In the past 30 years, as sponsors of defined benefit (DB) pension plans were facing more severe underfunding challenges, pension de-risking strategies have become prevalent for firms with DB plans to reduce pension-related risks. However, it remains unclear how pension de-risking activities...

This study investigates changes in audit strategy in China following the introduction of risk-based auditing standards rather than an internal control-based audit mode. Specifically, we examine whether auditors are implementing the risk-based audit mode to evaluate corporate governance before...