This is the eleventh installment of a 12-month publication series titled Exploring the IESBA Code. This installment addresses bias and the role and mindset of the professional accountant. 

To view all installments of Exploring the IESBA Code, visit the series landing page here.

For more information about the Code, click here.

Together with ICAEW, The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) today released the second installment in its Anti-Money Laundering: The Basics educational series: Installment 2: A Risk-Based Approach.  

The publication is part of a 6-month short series helping professional accountants enhance their understanding of how money laundering works, the risks they face, and what they can do to mitigate these risks and make a positive contribution to the public interest.

The first installment in the series provided a general overview of AML, including a definition of money laundering and an analysis of key concepts professional accountants must understand.  

The installment series, with its focus on accessibility and ease of use, will be a resource for Small and Medium Practices (SMPs,) and accountants less familiar with AML, while also providing guidance for those looking for a quick refresher or reference.

Anti-Money Laundering: The Basics will be featured on both the IFAC and ICAEW websites and available for download for free. To be globally relevant, the series uses the risk-based approach of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog -- as a starting point. 

For more information about IFAC, visit www.ifac.org.

For more information about ICAEW, visit https://www.icaew.com/.

Visit the Anti-Money Laundering: The Basics series page to view all installments

The SMP Advisory Group has issued a response to the IAASB's Proposed International Standard on Auditing 600 (Revised): Special Considerations -- Audits of Group Financial Statements (Including the Work of Component Auditors).

IFAC, the global voice of the accounting profession, applauds the IFRS Foundation Trustees in issuing their Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting. This marks a critical step on the path towards a global solution to sustainability reporting, called for earlier this month by IFAC in its Enhancing Corporate Reporting: The Way Forward roadmap.

IFAC believes that the demand is urgent and real—from investors, policymakers and other stakeholders—for a sustainability reporting system that delivers consistent, comparable, reliable, and assurable information. The IFRS Foundation is optimally positioned to establish a new sustainability standards board that leverages the expertise and disclosure requirements of existing leading initiatives.  Under the IFRS umbrella, the work of this new board can connect with the investor focus of the IASB, while also collaborating with respect to reporting requirements designed to address broader stakeholder interests.

IFAC CEO, Kevin Dancey, said, “The IFRS Foundation—with its backing by public authorities, independence, and  globally-respected governance and due process—is the appropriate home for a new sustainability standards board. Today’s open letter to IOSCO from the five leading global ESG reporting organizations lends further support to the legitimacy of a new sustainability board and I strongly encourage their continued collaborative effort. Now is the time for Professional Accounting Organizations around the world to lend their expertise and support as the IFRS Foundation Trustees consider this important challenge. IFAC looks forward to engaging with our members and other key stakeholders in formulating a full supportive response to the Consultation.” 

Sve članice IFAC-a su dužne usvojiti i primjenjivati Međunarodne standarde edukacije (MSE-ove), odnosno podržati njihovo usvajanje i primjenu.

Svrha ove kontrolne liste za samoprocjenu u odnosu na MSE-ove je da profesionalnim računovodstvenim organizacijama pomogne kod:

Earlier today, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) hosted the seventh annual meeting of the Partnership of International Organisations for Effective International Rulemaking (IO Partnership).

The meeting concluded with the publication of a Joint Statement of International Organisations in Support of Effective International Rulemaking. 

Signed by nearly 50 major international organizations, as diverse as the World Health Organization (WHO), World Trade Organization (WTO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the International Organization for Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the Joint Statement reiterates the central role that international organizations play in promoting the global public good, tackling transboundary issues, and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

IFAC is proud to be a member of the OECD IO Partnership and a signatory to the Joint Statement. The Joint Statement complements IFAC’s G20 Call to Action and its themes of Recommit to Global Collaboration and Resist Regulatory Fragmentation.  

“The COVID crisis has been a wake-up call,” said Kevin Dancey, IFAC CEO. “No one can effectively address the problems of the 21^st century acting alone.  The OECD IO Partnership is invaluable because it positions us to learn from one another, effectively coordinate, and better deliver on our respective public interest mandates and SDGs.”

Nicola Bonnuci, IO partnership facilitator, commented, “The IO Partnership provides an ideal space to exchange on the challenges facing IOs in the adaptation of our rulemaking activities to arising emergencies and the changes of the digital era, to rethink the forms of cooperation between IOs, and to deliver instruments that are trusted by governments, civil society and other stakeholders.”

ABOUT IFAC

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is the global organization for the accountancy profession dedicated to serving the public interest by strengthening the profession and contributing to the development of strong international economies. IFAC comprises more than 175 members and associates in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 3 million accountants in public practice, education, government service, industry, and commerce.

ABOUT THE OECD IO PARTNERSHIP

The OECD established the Partnership of International Organisations for Effective International Rulemaking (IO Partnership), a voluntary platform of IOs, academics, and OECD Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) delegates, to exchange good practices and promote greater quality, effectiveness, and impact in international rulemaking.  Meeting annually, the IO Partnership reflects on issues central to the international rulemaking processes, including transparency, inclusiveness, implementation, monitoring, promotion and coordination.