Global Harmonisation of Accounting Standards: What Research into Capital Markets Tells Us

There is strong evidence that current levels of accounting diversity are reflected in various dimensions of sharemarket activity. However, there is little available research to help us assess the potential effects of accounting hamonisation on the ASX and its participants. Moreover, the available indications suggest that the answers will not be simple, and not always in accord with some of the arguments that are heard in the hamonisation debate.