Interest in ESG issues is growing and gaining momentum around the world. With the published results of the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® exam on 3 June 2022, we now have 362 holders more to drive change for the next generation. Candidates for the June 2022 examination session came from 33 different counties, including Kenya and…
The Institute of Financial Services-Malta (IFS Malta) recently held its annual graduation ceremony where it celebrated the academic achievements of over 600 students who successfully completed a course of studies in the area of financial services in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Read the complete news here.
Frankfurt, 1st of July 2022, Hans Buysse, Managing Partner at Clairfield and Chair of the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts (ABAF – BVFA), has been appointed the new EFRAG Administrative Board President. The composition of the EFRAG Administrative Board was completed during the EFRAG General Assembly. Mr. Buysse is an Executive Management Committee (EMC) member…
EFRAG has issued a summary report of the EFRAG and EFFAS joint webinar on users’ perspective on how to achieve better information on intangibles held on 29 March 2022. At the event, users and a few preparers of financial statements provided their views on the possible approaches included in the discussion paper to provide better…
The Feedback Statement summarises constituents’ feedback on EFRAG’s Draft Comment Letter relating to the IASB’s Exposure Draft 2021/3 Disclosure Requirements in IFRS Standards – A Pilot Approach (the ‘ED’) and explains how EFRAG considered this feedback in developing its Final Comment Letter. Read the complete news here.
The European Union has published a Commission Regulation endorsing Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and IFRS Practice Statement 2: Disclosure of Accounting policies as well as Amendments to IAS 8 Accounting policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors: Definition of Accounting Estimates. The Amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Read the…
The February 2022 edition of the EFRAG Update, summarising public technical discussions held and decisions taken during that month, has been published and can be downloaded below. Read the complete news here
The first woman president of the institution in its 57 year history Ms. Solana succeeds Mr. Jorge Yzaguirre, who has concluded his statutory presidential mandate at IEAF-FEF Lola Solana has been elected the new president of the Instituto Español de Analistas financieros (IEAF) and Fundación de Estudios Financieros (FEF). She is the first…
The German member society, DVFA elected Mr Thorsten Müller as the new Chair of the association. DVFA also elected the new executive board and the specialist board members. Thorsten Müller, CIIA, CEFA, CeFM, Lighthouse Corporate Finance GmbH, takes over as CEO from Stefan Bielmeier, DZ PRIVATBANK S.A. After 10 years in office at the helm…
The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group chaired by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has officially launched the Green and Sustainable Finance Training Information Repository. Friends of the Earth (HK), the official Asia- Pacific Partner of The European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies (EFFAS) is delighted to…