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

Why transparency, professional judgement, and valuation quality matter

You'll gain clear insight from this practical discussion on where value now lives inside organisations and how reporting frameworks may need to evolve.