http://www.iasb.org/IASCFCMS/rss.aspxThe latest accounting standards news.en-gbFri, 12 Mar 2010 02:59:43 GMTFri, 12 Mar 2010 02:59:43 GMT(c) 2010, International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation. All rights reserved.5The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published for public comment an exposure draft on the reporting entity concept.http://www.iasb.org/News/Press+Releases/ReportingEntityProposals.htmWed, 10 Mar 2010 11:21:12 GMT44BD5D84-E9B4-41BE-800E-B235C106DF07On 15 March and 19 March 2010 Stephen Cooper, Board member, Alan Teixeira, Director of Technical Activities and Henri Venter, Assistant Project Manager, will give a status update on the Board's deliberations about the presentation of items in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) in a live webcast, followed by a question and answer session.http://www.iasb.org/News/Announcements+and+Speeches/OCI+webcast.htmMon, 08 Mar 2010 16:03:21 GMT9A60BC45-FAC9-45E6-BBA1-CCC692CE7FA5The IASC Foundation published today the second batch of training material for the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs).http://www.iasb.org/News/Press+Releases/secondIFRSforSMEstrainingmaterial.htmTue, 02 Mar 2010 10:40:54 GMT4A6D0D9B-02FC-4412-AC64-1CCB8C1AEB0DOn 3 March 2010, Robert Garnett, IASB member, and Joan Brown, project manager, will hold a live webcast on IAS 37. Register now to participate.http://www.iasb.org/News/Announcements+and+Speeches/IAS37webcast.htmMon, 01 Mar 2010 10:46:43 GMT11F1D6FD-B9D6-41FD-BBE2-D6C0EB300DE8The IASB has posted on its website a working draft of a proposed IFRS to replace IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets. The working draft is based on proposals published for comment in 2005, amended for decisions the IASB has taken in the light of comments it received.http://www.iasb.org/News/Announcements+and+Speeches/Working+draft+of+proposed+IFRS+to+replace+IAS+37+is+now+available.htmFri, 19 Feb 2010 14:58:51 GMT1CD5FD28-A68A-43D4-A838-EAC0E8266E10The Trustees of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation invite applications from suitable candidates to fill up to four vacancies on the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC).http://www.iasb.org/News/Announcements+and+Speeches/Member+International+Financial+Reporting+Interpretations+Committee.htmFri, 19 Feb 2010 09:09:04 GMTE284A16E-8173-4B76-A901-BFF06A9C8EB8In a letter to the Financial Times, Gerrit Zalm, Chairman of the Trustees, responds to concerns that the constitutional emphasis on the objective of IFRS adoption globally represents a weakening of the Trustees’ support for ongoing convergence efforts.http://www.iasb.org/News/Announcements+and+Speeches/Trusteesconvergencesupport.htmTue, 16 Feb 2010 11:48:31 GMT9D5D1BD3-0351-4FFF-A11E-98F6DD880987The Trustees of the IASC Foundation, the oversight body of the IASB, today announced enhancements to their governance arrangements.http://www.iasb.org/News/Press+Releases/further+governance+enhancements.htmFri, 12 Feb 2010 16:17:36 GMT4908FA73-92D3-4F4E-BA8A-4755DEFD3745The Trustees of the IASC Foundation announced today the appointment of two leading financial executives to the IASB, Dr Elke König and Darrel Scott.http://www.iasb.org/News/Press+Releases/newboardmembers.htmThu, 04 Feb 2010 09:20:24 GMTCCFBB652-4E46-4785-935B-D6F6A9EAC54DThe International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued an amendment to IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation.http://www.iasb.org/News/Press+Releases/IASB+amends+the+accounting+for+rights+issues.htmWed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:40 GMT3D0AAF61-4612-4F7D-9E15-7F8A0A0258FC