Articles in the Convergence Category
Convergence, Countries: United States, SEC, US GAAP »
The staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have released two additional Staff Papers as part of the SEC’s work plan for the consideration of incorporating IFRSs into the Financial Reporting System for U.S. Issuers.
Convergence, Countries: United States, FASB, SEC, US GAAP »
The Board of Trustees of the United States Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), the oversight body for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), has written to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to the SEC’s…
Convergence, Countries: Argentina, Countries: Australia, Countries: Brazil, Countries: Canada, Countries: China, Countries: Europe, Countries: France, Countries: Germany, Countries: India, Countries: Indonesia, Countries: Italy, Countries: Japan, Countries: Mexico, Countries: Russia, Countries: Saudi Arabia, Countries: South Africa, Countries: South Korea, Countries: Turkey, Countries: United Kingdom, Countries: United States, FASB, G20, Global financial crisis, IASB »
The Group of 20 (G20) has released a Communiqué and supporting documents from the G20 Leaders Summit held in Cannes, France on 3-4 November 2011, which includes reference to global accounting standards, convergence and the governance of the IASB.
Convergence, Countries: Argentina, Countries: Australia, Countries: Brazil, Countries: Canada, Countries: China, Countries: Europe, Countries: France, Countries: Germany, Countries: India, Countries: Indonesia, Countries: Italy, Countries: Japan, Countries: Mexico, Countries: Russia, Countries: Saudi Arabia, Countries: South Africa, Countries: South Korea, Countries: Turkey, Countries: United Kingdom, Countries: United States, FASB, G20, IASB »
The Group of 20 (G20) has released a Communiqué and supporting documents from the G20 Leaders Summit held in Cannes, France on 3-4 November 2011, which include reference to global accounting standards, convergence and the governance of the IASB.
ASBJ, Convergence, Countries: Japan, FASB, IASB, IASB Projects: Agenda Consultation, IASB Projects: Financial instruments, IASB Projects: Impairment, IASB Projects: Investment entities, IASB Projects: Leases, IASB Projects: Revenue, IASB meetings »
Representatives of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ)
held their fourteenth biannual meeting in London on 31 October and 1 November 2011 to discuss current accounting developments.
Convergence, Islamic accounting, Islamic finance »
On 23 and 24 October 2011, the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)
was hosting the World Bank Annual Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance. One of the sessions of the meeting was
dedicated to ‘Challe…
Convergence, Countries: Brazil, Countries: Latin America, Hoogervorst, IASB, IASB Projects: Agenda Consultation »
On 27 October 2011, IASB Chairman Hans Hoogervorst addressed the IFRS Conference: Latin America and the Caribbean, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In his speech, he discussed the prospects for global accounting standards, Latin American adoption of IFRS, and the…
Convergence, Countries: Colombia »
In October 2011, the Consejo Tecnico de la Contaduría Publica de Colombia (CTCP, Technical Council of Public Accountants in Colombia) published a proposal paper “Propuesta de normas de contabilidad e informacion financiera para la convergencia hacia E…
Convergence, Countries: United States, Differential reporting, FASB »
On 24 October 2011, FASB Chairman Leslie Seidman gave a speech to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) on her personal views regarding three subjects. The subjects were 1) convergence status between the IASB and FASB; 2) IFRS…
Convergence, Countries: Japan »
Following on from the meeting on 25 August 2011, the Business Accounting Council
of Japan (BAC) met on 17 October for the third time to move discussions on IFRS forward.














