The Securities and Exchange Commission remains committed to its proposal to require publicly-traded U.S.-based firms to adopt international financial reporting standards (IFRS) within the next two years.

How should you prepare for the transition from generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to IFRS? And could the move from GAAP to IFRS help or hinder your company's efforts to shorten its time to close?

During this one-hour Webcast, you will:

• Hear the findings of Paragon Consulting Group's annual research about trends in average close times in the U.S. and Europe, including how regulatory requirements in each region affect these results; and
  
  
• Learn how the global media company Pearson Plc — owner of such brands as The Financial Times and Penguin Books — managed a smooth transition to IFRS while reducing its time to close by seven days.