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In response to today's ever more complicated world of regulation and compliance, The Investor Relations Society has revamped the role of its policy committee. One of its first actions has been to produce the first of a series of briefing documents for its members, focusing on the issues at the top of Investor Relations Officers agendas.
This paper looks at the communication of IFRS (international financial reporting standards); an issue currently close to the heart of many IROs. In an examination of best practice, the paper offers a guide to tackling some of the many challenges IFRS presents to the profession.
“We are very pleased that the policy committee is now providing a vehicle for our members to be consulted on their views on potential changes in regulation, and to subsequently communicate best practice. This paper on IFRS is extremely timely and I’m sure will be of great benefit to our members”, said Andy Mann, Deputy Chairman of the Investor Relations Society.
The Investor Relations Society’s policy committee has also recently submitted a response to CESR’s Transparency Directive Consultation paper. Other projects in the pipeline include responses to the Turnbull guidance and Operating Financial Review consultation papers.
Copies of recent publications can be found at http://www.irs.org.uk
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For further information, please contact Michael Mitchell, General Manager, Investor Relations Society on 020 7379 1763.
Note to Editors:
The Investor Relations Society is the UK’s professional body for Investor Relations practitioners. The IRS’s membership base comprises individuals working both for listed companies and their advisers, and includes the majority of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, as well as a growing number of smaller listed companies, and those located outside the UK
Published: 1 February, 2005