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Ciara McKenna Career Journey

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Ciara McKenna shares her career story and views on a successful career in professional services.

Ciara McKenna

FS Partner, Assurance, Insurance

+353 1 2212 683
ciara.mckenna@ie.ey.com  

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Women in Finance
2023 Global Insurance Outlook – Irish Perspective
IASB issues amendments to IFRS 17 On 25 June 2020, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB or the Board) issued amendmentsRead more
IASB agrees amendments to IFRS 17 for seven sweep issues At its May 2020 Board meeting, the IASB discussed seven “sweep issues” identified during theRead more
Internal controls considerations for insurers in a remote close environment As a result of Covid-19, businesses and economies around the globe have transitioned to remoteRead more
The deferral of IFRS 17, and the impact of Covid-19 At its meeting on 17 March 2020, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) agreed theRead more

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IFRS 17 deferred to 1 January 2023 At its March 2020 Board meeting, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB or the Board)Read more
IFRS 17: latest IASB updates, February/March 2020 The IASB continued its re-deliberations on the Exposure Draft Amendments to IFRS 17 (the ED)Read more
IASB addresses five of the proposed IFRS 17 amendments At its January 2020 Board meeting, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB or the Board)Read more
IASB begins re-deliberation of amendments to IFRS 17 At its December Board meeting, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB or the Board) startedRead more
IASB agrees re-deliberation plan for amendments to IFRS 17 At its meeting on 20 November, the IASB Board agreed a re-deliberation plan for proposedRead more
IASB issues proposed amendments to IFRS 17 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB or the Board) issued its Exposure Draft (ED) onRead more
Global IFRS 9 Insurance Survey Most insurers in Ireland have chosen to implement IFRS 9 Financial Instruments at the same time as IFRSRead more
IASB concludes planned deliberations on IFRS 17 At its meeting on 15 May 2019, the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB: AgreedRead more
IASB proposes further changes to IFRS 17 At its meeting on 14 March 2019, the IASB proposed further changes to IFRS 17,Read more
IASB proposes changes to IFRS 17 covering scope and transition At its meeting on the 7th of February 2019, the IASB considered six further potentialRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert – January 2019 At its meeting on the 23rd of January 2019, the IASB (or Board) tentatively decided toRead more
IFRS17 Delay: Consideration on how insurers can respond With the IASB announcing a proposed one-year delay to the implementation date of IFRS 17 (andRead more
IASB agrees to defer IFRS 17 to 2022 At a Board meeting on Wednesday 14th of November, the International Accounting Standards Board, orRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert – IASB meeting update At an educational meeting on Wednesday 24 October, the IASB discussed how they might evaluateRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert – TRG meeting update The IASB’s Transitional Resources Group (TRG) met on September 26th and 27th for their thirdRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert, June 2018 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has proposed narrow-scope amendments to IFRS 17. These minorRead more
IFRS 17 — How the insurance industry is assessing and adopting the standard The new financial reporting standard IFRS 17 is the biggest change to insurance accounting requirementsRead more
FASB introduce accounting changes for long-duration insurance contracts The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance on August 15th, that will changeRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert, May 2018 IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17 or the standard) represents a fundamental change to accountingRead more
Applying IFRS 17 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued IFRS17 Insurance Contracts (the standard) in May 2017,Read more
First technical discussion of the IASB’s IFRS 17 Transition Resource Group The IASB’s Transition Resources Group for IFRS 17 met for the first time on 6Read more
The Path to Partnership: What is the impact of a more diverse leadership team? Ciara McKenna started her career at EY as a graduate. Sixteen years later, she's oneRead more
Impact of IFRS 17 on insurance: data, systems and processes An unprecedented wave of new reporting and regulatory requirements are driving changes that are significantlyRead more
IFRS 17 and European insurers: What are the implications? The implementation of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts for periods commencing on or after 1 JanuaryRead more
Insurance Accounting Alert: IASB issues IFRS 17 Background to IFRS 17 After a very long journey, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASBRead more