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The Fast Future With IFAC is a conversational podcast series about small- and medium-sized practices (SMPs) adapting to the rapidly changing global economy. Episode Seven features excerpts from a presentation to IFAC's SMP Advisory Group by Paul Gisby, Director, Professional Services at Accountancy Europe. This episode is the first in a three-part series on talent management. Click below or v...

The Fast Future With IFAC is a conversational podcast series about small- and medium-sized practicies (SMPs) adapting to the rapidly changing global economy. Episode Six features a conversation with Hamish Mexted, Founder and Director of Convex Accounting. We spoke to Hamish about his experience with a range of pressing topics for SMPs, including:Cybsercurity and cloud computingCommunication...

The Fast Future With IFAC is a conversational podcast series about small- and medium-sized practicies (SMPs) adapting to the rapidly changing global economy. Episode Five features a conversation with Amy Bridges, Professional Development Manager at CPA.com. She offers an expert view of the market for client advisory services (CAS) and a wide range of opportunities and challenges for SMPs, inc...

The Fast Future With IFAC is a conversational podcast series that features innovative SMP practitioners sharing how they’re adapting to the rapidly changing global economy. Episode four features a conversation with Paul Redmond, an Irish professional accountant. His firm, RDA Accountants Limited, has four offices across Ireland. He has a wide range of experiences and expertise, including the...

The Fast Future With IFAC is a conversational podcast series that features innovative SMP practitioners sharing how they’re adapting to the rapidly changing global economy. Episode three features a conversation with Andrew Van De Beek, a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). His firm, Illumin8, is based on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Austr...

The Fast Future With IFAC is a conversational podcast series that features innovative small- and medium-sized practitioners sharing how they’re adapting to the rapidly changing global economy. Episode Two features our recent discussion with Ron Baker, an American professional accountant and an eminent leader in the field of value pricing. He has spoken, written, and taught on the subject around th...

The Fast Future With IFAC is a conversational podcast series that features innovative SMPs sharing how they’re adapting to the rapidly changing global economy. Episode one features an interview with Amela Kmetas, a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). Her small firm in Melbourne, Australia specializes in taxation advice, management accounting, budgeting, and bo...

Highlights from the June 2021 virtual meeting: 00:00     Welcome and introduction00:25     Adjustments to the Work Program05:26     Revenue and Transfer Expenses10:10     Natural Resources / Sustainability19:00     Closing remarks

Highlights from the CAG June 2021 virtual meeting: 00:00     Welcome and introduction00:20     Chair’s summary of the IPSASB CAG meeting06:14     Closing remarks

Highlights of the IPSASB March 2021 virtual meeting: 00:00     Welcome and introduction00:37     Chair’s meeting overview04:58     Accounting and Reporting on Retirement Benefit Plans08:25     Revenue16:20     Closing remarks

Highlights from the IPSASB CAG December 2020 virtual meeting: 00:00     Welcome and introduction00:21     Chair’s summary of the IPSASB CAG meeting07:25     Closing remarks

Highlights from the IPSASB December 2020 virtual meeting:00:00 Welcome and introduction: Ross Smith, IPSASB Program & Technical Director00:38 Chair’s meeting overview: Ian Carruthers, IPSASB Chair02:45 Approval of Request For Information, Concessionary Leases and Other Arrangements Similar to Leases: Ian Carruthers, IPSASB Chair03:12 Preliminary approvals of ED 76, Conceptual Framework -...

Highlights from the IPSASB December 2020 virtual meeting:00:00     Welcome and introduction00:36     Chair’s meeting overview02:10     Approval of COVID-19: Deferral of Effective dates 03:12     Approval of Non-Authoritative Amendments to IPSAS 41, Financial Instruments 04:14    ...

Highlights from the IPSASB June 2020 meeting:00:00     Welcome and introduction: Ross Smith, IPSASB Program & Technical Director00:39     Chair’s meeting overview: Ian Carruthers, IPSASB Chair03:10     Conceptual Framework-Limited Scope Update and Measurement projects: Ian Carruthers, IPSASB Chair09:25     Update I...

Highlights from the IPSASB CAG June 2020 meeting:00:00     Welcome and introduction00:32     Chair’s summary of the IPSASB CAG meeting09:49     Closing remarks

In this podcast, IPSASB Chair Ian Carruthers talks through the highlights from the IPSASB March 2020 meeting in New York City, USA. 00:00     Welcome and introduction00:24     Chair’s meeting overview00:55     Leases03:47     Measurement04:22     Conceptual Framework - limited scope update05:03     Natur...

Highlights from the IPSASB CAG December 2019 meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 00:11     Welcome and introduction: John Stanford, IPSASB Technical Director01:05     Chair’s summary of the IPSASB CAG meeting: Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger, IPSASB CAG Chair14:12     Closing remarks: John Stanford, IPSASB Technical Director

Highlights from the IPSASB December 2019 meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:00:10     Welcome and introduction: John Stanford, Technical Director01:02     Chair’s meeting overview: Ian Carruthers, IPSASB Chair03:02     Revenue with Performance Obligations: Edwin Ng, Principal04:04     Revenue without Performance Obl...

Highlights from the IPSASB June 2019 meeting in Toronto, Canada:00:10     Welcome and introduction: John Stanford, Technical Director01:06     Chair’s meeting overview: Ian Carruthers, Chair02:52     Public Sector Specific Financial Instruments: Dave Warren, Principal03:58     Revenue with Performance Obligations: Amon...

Highlights from the CAG's June 17, 2019 meeting in Toronto, Canada:00:11     Welcome and introduction00:36     Chair’s summary of the IPSASB CAG meeting09:32     Closing remarks

Highlights from the June 17-21, 2019 meeting in New York, NY.00:00 to 02:18 Introduction – Willie Botha, Technical Director02:19 to 06:48 ISA 315 (Revised) – Fiona Campbell, Deputy Director and Task Force Chair07:01 to 11:49 ISA 600 – Len Jui, Board Member and Task Force Chair12:03 to 15:15 Agreed-upon Procedures – Eric Turner, Board Member and Task Force Chair15:31 to 21:09 Audit Eviden...

Highlights from the IPSASB March 2019 meeting in Washington DC.00:11      Welcome and introduction: John Stanford, Technical Director01:09      Chair’s overview of outreach event co-hosted with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Leveraging Financial Reporting for Fiscal Reporting and Management of Public Wealth: Ian Carruthers...

Highlights from the IPSASB's December 4-7 meeting in Kuala Lumpur.00:10 Welcome and introduction: John Stanford, Technical Director00:56 Chair’s meeting overview: Ian Carruthers, IPSASB Chair02:40 Social Benefits, Collective and Individual Services, and Emergency Relief: Paul Mason, Principal04:20 Revenue (IFRS 15 Alignment) and Amendments to IPSAS 36 and IPSAS 41: Amon Dhliwayo, Manager...

Highlights from the CAG's December 3, 2018 meeting in Kuala Lumpur.00:11     Welcome and introduction: John Stanford, IPSASB Technical Director00:54     Chair’s summary of the IPSASB CAG meeting: Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger, IPSASB CAG Chair09:38     Closing remarks: John Stanford, IPSASB Technical Director

Highlights from the IPSASB's  September 18 - 21 meeting in Toronto.00:11 -- Welcome and introduction: Ross Smith, IPSASB Deputy Director00:58 -- Chair’s meeting overview: Ian Carruthers, IPSASB Chair03:27 -- Social Benefits, Non-Exchange Expenses, Improvements: Paul Mason, IPSASB Principal 05:57 -- Revenue: Amon Dhliwayo & Joanna Spencer, IPSASB Managers07:40 -- Leases: Joao Car...