There is a compelling case for the IFRS Foundation to help develop globally comparable standards for sustainability reporting – according to a recent speech from IFRS Foundation Trustee Teresa Ko. Ko’s speech, given at the inaugural meeting of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group, suggested that sustainability reporting is […]
With the Coronavirus crisis continuing to put pressure on businesses, regulators and governments and with people still (mostly) locked down, it’s good to see that the crisis seems to have brought out some special creativity. As reported pretty widely, a few brave companies, whether in an act of special creativity, or because they just wanted […]
Reporting this year is vastly more complicated for many companies. A concise and clear blog post this week from Estonia gives some tips to help work through any pandemic-related problems and submit annual reports on time and correctly during the crisis. It’s a comprehensive guide to who, what and how to report for businesses in […]
Increasing digitisation has opened up many avenues for new technology to transform the world of regulation. The G20 and Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have launched the G20 TechSprint Initiative to explore ways in which technology can help solve some of the most pressing compliance and supervision challenges – challenges now compounded by the Covid-19 […]
Every year each publicly traded company in the US must submit an iXBRL tagged Annual Report (known as a “Form 10-K”) to the Securities and Exchange Commission, giving a comprehensive account of financial performance, condition and risk. What if the US government did the same? There is no requirement for federal, state and local governments […]
Major economies around the world are increasingly adopting XBRL based digital reporting – is it time for Australia and New Zealand to join them? A new paper from Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand provides a detailed analysis of the need for reform in reporting and the achievements, as well as some of the issues associated with […]
The European Commission (EC) are currently undergoing a review process, taking a fresh look at its Sustainable Finance Strategy and Non-Financial Reporting Directive in order to better deliver on its Green Deal policy objectives. This week Accountancy Europe have emphasised their support of this consultation, highlighting how the field experience of the 1 million professional accountants […]
National economies and the global economy are relying on central banks more than perhaps they ever have, with a host of emergency funding mechanisms in place right around the world. Central banks run on data. This week the European Banking Authority (EBA) published the next update to the package of reporting rules that comprise Phase […]
While COVID-19 has been causing delays and adjustments to financial reporting regimes around the world, ensuring that financial reporting, when it is submitted, remains high quality is vital. This week Sagar Teotia, Chief Accountant at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), delivered a public statement underlining the importance of high-quality reporting during the crisis. […]
The recent European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) annual report on enforcement of corporate disclosure demonstrates the increased attention paid by regulators to Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures. The report presents the 2019 activities of ESMA and European accounting enforcers when examining the compliance of financial and non-financial statements provided by European issuers. Enforcement […]
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