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US survey reveals impacts of lease accounting proposals

A United States survey has been released, assessing the potential impact of the proposed revisions to lease accounting. The online survey was conducted for Deloitte by Bayer Consulting from December 1, 2010 to January 3, 2011. The survey involved 284 executives and assessed the potential impacts on company accounting and the broader real estate market.

Govt to clear air over IFRS norms

Corporate India can look forward to a clearer roadmap for shifting to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for accounting with the government expected to issue tax-related clarifications in the Budget.

Mark-to-market accounting helps companies shift pension plan losses

Foreign companies leaving Russia

Several foreign financial companies at once decided to restrict their business in Russia. For example, Barclays (UK) recently announced its intention to sell Barclays Bank in Russia. On February 17 the Central Bank of Russia revoked Rabobank’s license, which was a subsidiary of Dutch Rabobank.

Opponents of NYSE Euronext - Deutsche Boerse merger already filing lawsuits

Merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse finds more and more opponents. Originally of purely emotional nature “not to give away the main symbol of American capitalism”, their protests have now turned into filing lawsuits.

Ukraine’s legislation slowly converging with European standards

Ukrainian government sources indicate that at the moment, there is a quite ambitious program in process to get the country’s legislation in line with European standards, and that the country itself is very interested to get this over with as soon as possible.

Brussels attacks rules on tax avoidance

Revenue & Customs’ main weapon for stopping offshore tax avoidance is under attack from Brussels, which says rules that stop investors moving their wealth abroad impinge on fundamental principles of the single market.

Pensions Regulator clarifies auditors’ role

ICAEW and ICAS have given their support to a statement from The Pensions Regulator (TPF) which makes it clear that trustees are responsible for checking pension scheme member records.

New York CPAs Back Tougher Standards for Auditing Complex Financial Instruments

The New York State Society of CPAs is getting behind the efforts of the International Auditing and Assurance Boards to clarify the guidance for auditing the valuations of complex or illiquid financial instruments, such as derivatives.

Economizing on dividends

Sberbank’s governance is insistently asked to increase dividend payments which have been kept unchanged at 10% for the last 5 years, but it appears that the bank is not going to change its dividend policy in the nearest future.