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Ipsos MORI

Levels of confidence in corporate reporting and governance

2010 Overall confidence % 2010 Very confident % 2010 Fairly confident % 2009 Overall confidence % 2009 Very confident % 2009 Fairly confident % 2008 Overall confidence % 2008 Very confident % 2008 Fairly confident %
Levels of confidence in corporate governance
Directors 91 22 69 80 13 67 93 21 72
Investors 82 12 70 86 2 84 86 24 62
Auditors 88 10 78 80 14 66 89 18 71
Levels of confidence in corporate reporting by UK companies
Directors 93 24 69 87 20 67 96 28 68
Investors 82 22 60 86 18 68 92 24 68
Auditors 90 28 62 92 24 68 96 33 63
Levels of confidence in auditing
Directors 93 22 71 90 26 64 92 32 60
Investors 74 18 56 84 12 72 88 16 72
Auditors 96 70 26 98 42 56 98 47 51
Levels of confidence in the integrity of the accountancy profession
Directors 98 51 47 96 48 48 97 54 43
Investors 90 34 56 94 34 60 92 38 54
Auditors 98 78 20 100 72 28 98 65 33
Levels of confidence in the competence of the accountancy profession
Directors 97 39 58 93 36 57 97 41 56
Investors 86 14 72 92 20 72 94 34 60
Auditors 98 60 38 96 62 34 100 49 51
Levels of confidence in the integrity of the actuarial profession
Insurance Directors 97 64 33 92 56 36 100 71 29
Pension trustees/ managers 96 57 39 98 53 45 100 54 46
Actuaries 94 66 28 100 68 32 92 64 28
Levels of confidence in the competence of the actuarial profession
Insurance Directors 86 39 47 88 40 48 100 14 86
Pension trustees/ managers 91 41 50 96 31 65 95 29 66
Actuaries 96 52 44 100 48 52 84 48 36
Levels of confidence in the reliability of actuarial information
Insurance Directors 89 25 64 76 16 60 71 14 57
Pension trustees/ managers 80 22 59 86 14 73 93 27 66
Actuaries 96 40 56 92 32 60 72 24 48

FRC effectiveness

2010 Well understood % 2010 Not well understood % 2009 Well understood % 2009 Not well understood % 2008 Well understood % 2008 Not well understood %
Understanding of the FRC's role
Directors* 78 22 68 31 80 20
Investors 43 54 24 76 38 62
Auditors 86 14 94 6 94 6
2010 Favourable % 2010 Neutral/no view % 2010 Unfavourable % 2009 Favourable % 2009 Neutral/no view % 2009 Unfavourable % 2008 Favourable % 2008 Neutral/no view % 2008 Unfavourable %
Overall view of the FRC
Directors * 52 40 8 42 49 9 50 40 10
Investors 37 63 19 81 17 79 4
Auditors 56 40 4 80 20 58 40 2

*Includes Insurance Company Directors

Note: results of the opinion survey should be treated with some caution for a number of reasons, including the size and random nature of the samples or respondent groups.

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Name Ipsos MORI
Publication date 27 September 2023
Type Project paper
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