Setting the IASB's Agenda for the Next Decade: Investor Update and Input Opportunity 

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Source: CFA Institute
Sandra J. Peters, CPA, CFA | Vincent Papa, PhD, CFA | Hilary Eastman, CFA | Jan Engström

60 min, audio webcast, recorded on 9 November 2011

Sandra J. Peters, CPA, CFA, leads the Financial Reporting Policy team at CFA Institute, which is responsible for tracking all financial reporting issues. The team also coordinates the efforts of the Corporate Disclosure Policy Council, a key committee of CFA Institute volunteers that reviews and comments on financial reporting policy initiatives worldwide. Ms. Peters serves as spokesperson for CFA Institute to key financial reporting standard setters, including the IASB, FASB, and U.S. SEC. Most recently before coming to CFA Institute, Ms. Peters served as vice president and corporate controller at MetLife. Prior to joining MetLife, she was a partner at KPMG providing audit services for primarily insurance and financial services firms in the United States and Europe. Ms. Peters graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nebraska with a BSBA in accounting, and she holds an MBA in finance from Indiana University. She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in New York, Texas, and Nebraska.

This information is accurate as of the date of recording.

Vincent Papa, PhD, CFA, is a director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute. Prior to joining CFA Institute, Dr. Papa worked as an investment research analyst for London-based Observatory Capital. This position entailed analysis of company fundamentals and capital structure and making investment recommendations concerning European and emerging market high-yield fixed-income securities. Previously, he worked for Accenture in Johannesburg as a management consultant and for KPMG in Johannesburg as a management consultant and auditor. Dr. Papa received his doctoral degree from Cranfield School of Management. He also holds a master’s degree in finance from the London Business School, an MBA from Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, and a BSc in electrical engineering from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

This information is accurate as of the date of recording.

Hilary Eastman, CFA, leads the investor liaison programme at the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Her primary responsibility is engaging with investors and other capital market participants in the standard-setting process. Previously, she led the fair value measurement project and was responsible for the development of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement. Before joining the IASB, she consulted on valuation issues related to financial reporting and general corporate planning purposes in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance from San Diego State University in California.

This information is accurate as of the date of recording.


Jan Engström is a member of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Prior to joining the IASB, he served with the Volvo Group for 30 years in various senior positions in both his native Sweden and Latin America. He was a member of the Volvo Group Management Board for ten years, and he served as chief financial officer and chief executive officer of Volvo Bus Corporation. Previously he was the CFO of Volvo do Brasil and, earlier, CFO of Volvo Truck Corporation.

This information is accurate as of the date of recording.


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Summary

What Is Discussed?
For the first time since it was formed in 2001, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) consulted with the public on its future agenda topics. This webinar:

  1. Provides an overview of projects, for possible addition to the IASB’s future agenda, that are likely to be of particular importance to investors (e.g., financial statement presentation, disclosure and presentation frameworks, and other comprehensive income);
  2. Explains ways for investors to provide direct feedback to the IASB, and;
  3. Solicits input from participants during the course of the webinar regarding their views on the priority of the projects.

Why Is It Important For Investors To Watch This Webcast?
Given that investors are the primary users of financial statements, their views, and priorities are important for the IASB to consider.  Matters of relevance to investors as it relates to the IASB agenda include:

  1. Areas of financial reporting that most urgently require improvement;
  2. Hurdles that investors face today when analyzing financial statements;
  3. How the IASB can work to address these hurdles; and
  4. The degree to which substantial financial reporting reforms can be absorbed and interpreted by investors.

Investors need to provide their input in the agenda-setting process while the IASB is seeking comment so that their views are included in the agenda setting deliberations.

This is an archived recording of a live event that took place on 9 November 2011.
Topics
Financial Statement Analysis
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  • Accounting and Auditing Standards Development
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  • Financial Reporting System
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