1985
- John L. Kirkpatrick of the United Kingdom becomes chairman of IASC.
- David Cairns becomes Secretary-General of IASC.
- IASC participates in an OECD forum on global accounting harmonization.
- IASC responds to SEC proposals for a multinational prospectus.
- IASC holds board meetings in London, Rome, and New York.
Exposure Drafts Published
E27, Accounting and Reporting by Retirement Benefit Plans
Final Standards Published
None
1986
- Financial analysts (International Coordinating Committee of Financial Analysts
Associations) get a seat on the IASC board. - IASC co-sponsors a conference with New York Stock Exchange and Interna-
tional Bar Association on the globalization of financial markets. - IASC holds board meetings in London, Dublin, and Amsterdam.
Exposure Drafts Published
E28, Accounting for Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
Final Standards Published
IAS 25 (1986), Accounting for Investments
1987
- Georges Barthes de Ruyter of France becomes chairman of IASC.
- IASC begins its Comparability and Improvements Project. Objective is to re-
duce or eliminate alternatives and make standards more detailed and prescrip-
tive rather than flexible and descriptive of current practice. - International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) joins the Con-
sultative Group and supports the Comparability Project. - IASC publishes its first bond volume of International Accounting Standards.
- IASC holds meetings in Sydney and Edinburgh.
Exposure Drafts Published
- E29, Disclosures in the Financial Statements of Banks
- E30, Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting for Investments in Sub-
sidiaries - E31, Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies
Final Standards Published
IAS 26 (1987), Accounting and Reporting by Retirement Benefits Plans
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