IFRS adoption and analysts' earnings forecasts: Australian evidence
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Article Title | IFRS adoption and analysts' earnings forecasts: Australian evidence |
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ERA Journal ID | 19059 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Cotter, Julie (Author), Tarca, Ann (Author) and Wee, Marvin (Author) |
Journal Title | Accounting and Finance |
Journal Citation | 52 (2), pp. 395-419 |
Number of Pages | 25 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 0810-5391 |
1467-629X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-629X.2010.00392.x |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-629X.2010.00392.x/pdf |
Abstract | We study 145 large listed Australian firms to explore the impact of IFRS adoption on the properties of analysts’ forecasts and the role of firm disclosure about IFRS impact. We find that analyst forecast accuracy improves and there is no significant change in dispersion in the adoption year, suggesting that analysts coped effectively with transition to IFRS. However, we do not observe the expected relationship between firms’ IFRS impact disclosures in their financial statements issued at the end of the transition year with forecast error and dispersion in the adoption year. The results question the timeliness and usefulness of financial statement disclosure, even in a setting where disclosure was mandated by accounting standards (AASB 1047 and AASB 1) and firms had strong incentives to provide information to analysts. |
Keywords | International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); analysts forecasts error and dispersion; AASB 1047 and AASB 101 IFRS transition disclosure |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350103. Financial accounting |
350208. Investment and risk management | |
350101. Accounting theory and standards | |
350104. International accounting | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development |
University of Western Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q146v/ifrs-adoption-and-analysts-earnings-forecasts-australian-evidence
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