1st Sep 2005 06:00
NEW STANDARDS FOR INVESTMENT REPORTING ISSUED BY APBOn 8 July 2005, the Auditing Practices Board issued new Standards forInvestment Reporting ("SIRS") in relation to the responsibilities of areporting accountant in investment circulars. These Standards, which apply toinvestment transactions effected on Ofex and other UK markets, will come intoforce on 1 September 2005. Under the new Standards, the reporting accountant's role will be to express anopinion as to whether the financial information included in an investmentcircular, for which the issuer is responsible, gives a true and fair view.Further details of the changes may be found on the Auditing Practices Board'swebsite at: http://www.frc.org.uk/apb/press/pub0833.htmlHead of RegulationOfex plcENDPLUS Markets Group plcRelated Shares:
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