2016

The AASB’s inaugural Research Forum was held at the University of Technology Sydney on 24 November 2016.

The forum brought together a wide range of financial reporting stakeholders, including policy makers, preparers, auditors, analysts, directors, academics and standard-setters to discuss implications from recent academic research and its contribution to future financial reporting.

The following presentations are now available for download:

• Keynote presentation: Research and Standard-setting – How to contribute to the IASB's work, Sue Lloyd, Vice-Chair, IASB
• Financial Reporting by Private Companies in Australia: Current Practice and Opportunities for Research by Brad Potter (Melbourne University), George Tanewski (Deakin University) and Sue Wright (Macquarie University)
• Not-for-profit & Public Sector Reporting Research Horizons: Moving the Bar in the Right Direction by David Gilchrist (Curtin University) and Roger Simnett (University of New South Wales)
• Accounting for financial instruments with characteristics of debt and equity: Finding a way forward by Neil Fargher (The Australian National University), Baljit Sidhu (University of New South Wales), Ann Tarca (The University of Western Australia) and Warrick van Zyl (The University of Western Australia).