Financial Reporting
MASB confirms Malaysia to converge with IFRS on 1 Jan 2012
19 November 2011 - The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) today issued a new MASB approved accounting framework, named as “Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS Framework)”, which are word-by-word equivalent to IFRS standards issued...
MASB calls for IAS 41 post-implementation review
In a meeting of National Standard Setters (NSS) in March 2011, the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) called for limited amendments to IAS 41 Agriculture and requested the IASB to reconsider the accounting treatment...
Hektar REIT Q3 2010 results & accounting review
Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) announced its Q3 2010 results yesterday, with some extracts below:
Cumulative 3 Quarters
Current
Preceding
YTD
YTD
30.9.2010
30.9.2009
%
Revenue
Actual revenue - billing
66,837,205
66,182,580
1.0%
Revenue under FRS 117
1,059,693
-
100%
Total revenue
67,896,898
66,182,580
2.6%
Trade receivables
- actual billing
706,621
375,188
88.3%
- receivables under FRS 117
1,059,693
-
100%
Total trade...
IASB issued 3 new IFRSs on Consolidation and Joint Venture Arrangements
On 12 May 2012, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued 3 new IFRSs on accounting for consolidation, joint (venture) arrangements and disclosure of involvements with other entities.
Each of the 3 standards have an...
New IFRS 13 on Fair Value Measurement
On 12 May 2011, the IASB has issued IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement which replaces the guidance on fair value measurement in existing IFRS accounting literature with a single standard.
The IFRS is the result...
SC launched 5-year Corporate Governance Blueprint
The Securities Commission Malaysia on 8 July 2011, launched the 5-year Corporate Governance Blueprint, which provides the action plan to raise the standards of corporate governance in Malaysia.
The Blueprint focuses on 6 areas, namely...
MFRS 9 to result in comprehensive provisioning methods
KUALA LUMPUR: Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) expects the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards 9 (MFRS 9), which was implemented on Jan 1, 2018, to result in comprehensive provisioning methods.
In its annual report 2017, it...
Bursa Malaysia Directives on disclosure of realised and unrealised profit or loss
Further to our blog on “How to determine Realised / Unrealised Profits?”, there are some new developments in the accounting profession and regulator’s directives.
Revised Bursa Malaysia Directive dated 20 December 2010
In the Bursa Malaysia...
IFRS compliant by 2012 in Malaysia is ON
The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”) has, on 28 June 2011, issued MASB Exposure Draft 75 “IFRS-compliant Financial Reporting Standards” (“MASB ED 75”), which proposes to replace the existing Financial Reporting Standards (“FRS”) in...
