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The International Accounting Standards Board until 2011: A Basic Chronology |
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1 | (7) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 General Considerations of Method |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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1.5 Structure of the Book |
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7 | (1) |
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2 Evolution of the IASC into the IASB |
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8 | (9) |
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2.1 The Origins of International Accounting Standards |
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8 | (2) |
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2.2 1987: A Turning Point for the IASC |
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10 | (5) |
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2.3 The Restructuring of the IASC |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (39) |
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3.1 Portentous Changes as the IASC Becomes the IASB |
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17 | (1) |
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3.2 The Selection of the First Trustees |
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18 | (5) |
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3.2.1 The Trustees Begin Their Work |
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22 | (1) |
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3.3 The Selection of Sir David Tweedie as Chairman |
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23 | (2) |
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3.4 The Selection of the Other Board Members |
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25 | (9) |
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3.4.1 The Eleven Other Full-time Members |
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27 | (3) |
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3.4.2 The Two Part-time Members |
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30 | (1) |
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3.4.3 The Final Stage in the Selection Process |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (2) |
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3.7 Successor to Bob Herz In 2002 |
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39 | (1) |
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3.8 The Standards Advisory Council |
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39 | (4) |
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3.9 The Interpretations Committee: From SIC to IFRIC |
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43 | (3) |
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3.10 Technical and Administrative Staff |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (7) |
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3.11.1 Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley's Automatic Funding for the FASB |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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3.12 Trustee Activity and Turnover in Trustee Membership |
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54 | (2) |
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4 The First Wave of Jurisdictional Adoptions of IFRSs |
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56 | (37) |
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4.1 The EU's Adoption of International Accounting Standards |
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57 | (8) |
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4.1.1 The Financial Services Action Plan |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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4.1.3 The Launch of the Endorsement Mechanism and the Creation of EFRAG |
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61 | (2) |
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4.1.4 Completing the Regulatory Arrangements |
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63 | (2) |
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4.2 Early Adopters: Hong Kong and South Africa |
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65 | (1) |
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4.3 Following the EU: Australia and New Zealand |
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66 | (3) |
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4.4 Acceptance of the IASB's Standards in Jurisdictions Around the World |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (8) |
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72 | (3) |
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4.5.2 The Norwalk Agreement |
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75 | (2) |
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4.5.3 The SEC Begins to Ponder the Lifting of the Reconciliation Requirement |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (7) |
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80 | (1) |
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4.6.2 Initial Ambivalence over IFRSs |
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81 | (3) |
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4.6.3 A Japanese Listed Company Adopts IFRSs Beginning in 2002 |
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84 | (1) |
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4.6.4 Equivalence Assessment by the EU |
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84 | (2) |
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4.7 Outreach by the Board and Trustees |
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86 | (4) |
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4.8 The IASB and the National Standard Setters |
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90 | (3) |
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5 The IASB sets its Agenda: `Improvement, Convergence, Leadership' |
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93 | (45) |
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5.1 Setting the Initial Agenda |
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93 | (5) |
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5.1.1 The `Stable Platform' of Standards |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (4) |
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103 | (12) |
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103 | (3) |
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5.4.2 IFRS 1: First-time Adoption of IFRSs |
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106 | (1) |
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5.4.3 IFRS 2: Share-based Payment |
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107 | (5) |
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5.4.4 IFRS 3: Business Combinations |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (10) |
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5.5.1 Insurance Contracts |
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115 | (5) |
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5.5.2 Performance Reporting |
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120 | (5) |
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5.6 An Interim Standard on Extractive Industries |
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125 | (3) |
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5.7 Exploring Convergence |
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128 | (10) |
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5.7.1 Short-term Convergence with US GAAP |
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129 | (2) |
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5.7.2 IFRS 5 and the Difficulties of Short-term Convergence with US GAAP |
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131 | (1) |
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5.7.3 Good Intentions for Joint Projects with the FASB |
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132 | (1) |
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5.7.4 The IASB and the FASB: Learning to Work Together |
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133 | (2) |
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5.7.5 A Case of non-US Convergence: The Revision of IAS 19 in Line with UK GAAP |
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135 | (3) |
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6 Financial Instruments: The Confrontation with Europe |
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138 | (27) |
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6.1 The Inherited Interim Standard |
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138 | (3) |
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6.2 From Limited Improvements to a Politicized Debate |
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141 | (5) |
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6.2.1 Behind the Criticism: Fair Value and Hedge Accounting |
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142 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Behind the Criticism: France |
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144 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Political Intervention |
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144 | (1) |
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6.2.4 A Counterpoint: Brazil |
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145 | (1) |
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6.3 `The IASB Does Not Listen' |
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146 | (6) |
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6.4 The IASB Attempts to Close the Books on IAS 39 |
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152 | (3) |
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6.5 The Fair Value Option and the European Central Bank |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (3) |
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6.7 IFRS 7: The IASB and the Banks Produce a Principles-based Standard |
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160 | (5) |
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7 The IASC Foundation's First Constitution Review: Debating Governance and Due Process |
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165 | (12) |
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7.1 Debate Over the IASB's Legitimacy, Accountability, and Due Process |
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165 | (2) |
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7.2 The IASB Modifies its Due Process |
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167 | (3) |
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7.3 The First Constitution Review |
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170 | (7) |
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8 The United States Begins to Warm to the IASB |
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177 | (23) |
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8.1 Nicolaisen's Roadmap of April 2005 |
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177 | (2) |
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8.2 The Roadmap Unblocks the IASB's Constitution Review |
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179 | (3) |
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8.3 Chairmanship of Cox and the Emergence of a More Formal Dialogue with European Regulators |
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182 | (2) |
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8.4 The SEC Lifts the 20-F Reconciliation Requirement |
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184 | (7) |
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8.5 The SEC's Initiative to Allow US Issuers to Adopt IFRSs |
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191 | (3) |
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8.6 The Proposing Release on the Mandatory Adoption of IFRS by US Issuers |
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194 | (6) |
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9 The IASB's Vexed Relation with Europe |
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200 | (29) |
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200 | (2) |
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9.2 Removal of One of the Carve-outs: The Fair Value Option |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (2) |
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9.4 IFRIC 3: The IASB Stumbles over Emission Rights |
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206 | (4) |
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9.5 The EU Promotes IFRSs to the World: The Equivalence Assessments |
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210 | (4) |
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9.6 New Pressures on the IASB from the EU |
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214 | (15) |
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9.6.1 Institutional Changes in Europe |
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215 | (2) |
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9.6.2 EU Pressure for IASB Reform |
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217 | (2) |
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9.6.3 IFRS 8 Provides the Spark |
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219 | (4) |
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9.6.4 The IASB's Response |
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223 | (2) |
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9.6.5 Defusing the Conflict |
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225 | (4) |
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10 Adopt or Adapt: Diversity in Acceptance of IFRSs |
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229 | (32) |
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10.1 Canada Chooses IFRSs over US GAAP |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (5) |
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238 | (2) |
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10.4 Japan Seeks its Place in the Convergence Process |
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240 | (7) |
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10.4.1 The Tokyo Agreement |
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244 | (3) |
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10.5 Protection of the IASB's Brand: Compliance with IFRSs |
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247 | (5) |
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10.5.1 Societe Generale Controversially Claims IAS l's `Fair Presentation' Override |
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249 | (3) |
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10.6 Protection of the IASB's Brand: Jurisdictional Variations from IFRSs |
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252 | (9) |
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10.6.1 The IASB and the IAASB Respond to Jurisdictional Variations |
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255 | (3) |
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10.6.2 IOSCO Issues a Statement on the Financial Reporting Framework |
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258 | (3) |
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11 The IASB's Organization Matures |
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261 | (72) |
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262 | (7) |
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11.1.1 Trustee Appointments Process |
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262 | (1) |
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11.1.2 Changes in Trustee Chairmanship |
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262 | (1) |
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11.1.3 Appointments of the Other Trustees |
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263 | (4) |
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11.1.4 The Trustees as a Group |
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267 | (2) |
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11.2 Continuity and Change in the Composition of the Board |
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269 | (15) |
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11.2.1 The Board as a Group |
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281 | (3) |
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11.3 Evolution of the Standards Advisory Council |
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284 | (3) |
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287 | (2) |
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11.5 Enhanced Oversight and Elaboration of Due Process Requirements |
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289 | (4) |
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11.5.1 Due Process, a Continuing Discussion |
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292 | (1) |
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11.6 Responsiveness, Communications, and Transparency |
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293 | (3) |
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11.7 Specialized Advisory Groups |
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296 | (2) |
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11.8 Relations with National Standard Setters |
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298 | (3) |
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11.9 Changes in the Technical Staff |
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301 | (6) |
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11.9.1 Staff Numbers and Staff Policies |
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301 | (1) |
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11.9.2 Staff Comings and Goings |
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302 | (4) |
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11.9.3 Director-level Technical Staff |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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11.10 Fundraising from 2002 to 2011 |
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307 | (26) |
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11.10.1 Casting Around for Funding Alternatives |
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308 | (6) |
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11.10.2 2006: A Turning Point |
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314 | (5) |
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11.10.3 What was the Foundation Saying Publicly From 2002 to 2006? |
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319 | (1) |
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11.10.4 The Big Fundraising Drive Continues |
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320 | (3) |
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11.10.5 New Funding and New Challenges |
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323 | (3) |
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11.10.6 The EU, the United States, and the Rest of the World |
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326 | (3) |
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11.10.7 Analysis of Contributions by Country and Regions |
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329 | (2) |
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11.10.8 Fundraising: Small Sums, Large Efforts |
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331 | (2) |
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12 Concepts and Convergence: An Ever Closer Relation with the FASB |
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333 | (68) |
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12.1 The IASB's Standard-setting Activities in the Middle of the Decade |
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333 | (1) |
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12.2 Planning the Convergence of IFRSs and US GAAP |
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334 | (11) |
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12.2.1 The SEC Roadmap and the Origins of the 2006 MoU |
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334 | (4) |
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12.2.2 The February 2006 MoU |
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338 | (3) |
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12.2.3 The 2008 MoU and the Emergence of the 2011 Deadline |
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341 | (4) |
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12.3 The IASB and the FASB: Still Learning to Work Together |
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345 | (2) |
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12.4 Business Combinations Phase II |
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347 | (4) |
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12.5 A Tangle of Issues in the Revision of IAS 37 |
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351 | (4) |
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355 | (3) |
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12.7 Revision of the Conceptual Framework |
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358 | (12) |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (3) |
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12.7.3 Elements, Recognition, and Measurement |
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366 | (1) |
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12.7.4 The Reporting Entity |
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367 | (1) |
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12.7.5 Limited Results of the Conceptual Framework Project |
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368 | (1) |
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12.7.6 Status of the Revised Conceptual Framework in Some Adopting Jurisdictions |
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369 | (1) |
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12.8 Financial Statement Presentation |
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370 | (8) |
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12.8.1 Phase A: No Single Performance Statement |
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371 | (4) |
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12.8.2 Phase B: The IASB Again Shrinks Back from Calling Net Income into Question |
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375 | (3) |
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12.9 Financial Instruments: Long-term Convergence and Short-term Maintenance |
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378 | (7) |
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12.9.1 Full Fair Value as a Long-term Objective |
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378 | (3) |
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12.9.2 Maintenance and Improvement of IAS 39: Removing the Carve-outs |
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381 | (1) |
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12.9.3 Maintenance and Improvement of IAS 32: Puttable Financial Instruments |
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382 | (3) |
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12.10 IFRS for Small and Medium-sized Entities |
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385 | (6) |
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12.11 Management Commentary |
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391 | (1) |
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12.12 Interpretations: IFRIC's Activities |
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392 | (9) |
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12.12.1 Negative Agenda Decisions |
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393 | (2) |
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12.12.2 IFRIC 12: Service Concession Arrangements |
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395 | (4) |
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12.12.3 IFRIC 15: Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate |
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399 | (2) |
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13 The IASB Survives the Financial Crisis |
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401 | (38) |
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13.1 A Slow Build-up of Pressure |
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401 | (3) |
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13.2 Emergence of the Reclassification Issue |
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404 | (3) |
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13.3 The IASB's Crisis of 13 October 2008 |
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407 | (6) |
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13.4 Problems in Adopting the Amendment in Selected Other Jurisdictions |
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413 | (1) |
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13.5 Application of the Reclassification Option |
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414 | (1) |
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13.6 Devising a Response to Financial and Political Turmoil |
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415 | (2) |
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13.7 G20 Summit in Washington in November 2008 |
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417 | (3) |
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13.8 Loan Impairment, Dynamic Provisioning, and the Role of the Prudential Regulators |
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420 | (1) |
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13.9 The FASB also Feels the Sting of Political Pressure |
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421 | (3) |
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13.10 Pressure on the IASB to Level the Playing Field |
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424 | (4) |
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13.11 The FCAG Speaks Out Against Political Pressure |
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428 | (3) |
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13.12 IFRS 9 and the Parting of the Ways of the IASB and the FASB |
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431 | (4) |
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13.13 Intermezzo: Pressure of a Different Kind |
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435 | (1) |
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13.14 The European Commission Fails to Endorse IFRS 9 |
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436 | (3) |
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14 Preparing the IASB for the Second Decade |
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439 | (55) |
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14.1 A Strategic Review by the Trustees |
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440 | (2) |
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14.2 Narrowing the Issues and Moving Forward |
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442 | (1) |
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14.3 `Independence with Accountability' |
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442 | (2) |
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14.4 Joint Statement from Four Public Bodies on a Monitoring Group |
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444 | (3) |
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14.5 Run-up to the Constitution Review |
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447 | (2) |
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14.6 The First Phase of the Constitution Review |
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449 | (8) |
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14.6.1 Size and Composition of the IASB Board |
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453 | (2) |
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14.6.2 The January 2009 Trustees' Meeting |
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455 | (2) |
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14.7 Other Issues Considered During the Strategy Review |
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457 | (3) |
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14.8 Part Two of the Constitution Review |
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460 | (10) |
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14.8.1 Objectives: Principles-based Standards |
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461 | (1) |
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14.8.2 Objectives: Range of Entities and Economic Settings |
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462 | (1) |
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14.8.3 Objectives: Globally Accepted Standards |
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463 | (1) |
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14.8.4 Collaboration with Other Organizations |
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463 | (1) |
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14.8.5 Board Due Process: Agenda and Oversight |
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464 | (2) |
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14.8.6 Board Due Process: Fast-track Procedure |
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466 | (1) |
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14.8.7 Composition and Organization of the Trustees |
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467 | (1) |
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14.8.8 Organization of the Board |
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467 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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14.8.10 Issues Left for Future Consideration |
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469 | (1) |
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14.8.11 From Constitution Review to the Next Strategy Review |
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470 | (1) |
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14.9 Organization of the Monitoring Board at its First Meeting |
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470 | (3) |
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14.10 The Monitoring Board Establishes its Presence |
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473 | (2) |
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14.11 Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Becomes the Successor to Gerrit Zalm |
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475 | (3) |
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14.12 Choosing the Successor to David Tweedie |
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478 | (7) |
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14.12.1 David Tweedie---in Retrospect |
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483 | (2) |
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14.13 The Trustees and the Monitoring Board Begin Parallel Reviews |
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485 | (9) |
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14.13.1 Outcomes of the Strategy and Governance Reviews |
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488 | (6) |
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15 The Uncertain Path Towards a Single Global Standard |
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494 | (52) |
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15.1 Many Latin American and Caribbean Countries adopt IFRSs |
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494 | (8) |
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496 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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497 | (2) |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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15.1.6 Group of Latin American Accounting Standard Setters (GLASS) |
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501 | (1) |
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15.1.7 Compliance and Languages |
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501 | (1) |
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502 | (1) |
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15.3 Russia Goes for IFRSs |
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503 | (2) |
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15.4 The United States: The SEC Does Not Decide on IFRSs |
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505 | (12) |
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15.4.1 Change in SEC Chairman from Christopher Cox to Mary Schapiro in January 2009 |
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505 | (3) |
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15.4.2 Comments on the Proposing Release |
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508 | (4) |
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15.4.3 The Series of Instalments in the SEC Staff's Work Plan, from 2010 Onwards |
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512 | (5) |
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15.5 Japan Pulls Back from Adopting IFRSs |
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517 | (10) |
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15.5.1 Building Momentum Towards IFRS Adoption |
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517 | (5) |
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15.5.2 Hesitation Sets In |
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522 | (4) |
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15.5.3 The Prospect of IFRS Adoption Fades |
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526 | (1) |
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15.6 China's Substantial Convergence |
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527 | (6) |
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15.6.1 Application and Development of the Converged Accounting Standards |
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527 | (3) |
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15.6.2 China Seeks Recognition of Equivalence |
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530 | (3) |
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15.7 Attempts in India to Adopt IFRSs |
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533 | (4) |
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15.8 The Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group (AOSSG) |
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537 | (1) |
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15.9 Other Forms of Regional Cooperation in Asia |
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538 | (1) |
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15.10 The EU Holds on to IFRSs |
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539 | (7) |
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15.10.1 Another Enhancement of EFRAG |
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541 | (1) |
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15.10.2 UK GAAP Moves Closer to IFRSs |
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542 | (1) |
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15.10.3 The French Standard Setter Strikes Out on its Own |
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543 | (1) |
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15.10.4 Standard-Setter Crisis in Germany |
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544 | (2) |
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16 The IASB and the FASB Rush to Complete the Convergence Programme |
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546 | (61) |
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16.1 Tension Rises as 2011 Approaches |
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547 | (10) |
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547 | (1) |
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16.1.2 Renewed Commitment |
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548 | (2) |
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16.1.3 An FAF Threat Leads to a Modification of the Work Plan |
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550 | (3) |
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16.1.4 The Target is Missed |
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553 | (4) |
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16.2 Review of Technical Projects |
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557 | (1) |
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16.3 Consolidation and Joint Arrangements |
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557 | (7) |
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16.3.1 Consolidation and Special Purpose Entities |
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558 | (3) |
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16.3.2 From Joint Ventures to Joint Arrangements |
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561 | (2) |
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16.3.3 A Difficult European Endorsement |
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563 | (1) |
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16.4 Fair Value Measurement: Leapfrogging to Convergence |
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564 | (5) |
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16.5 Employee Benefits: An MoU Project Without the FASB |
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569 | (4) |
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573 | (3) |
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576 | (7) |
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16.8 Financial Instruments |
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583 | (10) |
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16.8.1 Mixed Measurement or Fair Value |
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584 | (3) |
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587 | (2) |
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589 | (2) |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (1) |
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593 | (4) |
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16.10 Liabilities and Equity |
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597 | (2) |
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16.11 Financial Statement Presentation: No Single Performance Statement (Again) |
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599 | (4) |
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16.12 Income Tax: The Last Failure of Short-term Convergence |
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603 | (4) |
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607 | (12) |
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17.1 A Changing Board in a Changing World |
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607 | (1) |
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17.2 The SEC's Reluctance to Move Towards IFRSs |
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608 | (1) |
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17.3 Mixed Signals from Other Jurisdictions |
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609 | (2) |
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17.4 Recalibrating the Organization |
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611 | (1) |
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17.5 Winding Down the Convergence Effort with the FASB |
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612 | (2) |
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17.6 Expansion of Trustee and Board Roles |
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614 | (1) |
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17.7 A World of National Standard Setters |
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614 | (2) |
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17.8 European Parliament Politicizes Funding of the IFRS Foundation |
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616 | (1) |
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17.9 US Financial Accounting Foundation Controversially Contributes up to $3 Million to the IFRS Foundation |
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616 | (3) |
Appendix 1 Trustees, Members of the Board, the Advisory Council, and the Interpretations Committee |
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619 | (10) |
Appendix 2 Standards and Interpretations |
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629 | (5) |
Appendix 3 IASC-IFRS Foundation Summary Financial Data 2001--11 |
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634 | (2) |
Appendix 4 List of Interviewees |
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636 | (5) |
Appendix 5 Sources and Referencing |
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641 | (2) |
Index |
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