The introduction of an impairment test for goodwill under IFRS is seen as another step toward moving financial accounting and reporting from its traditional historical cost paradigm to one of fair value. This regulatory change has been the subject of a growing body of literature which has often...

This paper examines the disclosure of intangible assets by 'high user' industrial firms in the Australian market subsequent to the introduction in 2005 of AASB 136 and AASB 138. Using a sample of ten large industrial firms with combined intangible assets of $37,758 million as at 2006, the paper...

This paper examines the disclosure of intangible assets by 'high user' industrial firms in the Australian market subsequent to the introduction in 2005 of AASB 136 and AASB 138. Using a sample of ten large industrial firms with combined intangible assets of $37,758 million as at 2006, the paper...

This paper examines the response of a sample of Asian banks to the recognition of loan loss provisions before, during and after the Global Financial Crises. Drawing on empirical data from 2006 through 2009, this paper focuses on the level of loan loss provisioning undertaken by the banks, with a...

The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence relating to the potential for and extent of opportunistic exercise of discretion by large Australian and New Zealand reporting entities undertaking goodwill impairment testing pursuant to the IFRS framework. The research question is addressed...

List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Chapter overview -- Strategic perspectives -- An overview of the business history of the international mining industry / Simon Mollan and David Kelsey -- The role of mining in the australian economy / Nigel Garrow...