Accounting for the full value of the business: Brand Finance Asia GIFT report

Valuing intangibles has never been an easy process. In our current knowledge-based economy, intangibles can form a substantial component of a company's balance sheet. For a decade or longer, it has been mandatory for well-run organisations to establish the true nature of their intangibles and goodwill. Good business decisions depend on it. Investors demand to know. International Financial Reporting Standards explicitly demand valuations in a growing number of situations.