An excellent course which must be attended annually by anyone advising HNWI’s

- Gary Heynes, Partner, Baker Tilly

IFRS Essentials

Practical training for finance and taxation professionals

Introduction

This course will update participants on the revised IFRS requirements and the proposals in the pipeline that will affect financial reporting for the calendar year 2009 and onwards, including the progress made by the IASB on its 3-part replacement of IAS 39 for financial instrument accounting and its revised standards on consolidation and derecognition and the implications for structured entities.

Programme highlights

  • IFRS 9, Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement – the business model approach
  • Exposure Draft: Impairment of Financial Instruments – expected loss rather than incurred loss approach
  • Board discussions and progress on hedge accounting
  • Fair Value Measurement Exposure Draft – identifying hierarchy levels for valuation assumptions
  • New disclosures in IFRS 7 in respect of fair value measurement and liquidity of financial instruments
  • Revised standard on business combination accounting, IFRS 3 (revised) including complex issues
  • Consolidations ED including proposed consolidation requirements for structured entities

Event details


Date:

Wednesday 07 April 2010

Location:

Halsbury House (Boardroom)
London, WC2A 1EL

Register for 3 courses and receive 4th FREE!
6 CPD
Hours

Benefits

After attending this course you should be able to:

  • Be up to date on the implications of the Board’s response to the global financial crisis in respect of financial instruments
  • Understand the Board’s proposals regarding consolidation and derecognition
  • Be familiar with the new requirements in IFRS 3 for business combination accounting
  • Have had a chance to raise issues of specific importance to you

Who Should Attend

Finance directors, financial controllers, group accounting policy staff – ‘head of’ as well as team members, external auditors – managers, directors and partners, internal auditors – managers and directors, Members of audit committees

Supported by:

Taxation