04 Mar 2005

The IASB has announced that it will hold its monthly Board meeting at its offices in London on Tuesday 15 March and Thursday 17 March 2005. On Wednesday 16 March 2005, the Board will hold a public round-table meeting on the fair value option. 15-17 March 2005, London Tuesday 15 March 2005 Accounting Standards for Non-Publicly Accountable Entities ED 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures Transition Provisions for Fair Value Option Financial Instruments - Convergence with US GAAP (Educational Session) Short-term Convergence - Taxes Segment Reporting Wednesday 16 March 2005 Financial Instruments: Fair Value Option: The IASB has released a preliminary draft of a possible new approach to the fair value option in IAS 39 for discussion at public roundtable meetings that the Board will conduct on Wednesday 16 March 2005 at the Crowne Plaza City Hotel, Bridewell Suite, 19 New Bridge Street, London, 8:30am-5:15pm. Thursday 17 March 2005 Puttable Instruments Financial Guarantees Contracts and Credit Insurance IFRIC Update: Applying the Restatement Approach under IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies Business Combinations II - Purchase Method Procedures Liabilities and Equity Also, on Friday 18 March 2005 the Trustees of the IASC Foundation will meet at the Crowne Plaza St James Hotel, Buckingham Gate, London SW1. Public session is 8:00-13:00. See our news story dated 2 March 2005 for more information.