IFAC CEO Ian Ball is featured in FT.com's Alphaville discussing the merits of accrual-based accounting.

In this interview, IFAC SMP Committee Chair Giancarlo Attolini discusses the current environment in which SMPs operate and advises on how they can best meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of tomorrow. 

The article was released to IFAC member bodies to publish in their journals. See examples from the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and CPA Ireland. 

Published in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)'s Journal Today's Accountant

IFAC CEO Ian Ball is quoted in the Economist on accounting standards and transparency in the public sector.

Article IFAC's paper calling for enhanced financial management transparency and accountability in the public sector, especially in the midst of the sovereign debt crisis.

Ian Ball, CEO of IFAC, calls on accountants to pressure governments to be transparent about their accounting and management of taxpayers’ money.

IFAC calls for accrual-based accounting for governments and the need for institutional reform in public sector financial management. (www.worldeconomics.com)

IFAC CEO Ian Ball comments on the FT's commentary – as well as the policy debate – on the sovereign debt crisis.

IFAC and The Banker magazine conducted a global survey of banks on lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to better understand the needs of lenders and SMEs' access to financing, as well as how the accountancy profession can best support both SMEs and lenders.