Podcast summaries
We provide audio summaries of Board meetings, project updates and other useful information (' podcasts '). These provide a high-level overview of the topic and are designed to be listened to on a computer or downloaded to a digital media player
Accessing Podcasts
Podcast summaries can be accessed via:
iTunes digital media player
If you have iTunes digital media player on your computer, you can subscribe to the IASB financial reporting channel on iTunes by clicking here; you will then receive the podcasts automatically through iTunes as and when they are available. iTunes will also give you access to all past podcasts.
Via RSS feed 
You can subscribe to our dedicated RSS feed by clicking here. The latest IASB podcasts will be downloaded automatically to your mp3-enabled device or will be accessible through your RSS reader. You can also access all past podcasts by clicking on the RSS feed icon.
Alternatively, click on the links below to listen to an mp3 file.
IFRS Foundation Podcasts
Download individual mp3 file:
| Date |
Topics covered |
Link |
| 10 May 2010 |
Sir Bryan Nicholson, Trustee of the IFRS Foundation, provides an overview of the recent enhancements to the IFRS Foundation Constitution. |
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Board Podcasts
These podcasts are recorded shortly after each Board meeting and provide a short (approximately 30 minutes) summary of the main topics and projects discussed.
Download individual mp3 file:
| Board meeting |
Topics covered |
Link |
| July 2010 |
Insurance, Leases, Rate-regulated activity, Financial Instruments, Impairment and Income taxes. |
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| June 2010 |
Balance sheet – offsetting, Insurance, Leases and Liabilities. |
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| May 2010 |
Insurance, Leases, Consolidation, and short reviews of Management Commentary, Revenue Recognition and Emissions Trading Schemes. |
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| April 2010 |
Insurance, Financial Statement Presentation, Leases, Financial Instruments – Liabilities and Consolidation. |
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| March 2010 |
IAS 37 – Liabilities; Derecognition, Consolidation and Insurance projects. |
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| February 2010 |
Financial Instruments, Liabilities / Equity and Disclosure / Presentation. |
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| January 2010 |
Financial Instruments, Financial Statement Presentation, Insurance Contracts and Leases. |
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| December 2009 |
Financial crisis-related projects. |
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Disclaimer: The Board meeting audio summaries do not represent the official views of the Board; all Board decisions are tentative until an official due process document has been published. For a more detailed summary of the Board meeting and the tentative decisions, please refer to IASB Update.
Interpretations committee meetings podcasts
These podcasts are recorded shortly after each meeting and provide a short summary of the main topics and projects discussed.
Download individual mp3 file:
| Date |
Topics covered |
Link |
| 12 July 2010 |
Accounting for waste removal costs of a surface mine, vesting and non-vesting conditions of share-based payments, accounting for put options written over non-controlling interests, amending the hard-wired dates in IFRS 1, reporting in accordance with IFRSs after a period of chronic hyperinflation and looking forward – accounting for statutory profit sharing arrangements. |
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| 28 May 2010 |
Robert Garnett and Michael Stewart give an overview of the topics discussed during the May 2010 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.. |
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| 28 May 2010 |
Robert Garnett and Michael Stewart give an introduction to the IFRS Interpretations Committee and provide an overview of its work. |
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Project podcasts
Download individual mp3 file:
| Date |
Topics covered |
Link |
| Financial Statement Presentation: |
| August 2010 |
IASB and the FASB joint podcast to introduce the staff draft on Financial Statement Presentation |
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| Fair Value Measurement: |
| July 2010 |
IASB and the FASB joint podcast to introduce the proposed measurement uncertainty disclosure. |
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| Hedge accounting: |
| July 2010 |
Overview of hedge accounting phase of the IAS 39 replacement project |
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| July 2010 |
Eligibility of derivatives as hedged items |
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| July 2010 |
Eligibility of net positions as hedged items |
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| Leases: |
| July 2010 |
Lessor accounting |
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| July 2010 |
Lessee accounting |
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| July 2010 |
Overview of proposed approach |
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| April 2010 |
Q&A on the Leases project, addressing frequently asked questions on the proposed Lease accounting model. |
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| Financial Instruments Amortised Cost and Impairment: |
| April 2010 |
Financial Instruments: Amortised Cost and Impairment. Click here for the accompanying explanation and example. |
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