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INT'L FINANCIAL REPORTING STDS

International Financial Reporting Standards, which are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, provide the framework for financial reporting in many countries. In the United States, the SEC is considering allowing U.S. issuers to prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Will the adoption of principles-based IFRS enhance the transparency of financial information? Will the benefits to investors exceed the transition costs for companies?

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Schapiro may put IFRS roadmap on icemore

dealt convergence efforts a major blow by saying she may shift the goalposts on the US adoption of IFRS.

Kingsway appoints David H. Atkins as non-executive Chairmanmore

acquisitions, mergers, and corporate conversions. He has consulted to financial agencies on reporting under Canadian, U.

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such as FAS 133, FAS 157, and Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as international regulations such as IAS 39 and IFRS 7.

The Future of ERP in Uncertain Timesmore

for tools to help control costs and increase revenues. Another factor driving the need for agile ERP is IFRS...

U.S. considers costly switch to international accounting rulesmore

companies like it or not, the new era of global accounting appears unstoppable, and businesses that ignore the...

Financial Rules Wilt Under Firemore

this article Washington Post Staff Writer World leaders have vowed to help prevent future financial meltdowns by...

IASB moves on key G20 demandsmore

Chrsitmas deadline for moving on issues surrounding impairment, embedded derivatives and difference in accounting for...

Ontario Energy Board approves Hydro One electricity distribution rate ...more

bond yield (used in determining our regulated rate of return) on our results of operations; and statements about IFRS.

Obama Picks Mary Schapiro to Lead SECmore

for approval in recent weeks. These include a timeline for all U.S. publicly traded companies to use global accounting...

Amarin Opens U.S. R&D Office in Mystic, Connecticutmore

those affecting taxation; risks relating to the Company's ability to maintain its Nasdaq listing; general changes in...

Regulator says economic crisis threatens corporate reportingmore

to tackle the threat. The Financial Reporting Council believes there is increased risk to the independence of the...

Devil in the detailsmore

them,' Forsythe said. The new accounting rules, which bring U.S. accounting practices more closely in line with...

Oslo Marine Group appoints board, to change namemore

more conventional international footing.' In this regard, Mr. Parker said Oslo Marine Group has also begun to use...

Reval Continues its Asia-Pacific Expansion with Key Hedge Accounting H...more

team, who primarily assist clients to comply with valuation and hedge accounting requirements, such as IAS 39 and IFRS...

Historical Annual and Unaudited Quarterly IFRS Financial Information A...more

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Accounting not behind economic crisis -IASB membermore

- A controversial accounting rule used to value hard-to-price assets did not cause the current financial crisis, an...

Redeemable preference shares are equitymore

revision, for which suggestions will be accepted till December 22, aims at attaining compatibility and convergence with...

Contingent Liabilities Draft Ignites Iremore

unreliable amounts and outcomes.' On a larger scale, the Chamber argues that the revisions would hurt progress towards...

Early Planning Towards Progress for the 2011 IFRS Transition Mandate: ...more

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IQPC and Finance IQ announced the IFRS Summit Canada, taking place January 26-28, 2009 in Toronto,...

Canada's CAs provide valuable resource to help CFOs transition to IFRSmore

Chartered Accountants of Canada are providing guidance to help Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) prepare for the...

The CPA Journalmore

IFRS Liability Risks

SEC to conduct international meeting on regulating short salesmore

include members of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. The members will discuss disclosure rules,...

Is the SEC Soft-Pedaling IFRS?more

the agency's push. Last week, the SEC finally issued its long-promised roadmap for the mandatory adoption of...

IFRS to cost $3.5bn for US conversionmore

US backs IFRS The total cost of converting eligible companies to using international accounting standards will amount...

Mortgage Choice predicts 45% profit fallmore

profit for this financial year would likely drop by 40 to 45 per cent under Australian equivalents to International...

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