The Association of Certified Accountants’ (ACCA) international survey: “Towards greater convergence,” indicates that support for global standards among CFOs and investors, across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East has increased since the start of the global economic crisis. Although CFOs and investors were not part of the survey, “it is highly unlikely that the opinions of South-African-based CFOs and investors would be out of synch with their global counterparts,” says Nadine Kater, head of ACCA South Africa.