Technical roundup 28 July

Developments of interest this week are outlined.

ROI

• Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) published its "Desktop survey – disclosures of the new accounting standards in issuers’ 2016 annual financial statements”.  The press release and report can be viewed here.
• The CRO have issued their regular newsletter. 

UK

• The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has appointed Mary Cleary to the Audit and Assurance Council and John Hitchins to the Conduct Committee. 
• The FRC has published a factsheet on non-financial reporting that provides an overview of the new regulations implementing the EU Directive on non-financial and diversity information.
• The FRC notes evidence of improving audit quality and a commitment to continuous improvement.

International

• IASB has posted a webcast on IFRS 16 lessee disclosures.  
• IASB has appointed a new Executive Technical Director.
• The European Systemic Risk Board has published a report on the financial stability implications of IFRS 9 here.
• The IFRS Foun­da­tion has announced a Middle East IFRS con­fer­ence in Dubai on 4^th and 5^th October 2017.