SEC2317. IASB Update

Linda Mezon-Hutter, Vice-Chair of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), will discuss the IASB’s current priorities, including the forthcoming launch of a new IFRS Accounting Standard next year to improve companies’ reporting of financial performance. The new Standard will affect all companies applying IFRS Accounting Standards and their investors. She will also discuss the connections between the work of the IASB and its sister board, the International Sustainability Standards Board.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the significant impact of the IASB’s work
• Identify the IASB work that delegates should make note of i.e. a new Accounting Standard