It is not surprising that qualitative disclosures are less popular with preparers of financial statements.

The impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act on the asset management industry is profound.

The unprecedented volume of global regulation is placing considerable demands on the change capacity of banks, exacerbated by the dangers of failing to effectively interpret the regulatory agenda and manage external stakeholder expectations.

Welcome to this edition of "Being better informed", our monthly FS regulatory, accounting and audit bulletin, which aims to keep you up to speed with significant developments.

Welcome to this edition of "Being better informed", our monthly FS regulatory, accounting and audit bulletin.

Welcome to this edition of "Being better informed", our monthly FS regulatory, accounting and audit bulletin.

The measures announced tonight by the Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment in the budget speech for 2013 include:

This report highlights the topical issues to consider and; the new standards and interpretations that apply at this date, and the new IFRS standards that are published but effective at later dates, and that have to be disclosed by IFRS reporters.

The Basel Committee published its "Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on Basel III implementation" on 31 October 2012.

Each year, the financial services industry spends almost $20 billion on printing and distributing paper based customer communications (including credit cards and P&C insurance lines).

The 92nd CBI/PwC financial services survey shows a further decline in sentiment, and a fall in overall volumes of business.

A survey about sustainability practices of companies in Malta carried out in Q1 2013.

The IASB has issued a discussion paper on the Conceptual Framework project.

Project Blue is a major research project, designed through interaction with financial services leaders.

The international integrated reporting framework promises to accelerate that debate and influence the future of corporate reporting.

With data breaches in the headlines most days, executives are increasingly concerned about data privacy and security issues.

A discussion on the debate and progress of the IASB Conceptual Framework project.

A discussion on the EU banking union proposal for centralising the supervision of the largest EU banks.

At the latest iPad launch event, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that we have now entered the post-PC era.

The comment letters on the IASB and FASB’s joint exposure draft on leases raise many concerns about the boards’ proposals.