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Representatives of the International Accounting Standards Board and the Accounting Standards Board of Japan Hold Biannual Meeting

Representatives of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) met on 29 and 30 October 2012 in London. This meeting was the sixteenth in a series of discussions between the IASB and the ASBJ.

IFAC Releases Draft Strategy for Professional Accountants in Business Initiatives

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the global organization for the accountancy profession, today released for comment the Professional Accountants in Business Strategy and Work Plan for 2013-2016.

G20 Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors “concerned” about convergence

A communiqué has been released outlining the outcomes of a meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of the Group of 20 (G20), which was held in Mexico City on 4-5 November 2012. The communiqué notes 'concern about the slow progress achieved toward a single set of high quality accounting standards'.

GAAP-IFRS.COM Digest: October 26-November 2

Non-residents will be let to clearing

Next year foreign companies may already be granted direct access to the Moscow Stock Exchange. According to its plans, non-residents will be given access to clearing on the stock exchange, currency and derivatives markets.

Moscow Stock Exchange going public in February. Possibly

The Moscow Stock Exchange is ready to perform its IPO in February after publication of its IFRS accountancy for the last 9 months. Not even exodus of several of its top-mangers was able to influence the decision to go for it.

Taxmen to get access to audit secrecy: the OECD has new requirements for Russia

Following creation of the “white list” of foreign banks the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gave Russia new instructions for it to join the group: taxmen should be given access to audit secrecy. If Russia fails to comply, it might have problems with becoming a part of the OECD.

Australian standard setter concerned about investment entities amendments

The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has tentatively decided to delay adoption in Australia of the IASB's recently issued investment entities amendments until after due process is undertaken for additional note disclosures 'in response to concerns about the loss of consolidation information that would result from the IFRS amendments'.

IFRS Foundation publishes proposals to create an Accounting Standards Advisory Forum

The IFRS Foundation today published for public comment proposals to create a new advisory group to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), consisting of national accounting standard-setters and regional bodies with an interest in financial reporting. The creation of such an advisory group was one of the main recommendations of the Trustees’ strategy review, published in February 2012.

IASB issues Investment Entities (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27)

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has today issued Investment Entities (Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27).