19 October 2015
IFAC in the News
IFAC | 15 October 2015
IFAC Calls for International Agreement on Global Emissions
The International Federation of Accountants® (IFAC®), the global body for the accountancy
profession, today expressed its support to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as it
facilitates a new international agreement on emissions reduction targets ...
Accounting Today Online | 13 October 2015
Global Accounting Organization Membership Grows to 2.8 Million
The number of accountants who belong to professional accounting organizations that are
members of the International Federation of Accountants grew 16 percent from 2.4 million to 2.8
million between 2009 and 2013.
IFAC | 13 October 2015
Global Accountancy Profession Exceeds Post-Crisis Employment Growth
A report released today by the International Federation of Accountants® (IFAC®), the global
organization for the accountancy profession, reveals that growth in membership of professional
accountancy organizations ...
Standard-Setting Boards in the News
Chartered Accountants Ireland | 5:24, 15 October 2015
IPSASB consultation paper on social benefits
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) has released a multimedia
presentation on its consultation paper on recognition and measurement requirements for social
benefits.
IPSASB | 14 October 2015
IPSASB Publishes Exposure Draft 57, Impairment of Revalued Assets, and Exposure Draft 58,
Improvements to IPSAS 2015
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board® (IPSASB®) today released for
comment two Exposure Drafts (EDs): ED 57, Impairment of Revalued Assets, and ED 58,
Improvements to IPSASs 2015.
Accounting Today Online | 14 October 2015
GASB Proposes Pension Standard Changes
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed new guidance to help state and
local governments that participate in certain multiple-employer pension plans meet the reporting
requirements of GASB’s pension standards.
International Accounting Standards Board | 14:53, 14 October 2015
Event reminder: Milan—22 October 2015
Could the proposals in the Conceptual Framework Exposure Draft make profit or loss (P&L)
more useful?The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), in conjunction with the
European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), the
International Accounting Standards Board | 8:56, 13 October 2015
Issue 7 of the IASB Investor Update: our newsletter for the investment community
Investor Update aims to make it easy for investors to keep up with changes in the world of
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and how those changes may affect an investor's
day job.
MarketWatch | 9:03, 19 October 2015
Investor advocates protest proposals limiting disclosure; FASB proposals may limit what
companies reveal in quarterly reports
FASB proposals may limit what companies reveal in quarterly reportsInvestors have voiced
complaints to the Securities and Exchange Commission about a proposal to change the threshold
for corporate disclosure.
The Korea Economic Daily | 13 October 2015
Insurers Fret over Prospect of Deteriorating Financial Standing due to IFRS4
Ahead of the introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2020, the
insurance industry is fretting over the prospect of the soaring debt balance. Intended to disclose
insurers' financial standing more precisely ...
News that Matters to the Profession
The Wall Street Journal | 16 October 2015
Climate Change at the Bank of England
The risks of climate change -- increasingly severe storms, crop failures and flooding of coastal
cities --need no embellishment. Nonetheless, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England and
chairman of the global Financial Stability ...
The Telegraph Online | 10:28, 16 October 2015
Top accounting body: 'buy-to-let tax is unfair, unreasonable, unworkable'
The Institute of Chartered Accountants has warned of a negatives outcomes of the tax, including
harm to first-time buyersBritain’s leading professional accounting body, the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England & Wales, has ...
All Africa | 4:33, 16 October 2015
Government Starts Talks With CAs
Oct 16, 2015 (Financial Gazette/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- A cabinet minister has
revealed that government is currently engaging chartered accountants (CAs) over a proposal for
the professionals to help it resuscitate industry ...
Corporate Compliance Insights | 7:00, 16 October 2015
Get Ready for the New Age of IT Governance
Following the current economic turmoil, today’s business environments are focused toward
establishing a solid enterprise governance framework in order to reach objectives, set adequate
direction and ultimately create stakeholder value. As
Business Recorder | 15 October 2015
SECP to introduce revamped new companies law this month
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is about to introduce the new
companies law incorporating significant changes in the existing law to make it relevant to current
economic environment. The in-house committee, ...
Canada NewsWire | 10:52, 14 October 2015
A summer of overspending for many Canadians: CPA Canada survey
TORONTO, Oct. 14, 2015 /CNW/ - Almost four in ten respondents (39 per cent) spent more than
anticipated this past summer, according to a national survey conducted for Chartered Professional
Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada).
Business Wire | 8:05, 14 October 2015
FEI Hosts 34th Annual Current Financial Reporting Issues (CFRI) Conference
Two-Day Conference to Feature Regulatory Updates from the SEC, FASB and PCAOBKeynotes by
U.S. SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar, U.S. SEC Chief Accountant James Schnurr, FASB
Chairman Russell Golden and PCAOB Member Jay Hanson
Singapore Government News | 14 October 2015
Groundbreaking Audit Quality Indicators Framework to Raise Quality of Financial Reporting in
Singapore
Oct. 14-- To further raise the quality of audits on financial statements in Singapore, the Accounting
and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) today introduced an Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs)
Disclosure Framework. The framework breaks ...
Accounting Technology | 1:00, 13 October 2015
CAQ Highlights Risks in Audit Cycle
The Center for Audit Quality has released two new member alerts to help public company auditing
firms address potential risks during the upcoming audit cycle.
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