Archive for September 14th, 2011

14 September 2011: Norway and US regulators enter into a cooperative agreement

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The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States (PCAOB) have entered into a cooperative agreement, which “provides a basis for the resumption of joint inspections of PCAOB-registered…

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14 September 2011: New Zealand considers a new accounting standard framework

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The New Zealand External Reporting Board (XRB) has released three documents outlining proposals for a new Accounting Standards Framework for New Zealand. The proposals include a multi-standard framework (based on IFRSs and IPSAS, but not the IFRS for …

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14 September 2011: Japanese standard setters reflect on 10 years of achievement, and the future

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July 2011 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the the Japanese Financial Accounting Standards Foundation (FASF) and the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ). The President of the FASF (Toshitaka Hagiwara) and Chairman of the ASB…

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