I got a remarkably quick response to my recent blog on a conversation I’d had with EC officials suggesting that stakeholders are of no concern
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There are no stakeholders – because the EU says so
I was speaking to the EC on IFRS 8 today. They made a number of comments in the light of the letter they had sent
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The EC reponds to TJN call for a review of IFRS 8
I’ve had a letter from the EU in response to the initial request that TJN made for a review of IFRS 8 in the EU
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Please lobby the European Commission
One of the key Tax Justice Network campaigns calls for country-by-country financial reporting by multinational corporations (MNCs). It wants this to be enforced through an
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The G8 Summit
Behind the scenes my colleagues and I have been working hard on the G8 summit which is held next week. This article in The Tablet
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The future of the EITI
Nick Shaxson and I had an article in the FT on Saturday (or here) on the future of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. I’m aware
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Shareholder opposition to IFRS 8 is global
The International Corporate Governance Network has expressed its concern about IFRS 8. It has said in a letter that: IFRS 8 as currently drafted carries
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The EU knows there’s a problem with group accounts
I was sent this: Many companies are organised in group structures. However, intra group transactions and the group’s transactions with related parties often lack transparency
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FASB and the future of segment reporting
At its Board Meeting last week FASB was presented with a staff Memorandum which included a discussion (starting on page 5) on the future of
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