Round table meetings on consolidation

03 September 2008

The IASB plans to hold a series of round-table meetings with interested parties on consolidation. The first meeting will take place on 17 September 2008 in London.

IFRS for Private Entities live Webcast

29 August 2008

The IASB’s Director of Standards for Private Entities will be providing an update on the current state of re-deliberations and an overview on the outstanding issues in a live Webcast on 10 September.

IASB Board Member receives American Accounting Association Award

12 August 2008

Professor Mary E Barth, IASB Board Member, has been awarded the 2008 Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award from the International Section of the American Accounting Association.

IASB proposes amendments to simplify and achieve convergence in the calculation of EPS

07 August 2008

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today published for public comment proposals to simplify the calculation of earnings per share (EPS) and to eliminate differences in the methods required by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to calculate EPS.

IASB publishes proposals for amendments under its annual improvements project

07 August 2008

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today published for public comment an exposure draft of proposed amendments to eight International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) under its annual improvements project.

IASB amends standard to give additional guidance on the designation of a hedged item

31 July 2008

The IASB issued today Eligible Hedged Items (an amendment to IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement). The amendment clarifies how the existing principles underlying hedge accounting should be applied in two particular situations.

New vacancies

22 July 2008

The Trustees of the IASC Foundation are seeking candidates as Trustees, and as chairman of the Standards Advisory Council (SAC). They are also inviting applications for membership of the SAC.

Trustees publish proposals on enhancements to public accountability and to IASB composition

21 July 2008

The Trustees of the IASC Foundation today published a discussion document that contains proposals dealt with in the first phase of the organisation's five-yearly Constitution Review. More information is available here.