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The Importance of Financial Information

The Importance of Financial Information. Georges Barthes de Ruyter Former Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Committee. Accounting. The Financial Information of an Enterprise is a by-product of its accounting systems. International Financial Reporting Standards.

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The Importance of Financial Information

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  1. The Importance of Financial Information Georges Barthes de Ruyter Former Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Committee

  2. Accounting • The Financial Information of an Enterprise is a by-product of its accounting systems. • International Financial Reporting Standards.

  3. Financial Statements • The basis of the financial information of any enterprise. • Enterprise delivers messages to the public through its financial information. • Important that messages are in a language that is precisely understood.

  4. Why reliable information? • Two arguments for reliable financial information. • International • National

  5. Reliable Financial Information: International Context • Allows for free and efficient flow of capital. • Ensures best allocation of resources and lowest cost of capital. • Correlation between progress of financial information and growth of economy.

  6. ReliableFinancial Information: National Context • Confidence in financial information attracts foreign and portfolio investment. • Better allocation of capital. • Importance of relevant standards and reliable information.

  7. Conclusion • Importance of efficiency, independence and reliability of the audit profession.

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