All articles by Stephen Bouvier – Page 13
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KPMG: Low interest rates pushing schemes to innovative accounting
Annual pensions accounting survey also finds life expectancy assumptions are being updated more often
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Carillion disclosures used as 'good practice' 12 months before bankruptcy
FRC’s Financial Reporting Lab reflected views of investors, regulator says
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Accounting Matters: EU moves to review standards
The news that the European Commission wants to carry out a “comprehensive check of the fitness of the EU framework on public reporting by companies” appears to have caught the IFRS Foundation on the hop
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NewsUBS proposes alternative approach to liability calculations
Actuaries supportive but call for more work on ‘deficit repair’ idea
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NewsAccounting regulator cuts pension scheme levy, warns of future rises
FRC says its voluntary levy on pension funds and insurers could increase over the next three years
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‘Toothless’ accounting watchdog to face wide-ranging governance probe
Former Legal & General chairman Sir John Kingman will lead review of FRC’s governance, conflicts of interest and accountability
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NewsAccounting roundup: IFRS questions EU plans to modify rules
Plus: IASB framework reintroduces prudence; FRC hits back at criticism
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Auditing: Going, going, gone
Could a closer inspection of ‘going concern’ flag up corporate ill health sooner?
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NewsAsset managers back Corporate Governance Code reboot
FRC wants companies to act if more than 20% of shareholders reject an AGM resolution
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NewsUK promises review of Financial Reporting Council
Business minister Greg Clark rejects FRC’s call for more powers
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UK public pensions call for accounting watchdog to be disbanded
LAPFF demands that the Financial Reporting Council be wound up and replaced to improve accountability
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Accounting roundup: FRC wrongly told companies to pay voluntary levy
Also: IASB seeks fix for IAS 19 anomaly; rule changes could prove difficult in Germany
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Experts warn of P&L hit from DB accounting changes
Companies should revisit pension assumptions during the financial year, IASB says
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Carillion: Politicians press accounting watchdog over 'going concern' rules
Politicians flag LAPFF’s long-running dispute with Financial Reporting Council as part of Carillion inquiry
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Reporting metrics: Management knows best
The question that accounting standard setters around the world have resoundingly failed to answer is this: what is the magic number that captures a business’s performance?
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NewsAccounting roundup: FRC ‘not clear enough’ on voluntary levy
Plus: Sharon Bowles tables questions over regulator’s public body status; FRC launches strategy consultation
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Former MEP adds voice to criticism of accounting watchdog
FRC comes under fire as fresh evidence details lobbying bid over public accountability
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Accounting roundup: Regulator admits failings over HBOS
Plus: New reporting rules for pension gains and losses; Impact of IAS 19 on German asset allocation
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EU Parliament approves plan to dilute asset valuation rules
Transition period planned for new IFRS 9 rules
