Exit Interview: Erica Williams on Keeping the PCAOB `Empowered'

Also, stablecoin bill heads to the president's desk; Atkins previews exemptive relief for tokenized securities

Sponsored by the Financial Services Forum

Outgoing PCAOB Chair Erica Williams has a message for her successor at the embattled auditing overseer: ensure the board stays well-funded and stands firmly behind its 900 employees who police the accounting industry. Their work, she argues, is “irreplaceable.” And neutering it could have serious repercussions.

“I…