International Financial Reporting Standards

ESG is Now Table Stakes — Is Your Company Still On the Sidelines?
Sustainability

ESG is Now Table Stakes — Is Your Company Still On the Sidelines?

Many opportunities are available to refine an ESG approach that reaps benefits for your company and stakeholders.
By Moira Conlon and Leigh Ann Johnston | July 12, 2022
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Climate Change Reporting: A Catalyst for Change
Sustainability

Climate Change Reporting: A Catalyst for Change

As the effects of climate change become more prominent, they will become more and more visible in financial statements, says IASB's chair.
By David McCann | April 3, 2019
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EC Stands Behind IASB Accounting Rules
Global Business

EC Stands Behind IASB Accounting Rules

Report finds that IFRS helped more than harmed during the 2007-09 banking crisis.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 22, 2015
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IASB Member Sees Revenue Rule Delay As Inevitable
Management Accounting

IASB Member Sees Revenue Rule Delay As Inevitable

"It's pretty obvious there's going to have to be a deferral," says IASB member Patrick Finnegan.
By Matthew Heller | February 19, 2015
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FASB Nearing Decision on Delaying Revenue Rule
GAAP and IFRS

FASB Nearing Decision on Delaying Revenue Rule

Companies are telling FASB that they need more time to redesign their practices and systems to implement the revenue recognition standard.
By Matthew Heller | January 29, 2015
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Tackling Disclosure Overload
Management Accounting

Tackling Disclosure Overload

Regulators are calling on companies to reduce the boilerplate and improve the effectiveness of financial reporting.
By David Katz | December 29, 2014
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FASB Weighs Delaying New Revenue Rule
Revenue Recognition

FASB Weighs Delaying New Revenue Rule

Accounting standard setters may push back the effective date of new revenue recognition rules, says a FASB assistant director.
By Matthew Heller | November 18, 2014
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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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Foreign-Entity Reconciliation Strategies
Strategy

Foreign-Entity Reconciliation Strategies

Aligning accounts and tracking foreign accounting standards can become unruly. Here's how to approach it.
By John Sullivan | March 17, 2014
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A Crash Course in Working Capital
People

A Crash Course in Working Capital

Karen Daniel, CFO of privately held Black & Veatch, is a stickler for GAAP and wants every manager to understand how their daily tasks affect corporate working capital.
By Marie Leone | October 28, 2009
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The Outlook
Strategy

The Outlook

What does the next century hold for corporate finance? Here are 21 predictions for the 21st century.
By Stephen Barr | January 1, 2000
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