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Australian Accounting Standards Boards
Issue 26-11
6 July 2011
Website Update Alert
Subject: International Update
1. International
   

International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

1.  The agenda papers and webcast registration are now available for the 7-8 July 2011 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.

2.  The agenda and webcast registration are now available for the 13-14 July 2011 IFRS Foundation Trustees meeting.

3.  The audio of the 20-21 June 2011 IFRS Advisory Council meeting is now available.

4.  The latest IASB editorial corrections are now available.

5.  The new IASB Chairman, Hans Hoogervorst, has posted a welcome message

6.  The IASB work plan has been updated.

7.  The IASB calendar has been updated.

 
 
   
2. United States of America
   

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

1.  The FASB has announced a new web portal for non-public entities designed to make the latest information about its activities focused on private companies and not-for-profit organisations easily accessible to stakeholders.

2.  The Action Alert from the 22 June 2011 meeting is now available.

3.  The minutes from the 29 June 2011 FASB meeting on Goodwill Impairment Assessments are now available.

4.  The FASB calendar has been updated.

5.  The Current Technical Plan and Project Updates page has been updated.
 

 
 
   
3. Asia & Oceania
   

Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group (AOSSG)

1.  The AOSSG has provided the IASB with some preliminary observations about recent IASB decisions on the Emission Trading Schemes project.

2.  The Islamic Finance working group of the AOSSG is requesting constituents complete a survey on accounting for Islamic finance transactions.

 
 
   
4. New Zealand
   

Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB)

1.  The ASRB has published its Communiqué from its 15th June 2011 meeting.

2.  The ASRB has published its final Communiqué.

 
 
   
5. Other
   

Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB)

1.  The MASB has issued MASB Exposure Draft 75 IFRS-compliant Financial Reporting Standards with proposals for full convergence with IFRS (Press Release).

 
 
   
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