04 Dec 2001
We have posted the text of a presentation by Michel Prada, Member of IOSCO Technical Committee and President of the Commission des Operations de Bourse (France), titled European Capital Markets Following the Adoption of IAS by the EU (PDF 43k).
03 Dec 2001
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica has adopted International Accounting Standards and International Standards on Auditing as Jamaica's national standards effective 1 July 2002.
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02 Dec 2001
The Trustees of the IASC Foundation, which oversees the IASB, have proposed revisions to the IASC Constitution that are necessary to implement certain aspects of the draft Preface to IFRS relating to the Standing Interpretations Committee.
01 Dec 2001
We have moved the summary of discussions at the November 2001 IASB meeting to its own page.
30 Nov 2001
29 Nov 2001
More than 80% of 1,944 investment analysts and portfolio managers surveyed by the Association for Investment Management and Research believe that all stock options granted to employees are compensation whose cost should be recognised as an expense in measuring net income.
28 Nov 2001
27 Nov 2001
In his first public remarks about International Accounting Standards, new SEC Chairman Harvey L.
We are inspired and encouraged by all of the cooperative efforts aimed at crafting high quality international accounting standards. While work remains to be done, we are certainly well on the road toward creating the type of standards in which investors can have confidence. Looking into the future, we also must appreciate that compatible core accounting standards will lose some of their value unless we work together toward consistency among nations in interpretation and application of these standards.
The Council of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has revised significantly the structure and operation of the International Auditing Practices Committee (IAPC), which sets International Standards on Auditing (ISAs).
24 Nov 2001
IASB will meet this coming Tuesday-Friday at its offices in London to discuss the following agenda projects: Business Combinations Financial Institutions First-Time Application of IFRS Improvements to the Following IFRS: -- IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates -- IAS 23, Borrowing Costs -- IAS 33, Earnings per Share Insurance Contracts Amendments to IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurements .
IASB will meet this coming Tuesday-Friday at its offices in London to discuss the following agenda projects:
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