Accounting for the financial instruments listed on the South African futures exchange in the context of the International Accounting Standards Committee conceptual framework

The objective of this study was to evaluate the views of both preparers and users of financial statements on a number of issues related to South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX) financial instruments. These issues related to the perceptions of the SAFEX market price as a measure of fair value for financial reporting purposes, as well as perceptions of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) asset and liability definition. These were formulated into the hypotheses set out in chapter 1. The objectives of the study were achieved by a literature search related to financial instruments and SAFEX, as well as empirical data collection through the use of postal questionnaires and the evaluation thereof.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

College of Accounting

Year dc:date.issued

1997

Author dc:creator

• Baker, Shannon Bruce

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Everingham, Geoff

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9488

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9488