念。其目標(biāo)是建立指南，以配合IFAC的會(huì)員義務(wù)公告（SMOs）的要求，公告要求IFAC的會(huì)員及準(zhǔn)會(huì)員盡他們最大的努力在其本國(guó)的準(zhǔn)則中采納IFAC和國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)準(zhǔn)則理事會(huì)所制定的國(guó)際準(zhǔn)則，同時(shí)要求會(huì)員組織實(shí)施質(zhì)量監(jiān)督和調(diào)查懲戒程序。這些公告形成了IFAC會(huì)員義務(wù)遵守情況項(xiàng)目的基礎(chǔ)。

　　IFAC會(huì)員義務(wù)遵守情況項(xiàng)目旨在支持全球IFAC會(huì)員組織建立高質(zhì)量的審計(jì)、會(huì)計(jì)、職業(yè)道德、教育、相關(guān)質(zhì)量監(jiān)督和懲戒準(zhǔn)則，并促進(jìn)國(guó)際趨同。我們非常自豪中注協(xié)是該項(xiàng)目的積極參與者。該項(xiàng)目的目標(biāo)是指導(dǎo)會(huì)計(jì)師協(xié)會(huì)承擔(dān)他們?nèi)�方位的職業(yè)責(zé)任，證明他們所共同信守的誠(chéng)信、透明和專(zhuān)業(yè)的職業(yè)價(jià)值觀。我本人相信該項(xiàng)目將為打造財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)告編報(bào)過(guò)程的可信度，以及我們職業(yè)總體上的可信度發(fā)揮重要作用。

　　IFAC會(huì)員義務(wù)遵守情況項(xiàng)目第一階段現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)完成，該部分是一套基于事實(shí)的問(wèn)卷，是為了評(píng)價(jià)IFAC成員組織的監(jiān)管和準(zhǔn)則制定框架。包括中注協(xié)在內(nèi)的120個(gè)會(huì)員團(tuán)體的回答，現(xiàn)已經(jīng)在IFAC網(wǎng)站公布，其余團(tuán)體的回應(yīng)正在得到確認(rèn)和上網(wǎng)中。

　　第二階段是對(duì)會(huì)員義務(wù)公告（SMO）遵守情況的一套自我評(píng)價(jià)問(wèn)卷，已于去年12月開(kāi)始在上網(wǎng)。對(duì)這些問(wèn)卷的回答是重要的，因?yàn)橛卸喾矫娴脑�因：他們既從監(jiān)管的角度，又從準(zhǔn)則的角度反映了全球會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)的印象；而且，它們可被IFAC用來(lái)判斷需要從何處著力，來(lái)支持職業(yè)的發(fā)展以及實(shí)現(xiàn)趨同；最后，也可能是最為重要的是，對(duì)問(wèn)卷的回答表明了國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)職業(yè)界愿意對(duì)其行為負(fù)責(zé)，以滿足高水準(zhǔn)、提供高質(zhì)量的服務(wù)和保護(hù)公眾利益，這些都是我們所處的變化而復(fù)雜的環(huán)境中的重要責(zé)任。中注協(xié)將肯定會(huì)通過(guò)參與該項(xiàng)目而獲益，全球會(huì)計(jì)職業(yè)界也將從中注協(xié)的參與中獲益。

　　IFAC自身也受我們對(duì)會(huì)員所期待的高水準(zhǔn)的約束。我們的重點(diǎn)在于可信度和透明度。獨(dú)立的國(guó)際公眾利益監(jiān)督委員會(huì)（PIOB）于去年成立，表明了會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)近代史上的最根本的變化，并向國(guó)際社會(huì)發(fā)出了一個(gè)明晰的信號(hào)，那就是，會(huì)計(jì)行業(yè)正承擔(dān)著一個(gè)全新而擴(kuò)大了的責(zé)任。

　　公眾利益監(jiān)督委員會(huì)（PIOB）監(jiān)督IFAC在審計(jì)、職業(yè)道德、教育等領(lǐng)域的準(zhǔn)則制定情況以及各會(huì)員組織的遵守義務(wù)情況項(xiàng)目。公眾利益監(jiān)督委員會(huì)是IFAC與國(guó)際監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)和組織共同建立的，其成員由國(guó)際監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)和其他組織提名。在過(guò)去的一年里，它將重點(diǎn)集中在審查每個(gè)涉及公眾利益活動(dòng)的委員會(huì)的工作計(jì)劃上，這些委員會(huì)包括：國(guó)際審計(jì)與鑒證準(zhǔn)則理事會(huì)、國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)教育準(zhǔn)則理事會(huì)以及國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)師職業(yè)道德準(zhǔn)則理事會(huì)，最近，它還批準(zhǔn)了這些組織的應(yīng)循程序。

　　除了公眾利益的監(jiān)督外，IFAC理事會(huì)在準(zhǔn)則的制定過(guò)程中還將投資者、監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)、報(bào)表編制者以及其他人員納入其中，例如，為每個(gè)準(zhǔn)則制定理事會(huì)配備的咨詢(xún)組織。我相信，這種增加的公眾投入將使我們的準(zhǔn)則更加密切與公眾相關(guān)，更為及時(shí)，并更為全球所接受。

　　我們不應(yīng)該忘記為什么我們需要高水準(zhǔn)的財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)告和審計(jì)；對(duì)投資者提供透明度和承擔(dān)責(zé)任至關(guān)重要。這些是指導(dǎo)財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)告供給鏈上各個(gè)方面的準(zhǔn)則，只有這樣才能營(yíng)造誠(chéng)信的氛圍。投資者的行為，通過(guò)工商界資本的配置，將影響到所有的人并進(jìn)而影響到他們的工作。

　　我對(duì)IFAC與中注協(xié)的合作表示自豪。通過(guò)堅(jiān)持高水準(zhǔn)的職業(yè)準(zhǔn)則，我們能夠一同造就社會(huì)的穩(wěn)定和良好的公司治理。通過(guò)國(guó)際準(zhǔn)則的趨同，我們能夠一同實(shí)現(xiàn)我們對(duì)質(zhì)量的承諾。通過(guò)致力于公眾利益，我們能夠一同建立公眾的信任并建立穩(wěn)健的經(jīng)濟(jì)，以支持為所有的人提供質(zhì)量更好的生活。我確信，中國(guó)在趨同上的努力將大大有助于改善中國(guó)人民的生活。

　　謝謝大家！

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　　講話原文：

Speech by Mr. Graham Ward， CBE， MA， FCA President， International Federation of Accountants on the Release Ceremony for Chinese Accounting Standards System for Business Enterprises and Chinese Auditing Standards System

BEIJING， February 15， 2006

　　It is a pleasure to be with you today to participate in the announcement of such a significant achievement here in the People’s Republic of China： one that has great ramifications globally. To share the speaking platform today with so many distinguished leaders within the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Finance， the Accounting Standards Board， the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the CICPA’s Auditing Standards Board， is truly an honor.

　　The decision by China to converge towards international auditing standards sends a clear message to the world that both the Chinese people and the Chinese accountancy profession are committed to transparency， quality， and high professional standards. Support of these standards will benefit not only the accountancy profession， but also， and even more importantly， all Chinese citizens and the Chinese economy as a whole. Why？ Because following high， internationally accepted standards builds trust in the audit process； it builds credibility in the information provided by auditors； it builds investor confidence—all of which are vital to the development of your capital markets. As your economy continues to expand， you are far better positioned to improve the quality of life of your citizens. The National Bureau of Statistics reported in January that your country has had an annual economic growth rate of approximately 10 percent for the past three years. With a national economic output of US$2.26 trillion， your country is now recognized as the world's fourth-largest economy， after the United States， Japan and Germany. This is a significant achievement of which your country should be very proud. There are certainly numerous reasons for this growth， but what is most indicative is your country’s spirit of reform， your willingness to embrace change and your desire to create a better environment for your citizens. It is this same spirit of reform that is leading you to make meaningful changes to the structure of the accountancy profession—changes that I believe will go a long way towards building global trust and domestic stability.

　　I want to thank Dr. Yugui Chen， who has been an IFAC Board member since 2003， for the leadership he has provided within IFAC， in China and to the global accountancy profession. The CICPA has helped us to become clear-sighted with respect to the needs of developing countries and has provided meaningful and respected input on standard-setting initiatives. I continue to welcome your further input.

　　There is no question that China’s move toward convergence is evidence of the very dynamic accountancy profession here in China. Since the CICPA became an IFAC member in 1997， your membership has increased more than 20 percent， from 112，800 members to 140，000 members. As your student enrollment continues to soar， the future of the profession here looks successful indeed.

　　These prospective accountants will undoubtedly face some different challenges to those found by their predecessors， but they will also， as a result of your commitment to converging with International Standards on Auditing， have the guidance that they need to serve the public interest effectively.

　　About four years ago， I was in the company of members of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Chinese government leaders at the World Congress of Accountants in Hong Kong. During that meeting， I had the privilege of hearing presentations from the former Premier Zhu Rhongji. He emphasized your country’s commitment to building your nation’s accounting systems by promoting high-quality standards and establishing a system to monitor accountants’work. Recognizing the challenges the profession faced in meeting the critical needs of investors and others， Premier Rhongji made a clear call to action for the worldwide profession. He urged that every accountant“Make no false accounts.”I have frequently quoted his words myself in many countries of the world because of their relevance to the profession. They represent a call for integrity， transparency and expertise—the three IFAC values—values that I believe distinguish our profession.

　　All sound financial reporting frameworks are based on high-quality technical standards， adherence to high ethical standards， both by accountants and by all those involved in the financial reporting supply chain， and the implementation of quality review and discipline programs for those conducting audits. By working towards convergence， you will strengthen your financial reporting framework and continue to enhance the quality of work performed by auditors.

　　In consultation with IFAC boards and committees， and other relevant interested parties， IFAC staff are further developing the concept of“international convergence.”The objective is to develop guidance to accompany IFAC’s Statements of Membership Obligations （SMOs）， which require IFAC members and associates to use their best endeavors to incorporate international standards set by IFAC and by the International Accounting Standards Board into their national standards. The SMOs， which also require member bodies to implement quality assurance and investigation and discipline programs， form the basis of IFAC’s Member Body Compliance Program.

　　The Compliance Program supports the development of high-quality auditing， accounting， ethical， educational and related quality assurance and disciplinary standards in IFAC member bodies throughout the world and facilitates international convergence. We are very proud that the CICPA is an active participant in this program. The program is intended to guide accounting institutes in the full spectrum of their professional responsibilities， to demonstrate a shared commitment to our profession’s values of integrity， transparency and expertise. I personally believe that it will play a major role in building credibility in the financial reporting process and in our profession in general.

　　IFAC subjects itself to the high standards that we expect of our members. Our focus is on credibility and transparency. Last year’s establishment of the independent international Public Interest Oversight Board for accountancy represented the most fundamental change in the profession’s recent history and sent a clear signal to the international public that the profession was accepting a new and expanded level of accountability.

　　The PIOB oversees IFAC standard-setting activities in the areas of auditing， ethics and education as well as our Member Body Compliance Program. The PIOB， which was established by IFAC in cooperation with international regulators and institutions， is comprised of members nominated by international regulators and other organizations. Over the past year， it has focused on reviewing the work plans of each of the public interest activity committees—the IAASB， the International Accounting Education Standards Board and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants—and recently it approved the due process for each of these groups.

　　In addition to public interest oversight， IFAC boards have increased the involvement of investors， regulators， preparers and others in our standard-setting processes through， for example， the Consultative Advisory Groups for each of our standard-setting boards. This increased public input will， I believe， make our standards more relevant， more timely and more acceptable globally.

　　We should never forget why we need high standards of financial reporting and auditing； that transparency for and accountability to investors is key， guiding the actions of all in the financial reporting supply chain in building an investment climate of trust. Investors’actions affect all citizens， through， for example， capital allocation to business， and therefore， jobs.

　　I am proud that IFAC and the CICPA are working together. Through adherence to high professional standards we can， together， bring about social stability and good governance in business. Through convergence to international standards we can， together， deliver our promise of quality. And through acting in the public interest， we can， together， build public trust and sound economies that support a better quality of life for all. I firmly believe that China’s move toward convergence will contribute to the economic well being of the People’s Republic of China.

　　Thank you very much for your attention.