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Why IAS 38 is Hindering South Africa’s Growth: A Call for Change

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Our financial statements reflect a glaring underrepresentation of intangible assets, which signals two worrying possibilities: either we aren’t investing enough in IP, or we’re investing in it but not accounting for it properly. In turn, this discourages investment in innovation, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of stagnation.

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Chinese Study highlights limitations on IAS 38, accounting for intangible assets

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The research “How to improve IFRS for intangible assets? The authors argue that the standard is not suitable for industries that rely on long-term innovation cycles, where R&D investment is essential. This is particularly damaging for high-tech startups and innovative sectors where continuous investment is key.

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Musings on Markets: Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

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Income from financial holdings (including cash balances, investments in financial securities and minority holdings in other businesses) are added back, and interest expenses on debt are subtracted out to get to taxable income. Returns on Invested Capital (or Equity). The numbers yield interesting insights. .

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Data Update 5 for 2022: The Bottom Line!

Musings on Markets

Income from financial holdings (including cash balances, investments in financial securities and minority holdings in other businesses) are added back, and interest expenses on debt are subtracted out to get to taxable income. The numbers yield interesting insights.

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

The Rise of Intangibles While the debate about intangibles, and how best to value them, is relatively recent, it is unquestionable that intangibles have been a part of valuation, and the investment process, through history. With that said, it is clear that the debate about intangibles has become more intense in the last two decades.

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