IASB: Four new organisations join the IASB's Investors in Financial Reporting programme

22 October 2015

The IASB announced that four new investors have joined the Investors in Financial Reporting programme. The programme is designed to foster greater investor participation in the development of IFRS.

The new participants to the programme are Aberdeen Asset Management, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Insight Investment and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

The four investment organisations join the original group of 10 asset managers and owners from around the world: Allianz Global Investors, APG Asset Management, AustralianSuper, BlackRock, Fidelity Worldwide Investment, Henderson Global Investors, Hermes Investment Management, Nomura Asset Management, PGGM Investments and UniSuper. [...]

Hans Hoogervorst, IASB Chairman, commented:

"Getting the users of financial statements more directly involved with the standard-setting process is critical to ensuring the Standards provide the high quality information they need to help make investment decisions.

Both the IASB and the original group of investors have greatly benefited from the closer cooperation resulting from this innovative programme. I am pleased to welcome the new joiners to the programme."

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