The IASB has posted to its website a speech given today by Chairman of the IASB, Hans Hoogervorst, titled ‘Europe and the path toward global accounting standards’. In his speech, Mr Hoogervorst praised the strong relationship between the EU and IASB, discussed how the successes of IFRS and European capital markets are intertwined, provided an update on the IASB’s major convergence projects with the FASB, and outlined the IASB’s future agenda.