This is the final edition of IFRS News for 2016. In the edition we look at:

• amendments that have been made by the IASB to IFRS 4 ‘Insurance Contracts’;
• the European and Securities Market Authority’s (ESMA) common enforcement priorities for 2016 financial statements;
• IFRS-related news at Grant Thornton;
• a general round-up of financial reporting developments;
• summary of the implementation dates of newer Standards that are not yet mandatory; and
• a list of IASB publications that are out for comment.