Which of the following is NOT reviewed in a financial examination?

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Financial examinations focus on the accuracy and presentation of financial reporting and the controls around how assets are managed and how data is used in those reports. They look at financial statements to verify what the company owns, owes, and earns; they assess investment procedures to ensure assets are managed according to policy and risk limits; and they review statistical statements that underpin reserves, pricing, and financial analyses.

Advertising campaigns don’t fit into this scope because they’re marketing activities. While the costs of campaigns appear in the financial statements as operating expenses, the exam’s attention is on whether financial statements are accurate and whether the processes governing investments and data used in those statements are sound. Therefore, advertising campaigns are not reviewed in a financial examination.