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Making financial reporting simpler and more useful (December 2009)
  What is the way forward for financial reporting? The range of views expressed at three roundtable events held around the world in 2009, plus emerging thoughts on the topic are examined in the latest report from the GAA.
 
Can financial reporting be made simpler and more useful? (December 2008)
  The results of a series of interviews with financial regulators from around the world are outlined in a new report by the GAA.
 
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Global Accounting Alliance
 

The Global Accounting Alliance (GAA) was formed in November 2005 and is an alliance of leading professional accountancy bodies in significant capital markets. It was created to promote quality services, share information and collaborate on important international issues. The GAA works with national regulators, governments and stakeholders, through member-body collaboration, articulation of consensus views, and working in collaboration where possible with other international bodies, especially the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).

The Alliance facilitates a co-operation between 11 of the worldˇ¦s leading professional accounting organizations:

 
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
Chartered Accountants Ireland
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Institut der Wirtschaftsprufer in Deutschland e.V.
 
These organizations represent over 775,000 of the worldˇ¦s leading professional accountants in over 165 countries from around the globe.
 
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants