
IFRS Talks - PwC's Global IFRS podcast
IFRS is the language of the global capital markets. PwC professionals will help you to keep up to date and share their perspectives on an increasingly complex financial reporting environment.
Latest episodes

May 9, 2024 • 34min
May 2024: Hello IFRS 18
Laura and Gary are joined by Nick Barlow from the IASB's technical staff, to talk about the new standard - IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosures in Financial Statements.IASB IFRS 18 implementation support pagehttps://www.ifrs.org/supporting-implementation/supporting-materials-by-ifrs-standards/ifrs-18/PwC In brief ‘IFRS 18 is here: redefining financial performance reporting’https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc/in_briefs/in_briefs_INT/in_briefs_INT/ifrs-18-is-here-redefining-financial-performance-reporting.html

Apr 4, 2024 • 24min
April 2024: Improving reporting about acquisitions
In this special edition, Laura is joined by Craig Smith from the IASB technical staff, for an overview of the IASB's latest consultation on proposals aimed at improving reporting about acquisitions.Exposure Draft Business Combinations—Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment (open for comment until 15 July 2024)https://www.ifrs.org/news-and-events/news/2024/03/iasb-consults-on-proposals-to-improve-reporting-of-acquisitions/

Mar 14, 2024 • 21min
March 2024: IFRIC Update
Climate-related commitments, post-acquisition handovers and the IFRS 9 post-implementation review.In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the March 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-latest-episode.html

Feb 22, 2024 • 26min
February 2024: What’s in store in 2024?
Seven years since the IASB issued its most recent Standard (IFRS 17), 2024 is set to be the year of IFRS 18 and IFRS 19. And that 's not all. This month Laura is joined by Marie Kling and Netta Mikkilä to take a look at the IASB's standard-setting agenda for the year.Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepagehttps://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-latest-episode.html

Jan 29, 2024 • 27min
January 2024: PwC's Global Investor Survey
Trust, tech and transformation. As we kick-off the new year, Laura Kennedy is joined by PwC’s Global Reporting Leader Nadja Picard, and Eleanor Larner from our global investor engagement programme to find out what investor’s want to know about how companies are managing crises and staying resilient, while creating and protecting long-term value in today’s fracturing world.PwC’s Global Investor Survey 2023https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/c-suite-insights/global-investor-survey.html

Dec 14, 2023 • 30min
December 2023: IFRIC Update and Net Zero Commitments
Accounting experts Karsten Ganssauge and Scott Bandura join host Laura Kennedy to discuss the accounting implications of net zero commitments and climate-related matters. They explore the recognition of provisions and constructive obligations, accounting considerations for net zero commitments, the impact of climate change on financial reporting, and the debate around iFRS 8 operating segment disclosure requirements.

Nov 8, 2023 • 28min
November 2023 Global minimum tax
In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Andy Wiggins and Gary Berchowitz to talk about the OECD’s global minimum tax (aka ‘Pillar Two’ or ‘GLoBE’).Listen in for an overview of the rules, practical challenges, safe harbours, and accounting implications.

Oct 19, 2023 • 27min
October 2023: Speaking Sustainability
In this month's episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Katie DeKeizer and Jan-Ben Wiese to talk about sustainability reporting.Listen in for key developments so far in 2023, what's to come, and a guide to commonly used acronyms and terms including alphabet soup, double materiality and interoperability.Guidance referred to in this episode: PwC’s global sustainability reporting page.

Jun 15, 2023 • 19min
June 2023: IFRIC Update
Join Laura Kennedy and Karsten Ganssauge as they discuss three topics from the June 2023 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting:Energy contracts and the ‘own-use’ exemption from financial instrument accountingMergers between a parent and its subsidiaryConsolidation when the parent is hyperinflationary but the subsidiary is not

May 24, 2023 • 29min
Episode 143 IFRS 9 Classification and Measurement
Join Raihazah Shaikh, Mark Randall and Laura Kennedy as they discuss the latest developments under IFRS 9 classification and measurement. Topics include:An overview of what is involved in the post implementation reviewThe proposed amendments to IFRS 9 covering contractual cash flow characteristics and electronic cash payment systems.