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NEW ACCA REPORT ARGUES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS PLACE CFOS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
01 July 2009
The economic downturn has raised the senior finance executive’s profile in organisations worldwide, with more Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) involved in strategy development and prioritising risk management than this time last year, finds new research from CFO Research Services and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) published this week. More in our full news item. [AL]
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IPSASB INITIATES ANNUAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM WITH RELEASE OF NEW EXPOSURE DRAFT
01 July 2009
To enhance the usability of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) and thus facilitate global convergence, the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has launched an improvements project with the release of Exposure Draft (ED) 42, Improvements to IPSASs. This ED is the first of a proposed series of annual improvements to the IPSASs and is modeled on the successful annual improvements program developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). More in our full news item. [AL]
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CIPFA CALL FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN UK PUBLIC SERVICES
01 July 2009
CIPFA is calling for a debate on improving governance and financial management in the UK public services. Their manifesto, Better Ideas, Better Public Services launched this week at the CIPFA annual conference, sets out our ideas for improving openness and decision-making in the public services. Read the manifesto and get further details in our full news item. [AL]
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ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE CFO REDEFINED IN NEW CIPFA REPORT
01 July 2009
A CIPFA report launched this week sets out five principles that define the core activities and behaviours belonging to the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in public service organisations, and the organisational arrangements needed to support them. Click through for more detail. [AL]
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ICAS SIGNS CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT WTH LEADING ROMAINIAN ACCOUNTING BODY
30 June 2009
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and the Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania (CFAR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure closer co-operation between the two leading accountancy bodies. Click through for more details. [AL]
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DRSC MEETING UPDATE - MAY 26TH
30 June 2009
At their 34th meeting on May 26, 2009 the German AIC decided to release a statement on accounting issues with regard to effects of the financial crisis on financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. Click through for further details and to access the full meeting report. [AL]
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ICAEW REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO ROMAINA BY SIGNING AGREEMENT WITH CAFR
30 June 2009
The ICAEW and the Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania (Camera Auditorilor Financiari din Romania, CAFR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that confirms their commitment to work together in advancing the accounting and auditing professions in both countries and internationally. Click through for further details. [AL]
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INTERNATIONAL VALUATION STANDARDS COUNCIL CITY LAUNCH UNDERSCORES LINKS TO INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD
30 June 2009
Michel Prada, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), launched the IVSC’s City event last week, ahead of the Council’s upcoming move to its new City of London headquarters in Moorgate, with a call for strong cohesion between the world’s accounting and valuation frameworks and professional communities. Sir David Tweedie, International Accounting Standards Board Chairman, gave the keynote address, highlighting the critical role that the valuation of tangible and intangible assets has to play in resolving the current economic crisis. Click through for further details. [AL]
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ASB PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO UITF ABSTRACT 42 AND FRS 26
30 June 2009
The UK's Accounting Standards Board (ASB) has issued a Financial Reporting Exposure Draft (FRED) on Embedded Derivatives proposing amendments to UITF Abstract 42 (IFRIC 9) ‘Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives’ and FRS 26 (IAS 39) ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. The proposed amendments clarify the treatment of embedded derivatives when an entity reclassifies a financial asset out of the fair value through profit or loss category. Click through for more details. [AL]
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FSA CHAIRMAN TELLS BANKERS RADICAL CHANGES ARE NEEDED IN REGULATION OF SECTOR
30 June 2009
Lord Turner, chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA), said this week that excellent supervision is a necessary but not sufficient condition for financial stability, warning that unless rules are changed radically, future crises will not be avoided. In a speech at the annual British Bankers’ Association conference, he said that it is essential that we learn lessons and accept the need for radical change – change in the style of supervision, change in the regulations applied to banks, and changes in the banks themselves. More in our full news item. [AL]
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