On November 7, ISDA’s Accounting Committee responded to a consultation issued by the European Commission (EC) seeking views from all stakeholders on their experience of Regulation 1606/2002 (the IAS Regulation), which pursues the adoption and use of international accounting standards in the European Union (EU), with a view to harmonising the financial information and its impact on cross-border transactions, cost of capital, investor protection, transparency and comparability of financial information across the EU and confidence in the financial markets.