Prior research documented that higher disclosure quality reduces information asymmetry and cost of capital. Accordingly, firms have an incentive to comply with disclosure requirements and to provide voluntary disclosure. However, prior research on mandatory disclosures on goodwill impairment...

This study sets out to offer proof of several important questions relating to the quality of information disclosed on goodwill impairment process under the new requirements of FRS 36. This study investigates the compliance level and disclosure quality of FRS 36 by top 20 of Singaporean listed...

This study examines the effects of the interactions among IFRS adoption, analyst coverage and cross-listings in the U.S. on the voluntary disclosure of Brazilian public companies. We document a significant positive shift on voluntary disclosure incentives among cross-listed firms from the IFRS...

We investigate the content, timing and relevance of firms' narrative disclosure about effects of IFRS adoption in annual statutory financial statements and firm announcements to the stock exchange for 150 large listed Australian firms in the three year period surrounding adoption (which occurred...

Egypt witnessed continuous developments in accounting regulations which led to a comprehensive set of Egyptian Accounting Standards (EAS) in June 2006, to be implemented starting 2007. It is expected that complying with high quality accounting standards would result in more adequate information...

The paper shows the ways of disclosing financial risks by IFRS 7 and certain types of sensitivity analysis. The different possibilities of preparing a sensitivity analysis, such as value at risk are illustrated and their suitability for reporting are faced critically. Following, the manner of...

This paper examines the implications of mandatory IFRS adoption on the accounting quality of banks in twelve EU countries. Specifically, we analyse how the change in the recognition and measurement of banks' main operating accrual item, the loan loss provision, affects income smoothing behaviour...

This study examines the impacts of mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and corporate governance on accounting accruals in the UK and Germany. There has been a long debate on whether mandating a single set of high quality accounting standards, i.e. IFRS, leads...