IASB
A new pension accounting standard may have huge cost implications but should boost transparency
17 Jun 2011
Many FDs welcome the Lords’ recommendation that SMEs stick with UK rules
15 Apr 2011
Companies expecting huge cost in implementation and impact on debt-to-equity ratios
23 Feb 2011
18 Nov 2010
Sir David Tweedle aims to retire from the IASB having implemented a new standard
25 Oct 2010
It’s one up for the long-term view, as the framework for global standards is unveiled
25 Oct 2010
Big shock for small business: The main beneficiaries of IFRS are big corporations. So do small businesses need the burden of new rules and big fees, or will IFRS for SMEs have to change?
20 Oct 2010
Updating IAS 19 will allow closer comparison and examination of actuarial movements, says Anthony Harrington
05 Jul 2010
HSBC FD Douglas Flint’s work with regulators is a politically astute move and a beneficial one for his business.
22 Dec 2009
A delegation from the Big Four accountancy firms called for the creation of a single, global reporting standard for carbon emissions at December’s Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.
20 Dec 2009
The confusion and delays around IFRS 9’s adoption wreak havoc on year-end reporting
19 Dec 2009
International standards provide consistency, but the three-tier approach will create new problems.
12 Sep 2009
Auditor independence is back on the agenda – as is the question of the Big Four as an auditing oligopoly.
23 May 2009
Standard setters will rightly resist anyone who wants accounting standards bent to their political will
27 Apr 2009
Standard setters try to get to grips with the rules on dynamic provisioning
23 Mar 2009
Everything that FDs thought they knew has gone out the window. In some cases, that’s good news
22 Dec 2008
The very concept of global accounting comparability is threatened as Europe argues for IFRS carve outs
24 Nov 2008
Sterling suffers worse decline in 16 years, French finance minister orders audit of all French banks and, as suspected, banks are to blame for the global economic crisis, plus Financial Director's Technical Update
27 Oct 2008
Fair value accounting is under increasing pressure as losses on writedowns tighten the credit markets further
27 Oct 2008
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