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At its recent meeting, the Committee discussed a number of topics including Revenue, Related Party Transactions, narrow scope amendments, and the relevance of financial statements.

During a conference call, the Council discussed the AASB’s due process activities for deferring disclosure of the engagement partner name as required in CAS 700, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements. Read the full report for more information.

The IASB has issued an Exposure Draft proposing amendments to IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets. Canadian stakeholders are encouraged to submit their comments to the IASB by April 15, 2019.

The effective date of IFRS 16 is just around the corner. Read the Group’s discussions on various leases implementation topics. Also, keep up-to-date on other topics such as joint arrangements, share-based payments and cryptocurrencies. Learn more about the views expressed on these topics for helpful tips.

At its November meeting, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) voted to propose a one-year deferral of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, and as a result, has also proposed to extend the temporary exemption of applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments by one year to keep the effective dates aligned. The IASB and the AcSB will expose the proposed deferral to seek stakeholders’ comments. As part of the AcSB’s strategic plan, the Board will continue to monitor developments on IFRS 17 and is committed to assisting Canadian stakeholders in adopting this complex new insurance contracts standard.

The AcSB was reappointed as a member of the IFRS Foundation Trustees' Accounting Standards Advisory Forum (ASAF). ASAF is a technical advisory body to the International Accounting Standards Board. We are proud to be members alongside other accounting standards bodies from across the world.

We are pleased to announce that Lisa French, CTO, International Integrated Reporting Council; Benjamin Yeoh, Sr. Portfolio Manager, RBC, Global Asset Management; and Trent W. Klein, Director — Finance, TELUS Corp, were appointed to IASB’s Management Commentary Consultative Group. The Group was established to advise the IASB as it develops proposals for updating its guidance on management commentary in financial reports.

The IASB has issued a Discussion Paper that explores improvements to IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation for financial instruments that have characteristics of both a liability and equity. Canadian stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback directly to the IASB by January 7, 2019.

We are pleased to share that Guy Jones, partner in the Toronto office of EY’s professional practice group and Vice-Chair of the AcSB’s IFRS Discussion Group, was appointed to the IFRS Interpretations Committee for a three-year term starting July 1, 2018. The IFRS Interpretations Committee responds to questions from stakeholders about the application of IFRS Standards.

Our revised due process manual provides you a clear explanation of our IFRS^® Standards endorsement and domestic standard-setting activities. We use plain language, simplified content, and visuals, to ensure the rigorous set of procedures we undertake to set standards is easy for you to understand.