Why intangible assets are reshaping business valuation

How do you measure value when much of a company's worth no longer appears on the balance sheet?

This episode explores the growing importance of intangible assets and why they have become one of the most significant challenges facing accountants, valuers, investors, and standard setters.

As investment increasingly flows into intangibles such as software, data, AI, brands and intellectual capital, questions are emerging about whether traditional financial reporting can keep pace.

Key listener takeaways include:

• Why intangible assets are becoming a major driver of business value

• The growing gap between market value and financial statement value

• How valuation standards support consistency and trust

• Why investors need greater visibility for intangible investments

• What CFOs, auditors and valuers can do differently to improve intangible valuations

• What the IASB's review of intangible asset reporting could mean