• IAS compliance, financial reporting in emerging/transitioning economies
• IASs and accountant judgment; international accounting harmonisation
• Creative accounting and quality of financial reporting; risk in accounting
• Financial reporting and capital markets/stock market returns
• Earnings management, shareholder reactions
• Corporate governance practices in the developing/developed worlds
• Communication and financial reporting on the internet
• Rule based accounting versus principle based accounting
• Accounting practices for financial instruments
• Social and environmental reporting in Asia and Europe
• Financial reporting and adoption of IASs by SMEs
• Cultural impact on financial reporting; segmental reporting
• Disclosure of financial forecasts in annual reports
• Accounting practices for intellectual capital and other intangible assets
• International taxation and transfer pricing