Two interesting looking accounting events from ICAEW

Posted by Christie Malry on January 26, 2012 at 8:16 pm

Via e-mail, I learn of two interesting looking events on financial reporting that the ICAEW is running.

First up is the 2012 Information for Better Markets conference, which will be held on 17-18 December 2012 on the subject of ‘Who is Financial Reporting for?’.  They suggest you can register your interest by e-mailing them.

Second is the 2012 PD Leake Lecture, which will take place at 6pm on 11 October. It's being given by Professor Martin Walker on ‘How far can we trust earnings numbers? What research tells us about earnings management’. They don't say how you register your interest for that, but I guess you could e-mail them about that too. I watched the webcast of the 2010 PD Leake lecture and it was really fascinating.

 

Catching up with TV #3 - is IFRS to blame for the credit crisis?

Posted by Christie Malry on October 27, 2010 at 9:02 am

Your holiday viewing continues here. The ICAEW's 2010 PD Leake lecture is now available as a web cast. This is very nice for those of us who couldn't get along last Thursday.

It was given by Gregory Waymire of Emory University on the subject of financial stability.  Waymire was trying to find out if IFRS can really be blamed for the financial crisis.  And he concludes that there's no evidence that it can.  As you'll know, I basically agree with him.  Waymire puts the idea to the sword, actually, which is quite fun.

Catch up with it for yourself here.