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The Ontario Securities Commission on Accounting and Auditing from the 1960s to 2008–Part 2: The First Four Chief Accountants, 1986–1996

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  • STEPHEN A. ZEFF
  • VAUGHAN S. RADCLIFFE

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This article, Part 2 of a historical review and analysis of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), describes the role played by the first four Chief Accountants in the regulation of accounting and auditing from 1986 to 1996. Part 1 dealt with the period from the 1960s to 1985. Part 3 will treat the role played by the fifth Chief Accountant, from 1996 to 2008. As the principal Canadian stock exchange in recent times has been the Toronto Stock Exchange, the OSC has been the most important securities market regulator in Canada. Prior to this article, the academic and professional accounting literature has been largely barren on the OSC’s evolving role on accounting and auditing issues. Le rôle de la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario en matière de comptabilité et d’audit des années 1960 à 2008 — Partie 2 : Les quatre premiers Chefs comptables, 1986 à 1996 Résumé Dans la deuxième partie de leur revue historique et de leur analyse de la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario (CVMO), les auteurs décrivent le rôle joué par les quatre premiers Chefs comptables de la CVMO dans la réglementation de la comptabilité et de l’audit, de 1986 à 1996. La première partie de leur étude portait sur la période s’échelonnant des années 1960 à 1985. La troisième partie portera sur le rôle joué par le cinquième Chef comptable, de 1996 à 2008. La Bourse de Toronto ayant été la principale bourse canadienne au cours des dernières années, la CVMO a aussi été première en importance parmi les autorités de réglementation du marché des valeurs mobilières au Canada. Jusqu’à maintenant, les écrits sur la théorie et la profession comptables étaient demeurés à peu près silencieux sur l’évolution du rôle de la CVMO au chapitre de la comptabilité et de l’audit.

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  • Stephen A. Zeff & Vaughan S. Radcliffe, 2010. "The Ontario Securities Commission on Accounting and Auditing from the 1960s to 2008–Part 2: The First Four Chief Accountants, 1986–1996," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(2), pages 97-138, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:9:y:2010:i:2:p:97-138
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3838.2010.00007.x
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