Question 2 - 750 words

The AASB Framework OB2 states that: "The objective of general purpose financial reporting is to provide financial information about the reporting entity that is useful to existing and potential investors, lenders and other creditors in making decisions about providing resources to the entity. Those decisions involve buying, selling or holding equity and debt instruments, and providing or settling loans and other forms of credit"

Does the identification of particular groups of users have implications for the measurement basis that will ultimately be adopted by the AASB for use in Australia? Justify your position. In your response you should consider whether fair values or historical costs would be more relevant to the users identified in the AASB Framework.