Consultation on implementation of Sharman Panel recommendations issued by FRC

31 Jan 2013 01:53 PM

The Financial Reporting Council issues for consultation, guidance for directors, and related standards for auditors, to implement the recommendations of the Sharman Panel of Inquiry into Going Concern and Liquidity Risks.
 
The Panel was commissioned in March 2011 to identify lessons from the financial crisis and recessionary environment for companies and auditors, addressing going concern and liquidity risks; and to recommend measures, if any, which are necessary to improve the existing reporting regime and related guidance in relation to these matters.
 
The inquiry highlighted the importance of the identification, analysis and management of risk.  It raised questions about the quality of information provided on companies’ financial health and their ability to withstand economic and financial stresses in the short, medium and longer term.

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