Companies will have to publish standardized operating profit figures from 2027 under new requirements from a global accounting rulesetter to help end what international investor Warren Buffett has called “misleading” numbers. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) writes book-keeping rules …
The total cost faced by the global insurance industry to implement IFRS 17 is estimated to be in the range of US$15 billion-$20 billion, according to a new global survey by Willis Towers Watson. While the estimated costs will vary …
United Nations climate envoy Mark Carney on Thursday threw his weight behind a growing push by investors for companies to more accurately reflect climate-related risks in their financial accounts. Such risks can range from physical dangers such as water levels …
An international standard setting body has proposed a one-year delay and changes to the first global accounting rule for insurance contracts following industry calls for a cut in compliance costs and more time. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published …
A global standards body has proposed a one-year delay to implementing its new accounting rule aimed at increasing visibility in how insurers earn money, after the industry said it needed more time to prepare for such a sweeping change. A …
Insurers in over 100 countries face a “once in a lifetime” accounting change from January 2021 with the introduction of a uniform international book-keeping standard, details of which will be published on Thursday. Twenty years in the works, the new …
