The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a report, “Review of Accounting Practices: Comparability of IFRS Financial Statements of Financial Institutions in Europe”, which provides an overview of financial institutions’ accounting practices in selected areas of financial instruments. In particular, it assessed the comparability and quality of the disclosures in 2012 IFRS financial statements from 39 major European financial institutions. The report also provides recommendations to enhance transparency of financial information.