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Happy New Year, Global Accounting

Though it's a little early for cork-popping, IASB chairman David Tweedie talks about what's ahead for global accounting — and offers resolutions geared to holding fast against political pressure in 2009.

December 10, 2008

As New Year's resolutions are pondered around the globe, David Tweedie, chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, is announcing his organization's resolve to push through its agenda in 2009 — including many joint projects with its American counterpart, the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Read more...

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