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The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) announced today that the first meeting of the Financial Crisis Advisory Group (FCAG) will take place in London 20 January 2009.
The FCAG has been set up jointly by the IASB and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to consider financial reporting issues arising from the global financial crisis. The group comprises of recognised leaders from the fields of business and government with a broad range of experience in international financial markets. The IASB and FASB announced the group membership on 30 December 2008.
Recommendations from the advisory group will be jointly considered by the two boards. Any decisions to act upon the recommendations will be subject to appropriate and thorough due process.
The meeting is open to the public and will be live audio Webcasted on this Website. Details on how to register to listen to the audio Webcast will be published in due course.
To register as an observer, please send an email to meetings@iasb.org (ref: Financial Crisis Advisory Group) with the following details:
- Name
- Company name
- Occupation
- Country
Please note that although we shall aim to admit every interested party, capacity constraints will mean that we may not be able to accommodate all those who wish to attend. |