IASB member discusses the relevance of accounting information
17 Aug 2018
On 9 August 2018, IASB member Ann Tarca gave a lecture during a conference at the University of Western Australia in Perth.
Her speech entitled ‘Check the numbers: Accounting information still matters to you, me and investors around the world’ covered (1) the relationship between accounting information and share prices, (2) whether current accounting practices and economic changes have diminished the role for accounting information, and (3) how the IASB is addressing issues raised by those who consider accounting has lost its relevance.
The full version of Ms Tarca’s speech is available on the IASB’s website.