IFRS Talks - PwC's Global IFRS podcast
IFRS Talks is a podcast by PwC that helps listeners stay up to date with the latest developments in IFRS, the global language of capital markets. PwC professionals share their perspectives on an increasingly complex financial reporting environment.
Episodes
May 2026: Episode 3 of Decoding IFRS 18 — Management-defined performance measures (MPMs)
In Episode 3 of our ‘Decoding IFRS 18’ series, Anu Pandya is joined by Tanguy Rannou and Gerda Burger to discuss the latest insights about management-defined performance measures (MPMs). Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
April 2026: Episode 2 of Decoding IFRS 18 — Lessons from Early Adopting IFRS 18 in PwC's Reinvented Illustratives
In Episode 2 of the Decoding IFRS 18 series, Anu Pandya is joined by Pankaj Gaikwad and Olaf Pusch, who were part of the core team behind PwC's fully reinvented illustrative financial statements. Discover practical insights and key learnings from early adopting IFRS 18 for a fictional listed group — Reinvented Plc. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
March 2026: IFRS IC Update
In this month’s episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Gary Berchowitz for an overview of the topics discussed at the March 2026 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
February 2026: Sustainability Reporting Update
In this episode of IFRS Talks, we cover the latest ISSB developments, including the targeted amendments to IFRS S2 and progress on the biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services (BEES) standard‑setting project. Topics covered also include brief updates on the GHG Protocol and the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
January 2026: Clarifying uncertainties: helping companies navigate disclosure requirements
In this month’s episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Stefan Schoenmakers and Scott Bandura to explore new illustrative examples from the IASB which clarify how entities should navigate disclosing uncertainties in financial statements. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
December 2025: November 2025 IFRS IC Update
In this month’s episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Gary Berchowitz for an overview of the topics discussed at the November 2025 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. The new presentation and disclosure Accounting Standard, IFRS 18, was among the topics discussed.
October 2025: September 2025 IFRS IC Update
How are foreign exchange differences on intragroup monetary assets and liabilities classified under IFRS 18? And does an electricity retailer obtain substantially all the economic benefits from the use of a battery in an offtake arrangement? In this month’s episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Gary Berchowitz for an overview of the topics discussed at the September 2025 IFRS Interpretations Committee
September 2025: Episode 1 of Decoding IFRS 18 – Introduction to IFRS 18
Dive into the Decoding IFRS 18 podcast series with Episode 1 for an introduction to the new IFRS Accounting Standard set to redefine financial performance reporting. Anu Pandya is joined by Katja van der Kuij and Tanya van Eyk who lead PwC’s IFRS 18 accounting working group. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage.
July 2025: Sustainability Reporting Update
In this episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Katie DeKeizer to explore proposed amendments and educational material published by the ISSB. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
June 2025: IFRIC Update
Reflections on six years as an IFRS Interpretations Committee member and more. In this month’s episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the topics discussed at the June 2025 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting as well as Karsten’s reflections at the end of his term as an IFRS Interpretations Committee member. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage
May 2025: Navigating Tariffs and Covenant Compliance
In this episode of IFRS Talks, we explore how global tariffs and economic uncertainty can affect covenant compliance. We will explore the Amendments to IAS 1 on non-current liabilities with covenants and discuss how these changes affect financial reporting. Anu Pandya is joined by Olaf Pusch and Gerda Burger from our Global Corporate Reporting Services team, who will provide valuable insights for
April 2025 - Electronic cash transfer amendments
The IASB issued targeted amendments to IFRS 9 relating to the date of recognition and derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities. In this episode, Anu Pandya is joined by Claire Howells and Chris Raftopoulos, corporate treasury experts in PwC UK, to discuss how these amendments impact how entities account for cash transfers using common payment methods. Find out more at PwC’s
March 2025: Speaking sustainability
Sustainability reporting is a vast and evolving area. PwC’s Sustainability Reporting Guide (SRG) serves as a compendium of the reporting requirements under the sustainability frameworks expected to have the broadest impact globally, including ESRS, IFRS® Sustainability Disclosure Standards, and the SEC Climate disclosure rules. We are joined by Katie Woods, from PwC’s Global CRS Sustainability Rep
February 2025: Power Purchase Agreements – amendments to IFRS 7 and 9
In their search for carbon neutral power, entities enter more frequently into contracts that reference nature-dependent electricity. In December 2024, the IASB amended IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 to help companies report better on these power purchase agreements. We are joined by Roger Sagmoen who is a member of PwC’s Global Corporate Services team and who has followed this IASB project from the beginning.
January 2025: Global Investor Survey
In December 2024, PwC released its latest Global Investor Survey. We are joined by Eleanor Larner who shares with us some of the findings from this year’s survey. We explore what is top of mind for investors, what they are looking for in disclosures and what that means for companies as they prepare their 2024 reports. Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage and read the Global Investor Survey.
December 2024: IFRIC Update
When is an economy hyperinflationary? And can R&D expenditure relating to climate-commitments create an intangible asset?In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the topics discussed at the December 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepage https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-t
October 2024: IFRS 19 - reduced disclosures for eligible subsidiaries
In our October episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Olaf Pusch to talk about the new accounting standard - IFRS 19 ‘Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures’. The new standard will lower the costs of financial reporting by reducing disclosure requirements for eligible subsidiary financial statements.
September 2024: IFRIC Update
In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the September 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.
August 2024: CSRD countdown
In this month's episode Laura is joined by Eleanor Larner and Katie DeKeizer to hear about PwC's Global CSRD Survey 2024, key sustainability reporting implementation challenges and new application guidance.
June 2024: IFRIC Update
In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the June 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.
May 2024: Hello IFRS 18
Laura and Gary are joined by Nick Barlow from the IASB's technical staff, to talk about the new standard - IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosures in Financial Statements.IASB IFRS 18 implementation support pagehttps://www.ifrs.org/supporting-implementation/supporting-materials-by-ifrs-standards/ifrs-18/PwC In brief ‘IFRS 18 is here: redefining financial performance reporting’https://viewpoint.p
April 2024: Improving reporting about acquisitions
In this special edition, Laura is joined by Craig Smith from the IASB technical staff, for an overview of the IASB's latest consultation on proposals aimed at improving reporting about acquisitions.Exposure Draft Business Combinations—Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment (open for comment until 15 July 2024)https://www.ifrs.org/news-and-events/news/2024/03/iasb-consults-on-proposals-to-improv
March 2024: IFRIC Update
Climate-related commitments, post-acquisition handovers and the IFRS 9 post-implementation review.In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge for an overview of the March 2024 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-latest-episode.html
February 2024: What’s in store in 2024?
Seven years since the IASB issued its most recent Standard (IFRS 17), 2024 is set to be the year of IFRS 18 and IFRS 19. And that 's not all. This month Laura is joined by Marie Kling and Netta Mikkilä to take a look at the IASB's standard-setting agenda for the year.Find out more at PwC’s IFRS Talks homepagehttps://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/gx/en/pwc-ifrs-talks/PwC-IFRS-talks/Listen-to-the-l
January 2024: PwC's Global Investor Survey
Trust, tech and transformation. As we kick-off the new year, Laura Kennedy is joined by PwC’s Global Reporting Leader Nadja Picard, and Eleanor Larner from our global investor engagement programme to find out what investor’s want to know about how companies are managing crises and staying resilient, while creating and protecting long-term value in today’s fracturing world.PwC’s Global Investor Sur
December 2023: IFRIC Update and Net Zero Commitments
Does a company need to record a balance sheet liability for the costs associated with its net zero commitments?In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Karsten Ganssauge and Scott Bandura for a special edition of our IFRIC Update, focusing on accounting implications of net zero commitments, as well as other climate-related matters.Guidance referred to in this episode:PwC 2023 Illustrati
November 2023 Global minimum tax
In this month’s episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Andy Wiggins and Gary Berchowitz to talk about the OECD’s global minimum tax (aka ‘Pillar Two’ or ‘GLoBE’).Listen in for an overview of the rules, practical challenges, safe harbours, and accounting implications.
October 2023: Speaking Sustainability
In this month's episode, Laura Kennedy is joined by Katie DeKeizer and Jan-Ben Wiese to talk about sustainability reporting.Listen in for key developments so far in 2023, what's to come, and a guide to commonly used acronyms and terms including alphabet soup, double materiality and interoperability.Guidance referred to in this episode: PwC’s global sustainability reporting page.
June 2023: IFRIC Update
Join Laura Kennedy and Karsten Ganssauge as they discuss three topics from the June 2023 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting:Energy contracts and the ‘own-use’ exemption from financial instrument accountingMergers between a parent and its subsidiaryConsolidation when the parent is hyperinflationary but the subsidiary is not
Episode 143 IFRS 9 Classification and Measurement
Join Raihazah Shaikh, Mark Randall and Laura Kennedy as they discuss the latest developments under IFRS 9 classification and measurement. Topics include:An overview of what is involved in the post implementation reviewThe proposed amendments to IFRS 9 covering contractual cash flow characteristics and electronic cash payment systems.
Episode142: March 2023 IFRIC Update
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Karsten Ganssauge for an update of the March 2023 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. Topics include:Three new submissions: Homes and home loans provided to employees, Guarantee over a derivative contract and Premiums Receivable from an Intermediary;Potential annual improvements on the accounting for lease payments forgiven (IFRS 9 and IFRS 16) andPossible changes to t
Episode 141: Accounting for Carbon Offsets
How to account for carbon offsets and related costs? Claire Howells and Gina Huang join Raihazah Shaikh to share their perspectives on the accounting for carbon offsets and related costs from the perspective of a purchaser and the perspective of a project developer.
Episode 140: The Investors' Perspective
What do investors want to know about this reporting season? In this podcast, Hilary Eastman and Eleanor Leach join Raihazah Shaikh to share their perspectives.
Episode 139: Taking stock of sustainability reporting
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Henry Daubeney as they take stock of sustainability related reporting covering the three proposals, the ISSB S1 and S2 exposure drafts, the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the SEC proposed climate rule. They also look ahead to developments that are expected in 2023
Episode 138: November IFRIC Meeting
Join Raihazah and Karsten Ganssauge for an update on the November 2022 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. Topics include assessing the definition of a lease when considering substitution rights and potential annual improvements to existing IFRS standards.
Episode 137: Rising inflation and interest rates
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Laura Kennedy for an overview of the accounting considerations in a rising inflation and interest rate environment. Topics include key themes to consider on the impact to the measurement and disclosures; examples of areas that might be impacted, and examples of where additional disclosures might need to be considered in accordance with IAS 1.
Episode 136: September IFRIC
Join Raihazah and Karsten Ganssauge for an update on the September 2022 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. Topics include three agenda decisions finalised on multi-currency groups of insurance contracts, accounting for warrants at acquisition in a SPAC transaction and lessor forgiveness of lease payments. The Committee also discussed the staff’s proposal on the IAS 21 amendments on lack of ex
Episode 135: Cloud computing
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Gina Huang as they reflect on PwC’s learnings over the past year in relation to cloud computing arrangements following the IFRIC agenda decisions in March 2019 (Customer’s Right to Receive Access to the Supplier’s Software Hosted on the Cloud (IAS 38 Intangible Assets)) and March 2021 (Configuration or Customisation Costs in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (IAS 38 Intangible
Episode 134: Sustainability related reporting - what’s next?
Join Raihazah Shaikh, Henry Daubeney and Scott Bandura for an overview of PwC’s response to the ISSB exposure drafts and a summary of next steps in sustainability related reporting.Topics include key themes in PwC’s response letter, areas of focus in each individual exposure draft and an overview of other upcoming developments.
Episode 133: European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Peter Flick where they discuss the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) exposure drafts released by EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group). Topics include, the scope of the requirements, an overview of cross-cutting standards, the concept of double materiality and the climate exposure draft.
Episode132: IFRIC Update June 2022
Join Raihazah and Karsten Ganssauge for an update on the June 2022 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. The topics include the consolidation of a non-hyperinflationary subsidiary by a hyperinflationary parent and the application of IFRS 17 and IAS 21 to a group of insurance contracts with foreign currency cash flows.
Episode 131: Future of reporting: Global alignment of sustainability reporting
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Nadja Picard, where they discuss a path towards further global alignment and adoption of sustainability reporting standards. They take a close look at the role of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and how the memorandum of understanding between the GRI and the IFRS foundation can establish reporting which looks beyond a global investor focussed baseline.Click here for
Episode 130: SEC Proposal: Climate-related disclosures
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Andreas Ohl, where they discuss the SEC proposal on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. Topics include an overview of the proposal and a summary of some of the similarities and differences with other similar proposals.
Episode 129: ISSB Exposure Drafts
Join Raihazah Shaikh, Mark O’Sullivan and Scott Bandura, where they discuss the two new exposure drafts published by the International Sustainability Standards Board which consist of the general requirements for disclosure of sustainability-related financial information, and climate related disclosures.
Episode 128: IFRIC Update - March 2022 (Part 2)
Join Raihazah Shaikh and Karsten Ganssauge for an update on part 2 of the March 2022 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting, where they discuss the two issues relating to the accounting implications of special purpose acquisition companies, also referred to as SPACs.
Episode 127: IFRIC Update - March 2022 (part 1)
Join Andrea Pryde and Karsten Ganssauge for an update on part 1 of the March 2022 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. The topics include demand deposits with restrictions, recognition of profit for life contingent immediate annuity contracts, and the accounting for lease concessions.
Episode 126: Supplier Finance - February 2022
Join Andrea Pryde and Gary Berchowitz for an update on the Supplier Finance Exposure Draft. The podcast explores the nature of these arrangements, what the exposure draft proposes, and PwC’s preliminary views on responding to the exposure draft.
Episode 125: IFRIC Update
Join Andrea Pryde and Karsten Ganssauge for an update from the February 2022 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting. The topics include TLTRO III transactions and negative low or new energy vehicle credits. There was also an education session on IFRS 17.
Episode 124: What do investors want to know about 2021 year ends?
What do investors want to know about 2021 year ends? Hilary Eastman and Gale Wilkinson join Andrea Pryde to provide their insights.
Episode 123: ESG reporting
Developments in environmental, social and governance (ESG) non-financial reporting have moved quickly during 2021, driven by the demand from investors. Henry Daubeney and Katie Woods provide an overview of the latest developments from the IFRS Foundation.
Episode 122: Carbon pricing models
The Paris Agreement adopted at COP 21 in 2015 introduced a market based mechanism to price carbon with the aim of cost-effectively managing and reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. But carbon pricing mechanisms can raise tricky accounting questions.
Episode 121: IFRIC Update
Join Andrea Pryde and Karsten Ganssauge as they discuss the latest IFRIC updates
Episode 120: ECL for Climate Change
Continuing our green mini series, Andrea Pryde is joined by Gethin Evans and Kevin McLeod to discuss how the effects of climate-related risks should be reflected in expected credit loss calculations used for measuring impairment of financial assets applying IFRS 9.
Episode 119: Green loans
Join Mark Randall and Andrea Pryde as they discuss the accounting challenges associated with so-called ‘green loans’
Episode 118: Sustainability reporting developments at the IFRS Foundation
Sue Lloyd, vice-chair of the International Accounting Standards Board joins Andrea Pryde to discuss developments in sustainability reporting at the IFRS Foundation.
Episode 117: Agenda consultation
Gary Berchowitz and Hilary Eastman join Andrea Pryde to discuss their views on the IASB’s Third Agenda Consultation.
Episode 116: IFRIC Update September 2021
Karsten Ganssauge joins Andrea Pryde to discuss the latest updates at the September 2021 IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting.
Episode 115: Accounting for Cloud Computing Arrangements
Gary Berchowitz, Rachel Rubenstein and Andrea Pryde discuss the costs relating to cloud computing and software service
Episode 114 - Taking Stock of 2021
Marie Kling and Andrea Pryde review 2021’s highlights for financial reporting so far and look forward to developments in the rest of 2021.
Episode 113: Sustainability and ESG
Hear Henry Daubeney explain recent developments in environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting.
Episode 112: Hans Hoogervorst - An Accidental Accountant
Hans Hoogervorst joins Andrea Pryde to reflect on his accomplishments as Chairman of the IASB. He shares his thoughts on the IASB and IFRS Standards, and considers the future for standard setting.
Episode 111: IFRS interpretation committee meeting
Join Andrea Pryde and Karsten Ganssauge as they discuss the issues from last week’s IFRS Interpretations Committee meeting, including the Targeted Long-term Refinancing Operations III transactions and an electricity retailer’s accounting for a Power Purchase Agreements in a Gross Pool Electricity Market.
Episode 110: Lack of exchangeability
Join Andrea Pryde, Mercedes Baño and Sergio Cravero for a discussion on the issues addressed by the IASB’s Exposure Draft on Lack of Exchangeability (Amendments to IAS 21).
Episode109: IFRIC update
Karsten Ganssauge updates us on the latest from the March and April IASB Interpretations Committee meeting where the Committee considered new topics relating to IFRS 16 and IAS 32, and finalised tentative agenda decisions relating to IAS 19 and IFRS 9.
Episode 108: Supplier Finance
In recent years we’ve seen an increased use of supplier financing arrangements, sometimes called reverse factoring arrangements. Supplier financing arrangements can allow entities to manage working capital more efficiently, typically in conjunction with a programme with a bank or financial institution. Hear Marie Kling explain the top five accounting considerations for supplier financing arrangeme
Episode 107: Rate regulated accounting
At the end of January the IASB published an exposure draft of a new accounting standard that would require companies subject to rate regulation to give investors additional information about the effects of rate regulation on their financial performance. The proposed Standard may have a significant impact for entities within its scope that do not currently have regulatory balances. Scott and Hea
Episode 106: SPACs
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been in the news a lot recently. Gary Berchowitz explains what a SPAC is and the accounting challenges relating to them.
Episode 105: Crypto assets with Ryan Leopold
Cryptoassets are transferable digital assets that prevent copying or duplication. One of the most common types are cryptocurrencies, which are mainly used as a means of exchange. Ryan explores the accounting and growth of the sector, all in 20mins.
Episode 104: February IFRIC Update
Karsten Ganssauge tells us what happened at the February IFRIC Meeting where they discussed three topics: Sale and leaseback of an asset in a single-asset entity, the preparation of financial statements when an entity is no longer a going concern, and the costs necessary to sell inventories.
Episode 103: Going concern: disclosure relating to material uncertainty about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern
Given all that has happened in 2020 and the continuing uncertainty in 2021 arising from the global pandemic, we expect that investors are going to be looking at how companies and auditors are comfortable that a going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and the disclosures around it. Katie Woods and Jamie Shannon discuss disclosures and judgements relating to material uncertainty about an e
Episode 102: What should we expect from the Post-Implementation Review of IFRS 9?
In October 2020, the IASB decided to begin the post implementation review of the IFRS 9 classification and measurement requirements. The IASB plans to conduct outreach for the first phase of the PIR in the first half of this year targeting a request for information in the third quarter of 2021. Marie Kling explains what this means for the year ahead.
Episode 101: What do investors want to know about 2020?
Hilary Eastman looks at what investors want to know about 2020, covering the impact of COVID-19, climate-related financial risks and the importance of transparency in financial statements.
Episode 100: Emissions credit accounting
Scott Bandura talks us through how emissions trading schemes work and the accounting challenges. Is there a difference in accounting between granted and purchased allowances? Is there an obligation as emissions are generated? Find out about the challenges and current diversity in the accounting in this latest episode.
Episode 99: December IFRIC update
Karsten Ganssauge talks through the December IFRIC agenda. The episode focuses on supply chain financing; the impact of covenants on the classification of current or non current liabilities and whether customisation and configuration costs can be capitalised as intangible assets.
Episode 98: Business Combinations - Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment DP
Paul Shepherd provides an overview of the discussion paper, Business Combinations - Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment. He summarises the proposals for additional disclosures, simplifications to the impairment test and the Boards consideration for goodwill amortisation. Find out all in the latest podcast.
Episode 97: Employee benefits in light of COVID-19
Katie Woods walks through the impacts of COVID-19 on accounting for employee benefits - pensions, share based payments, bonuses, and termination benefits.
Episode 96: Life and times of Darrel Scott, former IASB member
Darrel Scott talks about his time at the IASB including the IFRIC committee and the standard setting process.
Episode 95: The Importance of Climate Risk to Financial and Non-Financial Reporting
Scott Bandura explains the importance of climate risk for both financial and non financial reporting. Does IFRS consider climate risk? How can it impact accounting? What are the latest developments around ESG reporting & assurance? Scott tells all in the latest episode.
Episode 94: IBOR reform Phase 2
In August 2020 the IASB concluded their IBOR reform project and issued the Phase 2 amendments. Chris Raftopoulos, Marie Kling and Mark Randall recap on Phase 2 and explain the key amendments - scope, contractual cash flow relief and hedge accounting.
Episode 93: September IFRIC Update
Karsten Ganssauge talks through the September IFRIC Agenda. How to account for a sale and leaseback in a corporate wrapper and a proposed Board amendment to IAS 12, Taxes.
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