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Australian Accounting Standards Boards
Issue 47-11
30 November 2011
Website Update Alert
Subject: International Update
1. International
   

International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

1.  Presentations from the 22-24 November 2011 IFRS for SMEs train-the-trainers workshop are now available.

2.  Speech by Hans Hoogervorst at the 25 November 2011 IFRS Foundation Conference in Melbourne is now available.

3.  Registration for the 12-16 December 2011 IASB / FASB Meeting is now available.

 
 
   
2. United States of America
   

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

1.  The FASB Chairman has added an agenda project on fair value measurement disclosures for private companies and not-for-profit organizations (Press Release).

2.  The FASB has issued Proposed Improvements to Consolidation Accounting for comment by 
17 January 2012.

 
 
   
3. Asia & Oceania
   

Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group (AOSSG)

1.  Speech by Lynn Wood at the 23-24 November 2011 annual AOSSG meeting in Melbourne is now available.

2.  The Communiqué for the 23-24 November 2011 annual AOSSG meeting in Melbourne is now available.

3.  The AOSSG has made a submission on the IASB's Request for Views Agenda Consultation 2011.

 
 
   
4. Canada
   

Accounting Standards Board (AcSB)

1.  The AcSB has issued a Private Enterprise Questionnaire on Consolidations for response by
30 January 2012.

 
 
   
5. Europe
   

European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)

1.  EFRAG has issued a feedback statement on the IASB Agenda Consultation 2011 reflecting input received in Stockholm on 9 November 2011.

2.  EFRAG has issued a feedback statement on the IASB Agenda Consultation 2011 reflecting input received in Warsaw on 15 November 2011.

3.  EFRAG has issued a feedback statement on the IASB Agenda Consultation 2011 reflecting input received in Madrid on 16 November 2011.

4.  The EFRAG Endorsement Status Report has been updated.

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

1.  ESMA has issued a public statement on sovereign debt in IFRS financial statements.

2.  ESMA has issued two comment letters to IASB and EFRAG regarding IASB Agenda Consultation 2011.

European Union (EU)

1.  The EU has issued the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2011 endorsing the amendments to IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures.

 
 
   
6. Germany
   

Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (GASC)

1.  The German Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued a comment letter regarding IASB’s ED/2011/4 Investment Entities.

 
 
   
7. United Kingdom
   

Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

1.  The Status Reports from the 17 November 2011 Accounting Standards Board Meeting are now available

 
 
   
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