Evolution of the IASC into the IASB -- Setting up the IASB -- The first wave of jurisdictional adoptions of IFRSs -- The IASB sets its agenda : 'improvement, convergence, leadership' -- Financial instruments : the confrontation with Europe -- The IASC foundation's first constitution review :...

In this article, I undertake to review the major developments and turning-points in the evolution of the IASC, followed by the evolution of the IASB. At the conclusion, I suggest five challenges facing the IASB

A detailed and scholarly historical study of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), which prepared the way for the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The IASB holds the dominant influence over the financial reporting of thousands of listed companies in the...