FINANCIAL REPORTING: CURRENT ISSUES, FUTURE PERSPECTIVES THE FINANCIAL REPORTING FACULTY S SECOND ANNUAL IFRS CONFERENCE 12 DECEMBER 2012, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS HALL, LONDON BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/frf
FINANCIAL REPORTING CURRENT ISSUES, FUTURE PERSPECTIVES Chartered Accountants Hall 12 December 2012 08:30 registration for 09:00 start, 17:30 close Following the resounding success of our first all-day IFRS conference in 2011, join us for another key-note event in 2012. Exclusively for faculty members, this conference explores key issues in global financial reporting. The financial crisis and continuing efforts at global convergence have shifted the goalposts for business reporting. Join our leading-edge speakers from business, the standard-setters and the profession to consider key issues in financial reporting for the road ahead. Our conference will give you the critical, practical information you need in a time of continued regulatory change and severe economic uncertainty. Confirmed speakers/panel members include: Ian Mackintosh, Vice-chairman of the IASB Robin Freestone, CFO of Pearson Ruth Picker, Global Head of IFRS at Ernst & Young Bob Herz, former chair of the US standard-setter (FASB) Paul Druckman, CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council Sue Harding, Director, Financial Reporting Lab Senior representatives of the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) IASB staff members responsible for the hedge accounting project Event code TFRFCNF121212 Key technical topics we are likely to explore include: The standard-setting agenda key policy decisions from the IASB and the SEC. New IFRSs 10, 11, 12 and 13 and other changes to IFRS for 2012/2013 reporting. A brand new IFRS regime for financial instruments? We look at where we are and what you need to do to prepare. Ground-breaking new international standards on revenue recognition and leasing what you should expect and what you should be doing now. Implications for IFRS reporters of the new UK GAAP (due to be published Q4 2012), including the reduced IFRS disclosure framework for subsidiaries of UK IFRS reporters. Improving communication by UK listed companies: some ways and means. Integrated Reporting: the future of global reporting? We may update the programme to ensure you receive the latest information and the practical insights you need. Electronic voting facilities and panel sessions will allow you to contribute directly to the debate. Prices start at just 195 + VAT, including lunch and refreshments. Attendance is open only to members of the Financial Reporting Faculty. Details on how to join can be found below.
SPEAKERS Phil Barden, Partner, Deloitte Kathryn Cearns, Consultant Accountant, Herbert Smith Paul Druckman, Chief Executive Officer, IIRC Robin Freestone, CFO, Pearson Sue Harding, Director, FRC s Financial Reporting Lab Bob Herz, former chair of the US standardsetter (FASB) Phil chairs the faculty s Financial Reporting Editorial Board and is a member of its Financial Reporting Committee. He is a partner in Deloitte s National Accounting and Audit Team, and leads Deloitte s global expert advisory panel on revenue recognition. Kathryn is Consultant Accountant at Herbert Smith LLP, the international law firm. She is chair of the faculty s Financial Reporting Committee and chair of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board to HM Treasury. Paul is Chief Executive Officer of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). He was formerly: a director of the UK Financial Reporting Council; a member of the City Takeover Panel; and president of ICAEW. Paul has also chaired The Prince s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) Executive Board and the FEE Sustainability Group. Robin joined Pearson in 2004 and was promoted to CFO in 2006. Before that he worked in a range of financial roles at ICI, Henkel, Amersham plc and GE. A member of the faculty s Financial Reporting Committee, he also chairs the 100 Group s Investor Relations and Markets Committee. Sue is the Director of the Financial Reporting Council s Financial Reporting Lab and an independent company reporting analyst. She is co-chair of the International Accounting Standards Board s Capital Markets Advisory Committee, a member of EFRAG s User Panel, and a participant in the Corporate Reporting Users Forum (CRUF). Bob is former chairman of the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Prior to that he was a senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers and also served as a part-time member of the IASB. Bob also holds positions at the Columbia Business School, Fannie Mae, WebFilings and Morgan Stanley. Peter Hogarth, Partner, PwC Peter is a partner in PwC s Accounting Consulting Services group. He is a principal author of the firm s Manual of Accounting and is closely involved with many of the firm s initiatives concerning the future direction of financial reporting. Recently he has been leading PwC s global response to the IASB s proposals regarding leases. Peter is also a member of the faculty s Financial Reporting Committee.
SPEAKERS Eddy James, Technical Manager, Financial Reporting Faculty, ICAEW Paul Lee, Director, Hermes Investment Management Ian Mackintosh, Vice-Chairman, IASB Ruth Picker, Global Leader of IFRS Services, Ernst & Young Andy Simmonds, Partner, Deloitte Jed Wrigley, Fund Manager, Fidelity Worldwide Investment Eddy began his professional career with KPMG where he qualified as a chartered accountant. More recently he worked for BPP, one of the UK s leading professional training firms, writing and presenting CPD courses on a wide range of subjects including IFRS and UK GAAP. He is currently a technical manager in the Financial Reporting Faculty. Paul is a director at Hermes Investment Management in London. He is a participant in meetings of the Corporate Reporting Users Forum, which considers accounting standards development. He is also a member of the UK Auditing Practices Board and a member of the corporate governance committee of the Quoted Companies Alliance. Ian was formerly chairman of the UK Accounting Standards Board (ASB) and has played an active role in standard-setting since 1983. He was deputy chairman of the Australian Accounting Standards Board, and chaired its Urgent Issues Group. Ian also has substantial public sector experience. Ruth is Global Leader IFRS Services at Ernst & Young. She is also a member of Ernst & Young s global IFRS Policy Committee, and served on the IASB s International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) from July 2006 until June 2012. Ruth is a former member and deputy chair of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), where she oversaw the adoption of IFRS in Australia. Andy is chair of the Financial Reporting Faculty. In addition to being a Partner in Deloitte s National Accounting and Audit Team, he is a member of the FRC s Accounting Council (formerly the UK Accounting Standards Board), and represents the UK on EFRAG s Technical Expert Group. Jed, a fund manager at Fidelity, manages the Group s proprietary capital. He gives accounting support to the investment team and is a member of IASB Capital Markets Advisory Committee, EFRAG User Panel and formerly served on FASB Advisory Council. Other speakers/panellists may be added check icaew.com/frfconference2012 for details.
PROGRAMME 09:00 WELCOME Andy Simmonds, Partner, Deloitte, member of the FRC s Accounting Council and EFRAG TEG GLOBAL STANDARD-SETTING: THE NEXT PHASE Ian Mackintosh, Vice-Chairman, IASB IFRS REPORTING: PRACTICAL ISSUES FOR BUSINESS Robin Freestone, CFO, Pearson Ruth Picker, Global Head of IFRS, Ernst & Young BREAK IMPROVING COMMUNICATION WITH INVESTORS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM CURRENT INITIATIVES Kathryn Cearns, Consultant Accountant, Herbert Smith Paul Druckman, CEO, the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Sue Harding, Director, FRC s Financial Reporting Lab LUNCH IFRS IN THE USA: LATEST NEWS AND VIEWS Bob Herz, former chair of the FASB LEASE ACCOUNTING: THE END IS NIGH? Peter Hogarth, Partner, PwC Jed Wrigley, Fund Manager, Fidelity Worldwide Investment NEW UK GAAP: WHAT IFRS REPORTERS NEED TO KNOW Senior representatives of the Financial Reporting Council FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: MAJOR CHANGE AHEAD IASB staff hedging Eddy James, Technical Manager, Financial Reporting Faculty BREAK IFRSs 10, 11, 12 AND OTHER NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR 2012/13 REPORTING; ARE YOU READY? Andy Simmonds REVENUE RECOGNITION: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Phil Barden, Partner, Deloitte 17:30 CLOSING REMARKS Andy Simmonds
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