2017

IASB Chairman speaks on 'The Future of Financial Reporting' at AASB forum

12 Oct 2017

On 10 October 2017 the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) hosted a forum featuring as special guest IASB Chairman Hans Hoogervorst who delivered a presentation on the ‘big picture’ and the IASB’s plans for global financial reporting.

The slides for the presentation are available on the AASB website.

The forum also featured a panel discussion on users of financial statements, further financial information to be reported, and analysis of financial information. A summary of the key discussion points has also been made avaialble on the AASB website.

IASB issues 'Investor Update' newsletter

09 Oct 2017

The IASB has issued the fourteenth edition of its newsletter 'Investor Update', which provides investors with quick access to information about current accounting and financial reporting topics.

This issue features:

  • Challenges and approaches to defining an EBIT subtotal
  • Analysis of the disclosures in the 2016 annual and 2017 interim reports related to the implementation of IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
  • Project updates
  • Information on investor materials and current events.

The Investor Update newsletter is available on the IASB’s website.

AAOIFI issues one new standard and four drafts

09 Oct 2017

The Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), the Islamic international autonomous non-for-profit corporate body that prepares accounting, auditing, governance, ethics and Sharia'a standards for Islamic financial institutions and the industry, has issued its 99th standard. It has also released four drafts of new standards for public comment.

The new accounting standard deals with Murabaha and Other Deferred Payment Sales. The four exposure drafts are:

  • Financial Reporting for Sukuk Holders
  • Risk Reserves
  • Sale of Debt
  • Investment Agency (Al-Wakala Bi Al-Istithmar)

The AAOIFI has published three separate press releases for the documents (all in the English language):

Agenda for the October 2017 IFRS Advisory Council meeting

06 Oct 2017

An agenda has been released for the upcoming meeting of the IFRS Advisory Council, which is being held in London on 17–18 October 2017.

A summary of the agenda is set out below:

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Morning session (09:15-12:45)

  • Welcome and Chair's preview
  • The effect of technology on the future of accounting and corporate reporting
    • Break - out discussion on the effect of technology
  • Members' com­mu­ni­ca­tions

Afternoon session (14:00-17:15)

  • Effect of Technology: Panel discussion
  • Board and IFRS Foundation activities
  • Trustee activities
  • Better communication

Wednesday 18 October 2017

Morning session (10:45-12:15)

  • IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
  • IFRS 17 TRG
  • Sum up dis­cus­sions

Agenda papers for the meeting are available on the IASB website.

Agenda for the October 2017 CMAC meeting

06 Oct 2017

Representatives from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will meet with the Capital Markets Advisory Council (CMAC) in London on 20 October 2017. The agenda for the meeting has been released.

The full agenda for the meeting is sum­marised below:

Friday, 20 October 2017 (09:00-17:00)

  • IASB Update
  • Discussion Paper — Principles of Disclosure
  • Primary financial statements
    • Overview
    • Financial institutions
  • Post -implementation Review of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement
  • Perceptions of the IFRS Foundation — reputation research findings and potential actions

Agenda papers for this meeting will be posted in due course on the IASB's website.

IFRS Foundation issues case study report on disclosure improvements

05 Oct 2017

The IFRS Foundation has issued a case study report, “Better Communication in Financial Reporting — Making disclosures more meaningful.” The case study report looks at six companies from varied industries and describes their process to improve disclosures.

The case study report provides illustrations before and after the companies implemented a change in the way they communicated the information and connects the changes to relevant principles within the IASB’s Discussion Paper Disclosure Initiative — Principles of Disclosure.

For more information, see the press release and case study report on the IASB’s website.

SEC updates EDGAR filer manual for 2017 IFRS taxonomy

04 Oct 2017

The SEC has implemented Release 17.3.1 of its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system filer manual to support the 2017 IFRS taxonomy.

The 2017 IFRS taxonomy is identical to the one issued by the IFRS Foundation on 9 March 2017 and is consistent with IFRSs issued by the IASB as of 1 January 2017.

For more in­for­ma­tion, see the an­nounce­ment on the SEC’s Web site.

IASB posts webcast on IFRS 9 disclosure requirements

03 Oct 2017

The IASB staff has made available a webcast which provides a high-level discussion on key disclosure requirements in IFRS 9 and the importance of high-quality disclosure information.

The webcast is available on the IFRS 9 im­ple­men­ta­tion page on the IASB’s website.

Singaporean IFRS Convergence Implementation Roadmap

03 Oct 2017

All Singapore-incorporated companies listed on the Singapore Exchange are required to apply a new Singapore financial reporting framework that is identical to the IFRS for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. As surveys show that many listed companies are not prepared for IFRS convergence yet, the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) has published the 'IFRS Convergence 2018 Implementation Roadmap'.

To complicate matters, the effective date for the adoption of the new IFRS financial reporting framework (SG-IFRS) also coincides with the effective dates of two major accounting standards, SG-IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and SG-IFRS 9 Financial Instruments. Therefore, the ISCA has developed a roadmap to provide guidance on how to navigate the maze of accounting change that the IFRS convergence requires. It also highlights key considerations for entities converging to SG-IFRS.

Please click to download the roadmap here.

Recent sustainability and integrated reporting developments

03 Oct 2017

A summary of recent developments at IIRC/ICAS, WBCSD, SASB, SASB/CDSB, Japan's METI, and GRI.

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have published a new report describing how businesses can achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report argues that corporate reporting frameworks can play a critical role in enhancing corporate contribution to the SDGs. Please click to download the report from the IIRC website.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched the Reporting Exchange, a free, online platform designed to help businesses find trustworthy, up to date and accessible sustainability-related information – making it easier for businesses to know what, when and how to report. The Reporting Exchange can be accessed here.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has opened its full suite of sustainability reporting guidelines to public comment. The exposure drafts, which impact 79 industries, are open for a 90-day public comment period. They can be accessed through the press release on the SASB website.

The SASB and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) have released a paper outlining how the two organisations are aligning with the G20 Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures' (TCFD) recommendations. Converging on Climate Risk: CDSB, the SASB, and the TCFD can be downloaded from the CDSB website.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has formulated guidance for integrated corporate disclosure to encourage ESG integration and non-financial information disclosure and investment in intangibles. The English language guidance is available through the press release on the METI website.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) celebrates its 20th anniversary and has created a special 20th Anniversary hub with more information about GRI's role in driving global change over the past two decades. Please click to access the hub.

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