Malaysian standard setter to complete IFRS adoption by 2012
The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) has set 1 January 2012 as the deadline for full adoption of IFRS. Malaysia…
Month: August 2008
European decision a relief to third-country auditors
The European Commission has granted a transitional period for the registration requirements for audit firms from 30 non-EU countries. A…
Report highlights worrying decline of qualified UK auditors
The number of audit firms and qualified auditors in the UK continues to decline despite the overall growth of the…
US committee reveals ingredients to simplify financial reports
Key performance indicators and eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) are two tools Edward Nusbaum believes could significantly help investors better…
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IASB seeks to clarify earnings per share... ACCA announces record results... Deloitte UK climbs above £2 bn in revenue... IASB…
Getting involved
The president of the UK-based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is using his experience in international business to better understand…
ACCA teams up with Caribbean institutes on monitoring
Three Caribbean professional bodies have partnered with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) to implement audit practice monitoring programmes…
Malaysia charts its convergence course
The announcement of full adoption of IFRS in Malaysia caught no one within the nation’s accounting industry by surprise. However,…