IFRS Standards are designed to meet the information needs of investors. However, understanding those needs requires active participation in our work from the investor community.
We recognise it’s not always easy for investors to participate, or to set aside time to get involved. That’s why we have a range of ways for you to get involved, in the most efficient way. We need investors, not accountants (we have plenty of those already), and there’s no need for you to be an expert in IFRS Standards. What we really want is your insights into how investors use financial statements, and how you’d like to see IFRS Standards develop.
This section of our website provides more information about why you should get involved, and how to go about doing so. It includes:
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This is an open invitation to help shape the future of financial reporting—to influence the development of standards that are designed to benefit people such as you.