In this context I would only like to reiterate that you have a significant role as the conscience-keeper of the business world. Conclusion 37. Let me now sum up. I have started with briefly identifying the shared professional domain of the auditing profession and the Reserve Bank. I have alluded to the uniqueness of the Reserve Bank’s balance sheet, or indeed balance sheets.
I then went on to indicate, what in my view, are some of the key challenges that the profession has to address in order to remain effective and to add value to the real sector. Where relevant, I have given contextual references and illustrations from the Reserve Bank, particularly stemming from its role as the regulator and supervisor of the banking system. 38.