Herbalife got a delayed start to trading Tuesday, after the company got caught up in alleged insider trading by the KPMG partner who led the independent auditing of the company.
The China division of auditing and consulting company Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. last September offered a "virtual office tour" on its career page on Sina Corp.
The Department for Work and Pensions has been auditing its commercial relationships with A4e after receiving an allegation against the company earlier this year.
It was at this conference that the company announced that it would implement a more rigorous social auditing regime and extend US operating rules and processes to its overseas contractors.
On Friday, listeners will be hoping that Mr Berardino, whose company failed to uncover a slew of hidden debts while auditing bankrupt energy trading giant Enron, will explain how the accountancy profession aims to reassure investors that its audits can be relied on.