Archive for March 18th, 2011

18 March 2011: IASB and FASB to hold roundtables on offsetting proposals

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The IASB and FASB have announced plans to hold several public roundtable meetings in May 2011 to discuss the financial asset and financial liability offsetting project.

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18 March 2011: New Zealand moves towards two sets of accounting standards

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The New Zealand Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB) has outlined a new accounting framework for New Zealand consisting of two sets of accounting standards for entities required to prepare general purpose financial reports.

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18 March 2011: Accounting Standards Board of Japan updates its work plan

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The Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) has released its latest summary of standards development and its project plan.

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18 March 2011: Study highlights differences in bank reporting under IFRS and Basel II

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A study by EDHEC Business School for the International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR), has highlighted differences in bank reporting under IFRS and under the Basel II regulations which lead to “significant variations” relating to capital adequa…

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