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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