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With an ever growing list of countries endorsing the International Accounting Standards (IAS), coupled with the EC's progressing proposals that requires all listed companies in the European Union to prepare their consolidated financial statements in compliance with IAS standards, what will be the impact/implications to Japan? The so-called Accounting Big Bang has been in effect since 1998, however there are still a number of significant issues that needs to be addressed before Japanese standards can be considered meeting global standards. This conference will take a strategic and forward-looking view of the challenges and opportunities arising from these important changes in financial reporting. In addition to getting the latest updates on issues such as market value accounting, impairment accounting, business combinations accounting, evaluation of financial assets/debts, find out what the key players really think about:

• The growing demand for International Accounting Standards
• Impact of IAS on Japanese Companies and Capital Markets
• International Calculated Prices for Portfolio Evaluation / Cost Effective Global Real-Time Prices
• Evaluation of Real Estate in Accounting Standards
• Business Combinations Accounting- Pooling of Interest Method vs. Purchase Method
• Current Accounting Standard for Financial Instruments and the Status of the Planned Fair Value Accounting Model
• Impact on financial systems and financial stability