Stock market performance enhanced through integrated reporting
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Companies can significantly enhance their stock market performance by adopting integrated reporting (IR) and combined assurance (CA) practices, according to new research from Murdoch University. The research underscores the importance of transparency and accuracy in financial reporting. Companies that use integrated reporting consider non-financial information such as human, governance, social and environmental inputs—not just the financial bottom line—to deliver a more complete picture of performance. Combined Assurance ensures companies consider all factors in assessing risk. Dr. Augustine Donkor from Murdoch Business School led the study and...