Hans Hoogervorst

IASB Floats Rule Changes on Acquisition Disclosures
Financial Performance

IASB Floats Rule Changes on Acquisition Disclosures

The board believes companies should be required to provide more information about how their takeovers have performed.
By Matthew Heller | March 20, 2020
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IASB Proposes Changes to Reporting of Profit and Income
Profit & Loss

IASB Proposes Changes to Reporting of Profit and Income

The proposals represent "a game changer in the comparability and usefulness of financial statements," said IASB Chair Hans Hoogervorst.
By Vincent Ryan | December 17, 2019
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IASB Plans Revamp of Financial Term Definitions
GAAP and IFRS

IASB Plans Revamp of Financial Term Definitions

“We want to give investors the right handles to look at a balance sheet,” the board's chairman Hans Hoogervorst says.
By Matthew Heller | November 2, 2016
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SEC Leads Crackdown on Non-GAAP Measures
GAAP and IFRS

SEC Leads Crackdown on Non-GAAP Measures

"Cherry picking" and boilerplate reporting are in the SEC's crosshairs.
By David Katz | May 12, 2016
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The Split Over Convergence
Regulation

The Split Over Convergence

FASB and the IASB back away from the goal of a single global accounting language.
By David Katz | October 17, 2014
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Former SEC Chair Cox Declares IFRS “Bereft of Life”
Regulation

Former SEC Chair Cox Declares IFRS “Bereft of Life”

The former chairman of the SEC declares that full-scale adoption of IFRS in the United States is no longer possible, but his European counterparts disagree.
By Vincent Ryan | June 10, 2014
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Long-Term Fix Taking Priority in Euro Crisis
Risk

Long-Term Fix Taking Priority in Euro Crisis

Despite its global implications, the sovereign debt crisis is taking a back seat to European leaders’ desire for a long-term road map for the currency union.
By Vincent Ryan | June 26, 2012
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