Peter Walton
Professor, Accounting and Management Control Department
Chair Financial Reporting ESSEC KPMG, Chair's Co-Director
Education
Ph.D., London School of Economics M. Sc. Accounting & Finance, London School of Economics B.A. French, German, Economics, London University, External FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant
Academic Publications
Books
La comptabilité anglo-saxonne. 3rd edition. : La découverte, 2008
The Routledge Companion to Fair Value and Financial Reporting. : Peter Walton, 2007
Global Financial Accounting and Reporting. (with W. Aerts). Londres (Royaume‑Uni) : Thomson Learning, 2006
International Accounting. (with A. Haller, B. Raffournier). 2d edition. ( ) : Thomson Learning, 2003
La comptabilité anglo-saxonne. 2d edition. Paris (France) : La découverte, 2001
Financial Statement Analysis. London (Grande‑Bretagne) : Business Press. Thomson Learning, 2000
International Accounting. (with A. Haller, B. Raffournier). th edition. ( ) : London International Thomson Publishing, 1998
Comptabilité internationale. (with A. Haller, B. Raffournier). th edition. Paris (France) : Vuibert, 1997
International Stock Exchange Listing. London (Grande‑Bretagne) : Financial Times Financial Publishing, 1996
Articles
"Audit et comptabilité en Grande-Bretagne pour les PME" (, P. Walton).. Revue Française de Comptabilité , Sept. 2007, Issue 402, p. 12‑12
"The IASB Agenda - A Moving Target" (P. Walton, W. Dick).. Australian Accounting Review , Jul. 2007, Vol. 17, Issue 42, p. 8‑17
"Petit historique de l'IASC/IASB" (, P. Walton).. Les IFRS en pratique , June 2007, Issue Hors-série n° C7, p. 18‑19
"Quel financement pour l'IASB ?" (, P. Walton).. Les IFRS en pratique , June 2007, Issue Hors-série n° C7, p. 76‑77
"Fair value and executory contracts: moving the boundaries in international financial reporting" (, P. Walton).. Accounting and Business Research , Dec. 2006, Vol. 36, Issue 4, p. 337‑343
"Got your number" (, P. Walton).. Quality World , Nov. 2006, Issue November 2006, p. 23‑26
"Creating a supranational institution: the role of the individual and the mood of the times" (P. Walton, C. Bocqueraz).. Accounting History , Aug. 2006, Vol. 11, Issue 3, p. 271‑288
"Boardroom battles" (, P. Walton).. Financial Regulator (The) , Mar. 2006, Vol. 10, Issue 4
"La convergence IASB-FASB et ses implications" (, P. Walton).. Revue Française de Comptabilité , Sept. 2005, p. 10‑12
"International financial statement analysis" (, P. Walton).. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management , Jan. 2005, Vol. 1, p. 255‑260
"Le processus d'élaboration des normes internationales" (, P. Walton).. La Revue du financier , Jan. 2004, p. 18‑24
"IAS 39: where different accounting models collide" (, P. Walton).. Accounting in Europe , Jan. 2004, p. 5‑16
"La normalisation comptable internationale : origine, pratique et et enjeux" (, P. Walton).. Revue française de gestion , Nov. 2003, p. 21‑32
"Dancing with Dinosaurs" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Mar. 2003
"Shattering Complacency: Building Trust" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Oct. 2002
"Norwalking on Egg Shells" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Oct. 2002
"The Trouble with Comprehensive Income" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Sept. 2002
"Accounting Principles or Anti-abuse Rules?" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Jul. 2002
"To Boldly Go....." (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , May 2002
"Oh to be Inconsistent, Now that Winter's Here" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Feb. 2002
"From Newsletter to Academic Journal: Creating the European Accounting Review" (A. Loft, A. Jorissen, P. Walton).. European Accounting Review , Jan. 2002, Vol. 11, Issue 1
"Conformité aux normes comptables internationales : comparaison franco-allemande" (W. Dick, P. Walton).. Revue Française de Comptabilité , Dec. 2001, Issue 339
"Tin Hat Time at the IASB?" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Sept. 2001
"Oh, No! It's that Value Thing Again" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , Jul. 2001
"Fighting Talk and the New IASB" (, P. Walton).. Accounting & Business , June 2001
"Plan comptable ? Yes, Please" (, P. Walton).. Revue Française de Comptabilité , Jan. 2001, Issue 329
"Harmonisation and Cultural Obstacles: International Accounting Standards in Switzerland and the UK" (, P. Walton).. Accounting , May 2000, Vol. 52, Issue 5
"Accounting in Developing Countries: Challenges for the 21st Century" (, P. Walton).. United Nations: International Accounting and Reporting Issue: 2000 Review , Jan. 2000
"The Impact of Government on Company Cash Flows in France and the UK" (M. Messina, P. Walton).. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation , Jan. 1998, p. 273‑293
Chapters
IASB et élaboration des IFRS. In: Comptabilité financière en IFRS (with W. Dick, F. Missonier-piera). Paris (France) : Pearson Education , 2006
Bouleversement des frontières en comptabilité financière. In: BURLAUD & LAND. Mélanges en l'honneur du Professeur Jean-Claude Scheid . Paris : CSOEC, 2005
What kind of financial literacy do employee representatives need ?. In: STOREY J.. Adding Value through Information and Consoltation . London : Palgrave, 2005
In: European Accounting Guide (with J. Scheid). : Aspen Press, 2003
International Finance and Accounting. In: McDONALD F., BURTON F.. International Business . Londres (Grande-Bretagne) : Thomson, 2002
France. In: ALEXANDER D., ARCHER S.. European Accounting Guide (with J. Scheid). Gaithersburg, New York (USA) : Aspen Law and Business, 2001
L'éphémère introduction du coût de remplacement en Grande-Bretagne : bilan d'une tentative pour remettre en cause le modèle en coûts historiques. In: CASTA J.F., COLASSE B.. Juste valeur - enjeux techniques et politiques . Paris (France) : Economica, 2001
European Harmonization (Revised). In: CHOI F.D.S.. International Accounting and Finance Handbook: 2001 Cumulative Supplement . New York (Etats-Unis) : John Wiley, 2001
Other Publications
Press articles
"The Role of the IASB". Review 2001 UNCTAD , 01 janv. 2003
Book reviews
"Financial Reporting and Global Capital Markets : a History of the IASC, 1973-2000". Accounting History , 2008, vol. Volume 13, Issue 3e, p. 387-390
"Worldwide Financial Reporting, the Development and Future of Accounting Standards". European Accounting Review , 2007, vol. 16, p. 22-229
Scientific Activities
Editorial Board Membership
Review of Economic & Business Studies , FEAA
European Accounting Review , Routledge
Accounting in Europe , Taylor & Francis
Accounting in Europe , Taylor & Francis
Comptabilité Contrôle Audit , Vuibert
Accounting History , Sage Publications
Accounting in Europe , Taylor & Francis
European Accounting Review , Talylor & Francis Group
Comptabilité Contrôle Audit , Vuibert
Accounting History , Sage Publications
Accounting in Europe , Taylor & Francis
Comptabilité Contrôle Audit
European Accounting Review
Accounting in Europe , Taylor & Francis
European Accounting Review
International Journal of Accounting (The)
Comptabilité Contrôle Audit
Accounting History
European Accounting Review
International Journal of Accounting (The)
Accounting History
Comptabilité Contrôle Audit
Accounting History
European Accounting Review
European Accounting Review
Professional Experience
Visiting Professor, Université Paris IX-Dauphine. Adviser, UN intergovernmental working froup of experts on international standards of accounting and reporting (ISAR) Editor, World Accounting Report.