International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

1.  The October 2011 IASB Newsletter Investors Perspectives is now available.

2.  The IFRS for SMEs Update Issue 2011-8 is now available.

3.  The podcast summaries from the 19-23 September IASB Board Meetings are now available.

4.  The IASB Chairman Hans Hoogervorst has addressed the  American Institute of CPAs
(AICPA) / IFRS Foundation conference (Press Release). 

5.  The IASB Chairman Hans Hoogervorst addressed the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee of the European Parliament (Press Release).

6.  Registration for the 10-11 October 2011 Advisory Council Meeting is now available.

7.  The IASB work plan has been updated.

8.  The IASB calendar has been updated.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

1.  The Financial Accounting Foundation Board of Trustees has issued a Request for Comment on its Plan to Establish the Private Company Standards Improvement Council.

2.  The FASB Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee recommends improvements on the financial reporting of not-for-profit organisations (Press Release).

3.  Registration for the 7 October 2011 FASB Education Session on Insurance Contracts is now available.

4.  The FASB calendar has been updated.

Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC)

1.  The agenda papers and audio from the 4 October 2011 FASAC Meeting are now available.

European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)

1.  The EFRAG has issued a draft comment letter inviting input in response to the third batch of draft Q&As related to the IFRS for SMEs.

2.  The EFRAG has issued a draft comment letter inviting input on the IASB Exposure Draft Investment Entities.

3.  The EFRAG and the German Accounting Standards Board (DRSC) have invited the public to attend their 7 October 2011 joint outreach event in relation to the IASB post-convergence Agenda Consultation (Press Release).

4.  The agenda papers and registration for the 12 October 2011 Consultative Forum of Standard Setters (CFSS) and Technical Experts' Group (TEG) Meeting are now available.

5.  The agenda papers and registration for the 12-14 October 2011 TEG Meeting are now available.

Accounting Standards Board (ASB)

1.  The ASB welcomes the publication of Financial Services Authority (FSA) Guidance Paper Forbearance and Impairment Provisions - Mortgages.

External Reporting Board (XRB)

1.  Registrations for the 8-17 November 2011 XRB Accounting Standards Framework Seminars to be held in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch are now available.

2.  The summaries from the 28 September 2011 New Zealand Accounting Standards Board (NZASB) Meeting are now available.