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IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub Webcast Series: Implications of COVID-19 on Financial Reporting and Disclosures
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on global financial markets, and the entities that operate within it. Aside from economic uncertainty, market volatility, decreased supply and demand, deteriorating credit and liquidity concerns, COVID-19 has also had implications on financial reporting, accounting and disclosures.
The latest webcast by the IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub is an interview with Mohamed Raslan Abdul Rahman, Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board and Douglas Niven, Senior Executive Leader of Financial Reporting and Audit at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, where they discuss:- Key challenges faced by issuers and investors, and regulators’ responses
- Flexibilities given in financial reporting
- Important role played by auditors and challenges faced in delivering high quality audits
- Implications on interim reporting and accounting for subsequent events
- Guidance on the application of IFRS9: accounting for expected credit losses
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IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub Webcast Series: COVID-19 and Financial Markets - 2020
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorating global economic outlook, falling commodity prices and volatile financial markets have created shocks globally, and within the Asia-Pacific region. There have been concerted efforts by policy makers and regulators globally to respond to the disruptions resulting from the macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 on the global economy.
The IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub is organising a series of webcasts relating to regulatory and other issues arising from COVID-19. The first webcast in this series is an interview with Richard Record, Lead Economist in the World Bank Group’s Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice, where he discusses:- Impact of COVID-19 on regional economies and markets;
- Key sources of risks in the Asia Pacific region and policy responses undertaken;
- Outlook scenarios for regional financial markets;
- Expected changes to the financial market landscape; and
- Priority areas for regulatory authorities to monitor and assess.
