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Industry groups call for active management interest in imminent IASB standards

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have called on all company boards and management to take an active interest in preparing for the adoption of the International Accounting Standards ...

Some CLERP rules "excessively prescriptive"

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... following the principles of the legislation, he said. Mr Harrington welcomed the expansion of the role of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to include oversight of audit standard-setting arrangements and audit independence, but said the FRC should ...

New business performance reporting and communications needed: KPMG

... multiple communications. KPMG national managing partner assurance and advisory Geoff Wilson said enhanced financial reporting and stakeholder communications was an important contributor to improved accounting standards. "We have seen many regulatory ...

ASIC puts super sponsors under the spotlight

... conjunction with Corporate Superannuation Association Inc (CSA), it would survey CSA members in relation to financial reporting related matters by sponsoring corporate employers.

IOOF Holdings appoints new board chairman following Macek resignation

... from the chairman position in order to take up other business commitments, including the Chairmanship of the Financial Reporting Council. In response to Mr Macek's departure Mr Schoer said, "Charles contributed significantly to the Board and brought ...

ASIC to review accounting practices of 440 Australian entities

... Commission (ASIC) today announced that it would review 440 publicly listed Australian entities as part of its financial reporting surveillance programme for 2003-04. "ASIC will review the financial reports of 440 publicly listed Australian entities for ...

ASIC reminds public companies to lodge AFRs

... about their obligations to prepare and lodge Annual Financial Reports (AFRs) with ASIC, in accordance with the Financial Reporting provisions of the Corporations Act. Section 319 of the Act requires public companies to lodge AFRs within four months of ...

Macek appointed FRC chairman: Costello

... Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) Charles Macek has been appointed part-time chairman of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Federal Treasurer Peter Costello announced today. The FRC is the peak body responsible for the broad oversight ...

Administered companies still obliged to report: ASIC

... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released an interim policy statement outlining the financial reporting and annual general meeting obligations of externally administered companies. PS 174 comes hand-in-hand with an ASIC class ...

ASIC/CSA launch survey on defined benefit super schemes

... sponsors in relation to the status of their defined benfit employee superannuation funds and consider any financial reporting implications. "We are seeking to establish whether there is inconsistency between corporate sponsors for the reporting of assets ...