Issue 7 Published every quarter, Research Matters provides information about research newly-published by ACCA along with details of events to support its dissemination and to support the research community in general. www.accaglobal.com/research published research Corporate governance practices in Pakistan ACCA is proud to have been selected by The International Finance Corporation, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance to conduct a research project investigating the corporate governance practices of local listed and large unlisted companies and financial sector institutions of Pakistan. The survey obtained the opinion of different corporate governance practices of 111 companies and financial sector institutions of Pakistan. more >>>   Shareholder value in the regulation age A decade on from the Asian economic crisis of 1997, which was largely responsible for renewed global efforts on improving corporate governance practices and the allied introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and five years after Enron, ACCA wanted to gauge business opinion on the effects of increased regulation: good news for shareholder value or bad? more >>>   committee news ACCA Research Committee wins £50,000 ESRC grant ACCA’s Research Committee has been awarded £50,000 by the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) for applied research in two spheres in which ACCA has keen interest and experience: a) financial services, and b) SMEs and intangible assets. more >>>   An overview of the committee The members of the ACCA research committee more >>>   A profile of Jeffrey Unerman Jeffrey Unerman is professor of accounting and corporate accountability at Royal Holloway, University of London, and director of Royal Holloway School of Management’s PhD programme. He is also general secretary of the British Accounting Association. more >>>   looking ahead Forthcoming reports Summary of research in progress. more >>>   Forthcoming events supported by ACCA ACCA hosts and supports a growing number of research-related activities to encourage wide transfer of knowledge as well as to help lead and develop policyrelated debate in all parts of the world. more >>>   ACCA Homepage - Subscribe - Terms and conditions

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