International Accounting Standards Board: Developments in IFRS

Michael Stewart, Akemi Miura, Koichiro Kuramochi and Denise Durant give an overview of some of the issues discussed at the September 2014 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting, including IFRIC 14 IAS 19—The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction—Availability of refunds from a defined benefit plan managed by an independent trustee, IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures—Fund manager’s significant influence over a fund and IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities—Disclosures for a dubsidiary with a material non-controlling interest and for a material joint venture or associate.