7 December 2023

SAICA congratulates Keshni Kuni for her appointment as a member of the IASB Global Preparers Forum (GPF)

Johannesburg, 7 December 2023 - The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) congratulates Keshni Kuni, Executive Head of IFRS Reporting and Advisory, Tax Accounting and Reporting at the Standard Bank Group South Africa, for her appointment to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) Global Preparers Forum (GPF) for an initial five-year term.

Keshni is also a member of the SAICA Accounting Practices Committee (APC) and the Financial Reporting Standards Council (FRSC) of South Africa.

The Global Preparers Forum is an independent body from the IASB and the IFRS Foundation, with the specific aim to provide the IASB with regular input from the international community of preparers of financial statements.

SAICA wishes her well as she represents South Africa banking’s view.

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The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), South Africa’s pre-eminent accountancy body, is recognised as the world’s leading accounting institute and is home to the leading CA designation in the world The Institute provides a wide range of support services to more than 50 000 members and associates who are chartered accountants (CAs[SA]), as well as associate general accountants (AGAs[SA]) and accounting technicians (ATs[SA]), who hold positions as CEOs, MDs, board directors, business owners, chief financial officers, auditors and leaders in every sphere of commerce and industry, and who play a significant role in the nation’s highly dynamic business sector and economic development.

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