December 2022

SEC Issues Updates to Non-GAAP Financial Measures Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations

Dec 13, 2022

On December 13, 2022, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued updates to Questions 100.01, 100.04 – 100.06, and 102.10(a)(b)(c) of its Non-GAAP Financial Measures Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations.

Review the update on the SEC's website.

Sustainability Standards Advisory Forum membership announced

Dec 21, 2022

On December 21, 2022, the Sustainability Standards Advisory Forum (SSAF) composition was announced and will include representatives from thirteen jurisdictions and regions, including Canada. The SSAF goal is to provide the ISSB with technical advice in the development of ISSB’s standard-setting.

Members include:

  • Africa:
    • Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA)
  • Americas:
    • Brazilian Committee of Sustainability Pronouncements (CBPS)
    • CPA Canada (as interim prior to the establishment of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB))
    • Group of Latin American Accounting Standard Setters (GLASS)
    • Mexican Financial Reporting Standards Board (CINIF)
  • Asia-Oceania:
    • Accounting Regulatory Department, Ministry of Finance of People's Republic of China (ARD)
    • Institute of Chartered Accountants India (ICAI)
    • Korea Accounting Institute (KAI) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC)
    • Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA)
    • Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ)
  • Europe:
    • European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
    • Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF)
    • UK Financial Reporting Council

In addition, the SSAF will have three observers from European Commission, IOSCO and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and selected meetings with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

Review the press release on the IASB's website.

Updated IASB and ISSB work plan — Analysis (December 2022)

Dec 19, 2022

On December 19, 2022, the International Accounting Standards Board (the Board) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) updated their work plan following their December 2022 meetings.

Below is an analysis of all changes made to the work plan since our last analysis on November 28, 2022.

Stan­dard-set­ting projects

  • Business combinations: Disclosures, goodwill and impairment — This project is the project formerly known as Goodwill and im­pair­ment — has been moved form the research agenda to the standard-setting agenda of the IASB; the next project milestone will be the publication of an exposure draft (no date given).

Main­te­nance projects

Research projects

Other projects

The revised IASB and ISSB work plan is available on the Board's website.

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