The objective of the IFRS Foundation is to develop, in the public interest, a single set of high quality, understandable, enforceable and globally accepted financial reporting standards that help investors and other market participants make economic decisions. The IFRS Foundation, therefore, works with those regulator organisations which are responsible for maintaining the efficiency of these capital markets around the world.
help market regulators fulfil their investor protection mandate and promote investor confidence.
support prudential regulators in their work by helping to identify systemic risks and weakness within the financial system.
provide a range of enforcers with a common basis for financial reporting on which to structure their work.
raise awareness about new IFRS Standards and the materials and resources that we provide to support the implementation of those Standards in their jurisdictions.
In support of our shared interest in the efficiency of capital markets, the IFRS Foundation works with various regulator organisations and their members in connection with our standard-setting, implementation support and maintenance activities.
We have also entered into agreements with some of these organisations. Details of those agreements can be found below.
We welcome contributions from regulators in the development of new IFRS Standards. Regulators provide feedback to us through comment letters and outreach. Click here to view a list of consultations that are currently open for comment.
Regulators support the implementation of new Standards by raising awareness of change and encouraging the readiness of issuers in their jurisdiction. We support regulators by identifying aspects of new or significantly amended Standards that are of greatest interest to regulators.
The principle-based nature of IFRS Standards can sometimes lead to differences in the interpretation of how to apply those principles. Regulators alert us to these differences and application queries.
Some application queries are addressed by the IFRS Interpretations Committee. Click here to find out whether and how to submit an application query to the Interpretations Committee.
We provide stakeholders with materials and resources to support the implementation of major new IFRS Standards. Details are available from the implementation support section of the website here.
Click here for information about assistance, offered by our translation, adoption and copyright team, for jurisdictions that are first-time adopters of IFRS Standards.
Click here to find out about the Emerging Economies Group.
Click here to find out about resources for small or medium-sized entities who apply the IFRS for SMEs Standard.
You can register to receive email alerts about our activities here.
Our work plan, listing all active projects, can be accessed here.
eIFRS provides online access to IFRS Standards in many languages. It is accessible here.
Henry Rees, Director of Implementation and Adoption Activities and April Pitman, Senior Technical Manager.
Click here to contact the Regulators team.