The impact of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, effective 1 January 2018, is starting to show as banks begin to publish their 2018 annual reports, with HSBC, Barclays and RBS all being affected by the new standard

Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Sainsbury’s, Vodafone and International Airlines Group head the ranking of FTSE 350 companies whose balance sheets are set to be most impacted by the new IFRS 16 lease accounting standard, according to analysis by accounting software specialist LeaseAccelerator

Sweeping changes to accounting for insurance contracts are set to come into effect from 2022 under IFRS 17. Mark Miller, IFRS global lead at Legerity, sets out key steps to start the compliance process, highlighting potential pitfalls and the use of cloud options to avoid a 'rip-and-replace' approach 

Tesco is the latest company to flag up the negative impact of the latest IFRS 16 lease accounting standard on its balance sheet, with a projected £101m drop in profit before tax, while Royal Bank of Scotland results also hinted at the cost of future implementation

Legislation to protect post Brexit filing exemptions for companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) under accounting rules have now been passed via a statutory instrument, SI 2019 No. 145, to ensure compliance with the Companies Act 2006

Ramirent, a construction equipment leasing company based in Finland, has revealed that adopting IFRS 16 Leases will increase its net debt by 31% (€109m) from €350.6m (£307.8m) to €459.3m in 2018

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a major review of the reporting of intangibles at companies as business moves towards a more knowledge-based economy

As the IASB continues to roll out IFRS standards and sets out plans to consult on dynamic risk management, Jeroen van Doorsselaere, VP at Wolters Kluwer Financial Series says the continuing regulatory onslaught calls for an integrated approach to finance and risk

The key accounting deadlines from implementation of a raft of amendments to SORPs following FRS 102 triennial review to deadlines to comment on cryptoasset guidance, amendments to FRS 101 and FR2 102

In this month’s roundup of accounting and reporting developments, FRC set to amend FRS 102 defined benefit pension rules, FRC consults on tougher stewardship code, former Tesco FD cleared in £250m accounting fraud, Patisserie Valerie calls in KPMG as administrators

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is consulting on changes to FRS 102 to improve the accounting regime for defined benefit pensions, as well as amendments to FRS 101 to take into account IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has signalled its intention to make amendments to the new insurance contracts standard, IFRS 17, in a bid to make implementation straightforward and also to make it easier for companies to explain the results of applying IFRS 17 to investors and others

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has issued a draft endorsement advice letter relating to the endorsement for use in the EU of Definition of a Business (Amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations).

In this month’s roundup of accounting and reporting developments, IFRS 16 Leases effective date hits balance sheet, SEC fines Hertz Global $16m over accounting misstatement, crackdown on abuse of Scottish partnerships for money laundering

Company reporters need to be ready for mandatory changes to the Strategic Report and the enhanced s172 Companies Act 2006 statement on directors’ duties from January 2019, explains Matt Chapman, better business reporting leader, KPMG