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ICAS BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS SOME FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES BEHIND PANORAMA TAX SHOW ON BBC THIS WEEK
15 May 2012
To watch the Panorama programme on Monday this week would suggest to most that big business (one pharmaceutical in particular) wasn’t paying its fair share of tax. An ICAS Briefing responding to this programme seeks to make clear a few other truths about taxation they claim are equally important.
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IFRS INTERPRETATIONS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
14 May 2012
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, the oversight body of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), have announced several appointments and reappointments to the IFRS Interpretations Committee. Sandra Peters and John O’Grady have both been appointed to serve initial three-year terms, renewable once. Ms Peters is Head of Financial Reporting Policy with the CFA Institute in the United States and Mr O'Grady is the Asia-Pacific IFRS Leader for Ernst & Young.
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UITF ABSTRACT ISSUED ON RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT COMPANIES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
14 May 2012
The Urgent Issues Task Force has been prompted to issue an abstract for comment on financial statements of residential management companies.
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TRUSTEES PUBLISH PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS TO IFRS FOUNDATION DUE PROCESS HANDBOOK
14 May 2012
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), have published for public comment an updated version of the IFRS Foundation Due Process Handbook (‘the Handbook’).
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SEMINARS ON THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FRAMEWORK AS IT APPLIES TO FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES
14 May 2012
The External Reporting Board (XRB) and the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board (NZASB) will be holding seminars in Auckland and Wellington on the new Accounting Standards Framework as it applies to for-profit entities.
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NEW REPORTING FRAMEWORK FROM PRI ENCOURAGES INVESTOR TRANSPARANCY ON ESG INTEGRATION AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
14 May 2012
?The Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI) launched a new reporting framework as a pilot on 16 April. The framework is complementary to GRI’s Guidelines and will help promote transparency and disclosure in the portfolios of asset owners and their investment managers worldwide.
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SPOTLIGHT ON ESG REPORTING BY L'OREAL
14 May 2012
The Global Reporting Initiative’s Featured Reports service enables organizations from around the world to showcase their GRI sustainability reports, and allows people to access reports based on the GRI Reporting Framework. This month hear from L'Oréal, a world leader in beauty, to find out more about why sustainability is important to the company and how it embraces the reporting journey.
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POLICY HAS BIG IMPACT ON REPORTING, SUGGESTS NEW GRI STATISTICS
14 May 2012
Measures taken by stock exchanges, governments and other regulators are having a positive effect on sustainability reporting worldwide, suggests statistics from GRI’s Sustainability Disclosure Database.
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XBRL FINLAND GRANTED PROVISIONAL JURISDICTION STATUS
11 May 2012
XBRL International (XII) has announced that XBRL Finland, a joint venture of key public and private organizations aimed at raising awareness of the XBRL standard in Finland, has been granted Provisional Jurisdiction status. By naming XBRL Finland as a Jurisdiction, XII is recognizing the group as Finland’s representative to the global consortium that maintains the XBRL standard and supports the adoption of this business reporting standard.
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XBRL FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION NOW AVAILABLE
08 May 2012
XBRL International, Inc. (XII) has announced that its exclusive online training and examination program – the XBRL Foundation Certificate – is now available. Offered in partnership with ITpreneurs, a leading developer of highly innovative and advanced training solutions, the XBRL Foundation Certificate is an opportunity for XBRL newcomers and experts alike to demonstrate their mastery of the fundamentals of this critical business tool.
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