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CFO
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Convergence vs. Conversion The notion of U.S. companies switching to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) over the next few years might become moot if efforts to converge U.S. and international accounting standards are successful. |
U.S. Banker
April 2008
Karen Krebsbach |
What's Delaying the SEC on IFRS? How many decades will it take the SEC to mandate IFRS over the U.S. Generally Accepting Accounting Principles? |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
D.J. Gannon |
Small World Financial reporting standards will eliminate many of the adjustments investment advisors historically have made to allow companies' financials to be more comparable internationally. |
CFO
October 1, 2008
Marie Leone |
Convergence Divergence Critics question the entire rationale for adopting international financial reporting standards. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Alan Lavine |
Apples To Apples Expect a pop in equity valuations, increased liquidity and lower trading costs as foreign companies list stocks in the United States using International Financial Reporting Standards. |
CIO
June 10, 2009
Chris Feenstra |
Global Accounting Rule Shift CIOs should plan now for the proposed switch to International Financial Reporting Standards. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Could Its IFRS Delay Strip the SEC of Power? International standards group gently prods the SEC to step up its involvement. |
CFO
June 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
Principles vs. Practices A new study says chief financial officers think financial statements are too complex for the average investor. |
CFO
September 1, 2012
Kathleen Hoffelder |
Mind the GAAP Alternatives More accounting options for small and mid size companies are on the way. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Sarah Johnson |
Goodbye GAAP It's time to start preparing for the arrival of international accounting standards. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
Tim Reason |
International Accounting Standards Board Chairman Sir David Tweedie The overseer of a coming accounting revolution opines on U.S. companies' inevitable, eventual shift to IFRS. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Alan Rappeport |
One Standard, Many Laws Accounting convergence could be derailed by countries making too many modifications. |
Bank Technology News
November 2008
Rebecca Sausner |
Accounting Change to International Standard Looms Large for IT The SEC's plan for the eventual retirement of GAAP accounting in favor of International Financial Reporting Standards will necessitate changes to hundreds of banking IT systems. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Yungmann & Agarwal |
One World, One GAAP Global businesses and international investors are increasingly demanding accounting information that they can understand when running businesses and making investment decisions on a worldwide basis. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Sarah Johnson |
Long Live the King? As international accounting standards close in on GAAP, the U.S. standard-setter considers its mortality. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Josh Hyatt |
Small Companies Will Lag, but By How Much? Switching to the new global financial reporting standards is inevitable for private companies -- eventually. |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Leibs & Reason |
IFRS and When The SEC may decide soon whether and when U.S. companies will switch to international accounting standards. And it's a good thing, as panic from not knowing the date is percolating. |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
D.J. Gannon |
Why Adopt Global Standards, Anyway? The reality is that the development of identical standards was never the intended result of convergence. |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2004
Scott Farb |
The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Michelle Leder |
Rewriting the Rules Everything you thought you knew about accounting is about to change. Is there any reason to smile? This is the third of a three-part series examining the state of accounting five years after passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
CFO
August 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
The SEC Rules Five years after Sarbanes-Oxley, the SEC is flexing its regulatory muscle as never before. |
CFO
October 1, 2010
Leone & Stuart |
Keeping Cool on the Hot Seat Departing Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Robert Herz takes a look back at his tenure. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Mary Schapiro's Priorities Mary Schapiro tells the Senate Banking Committee what her priorities will be at the SEC. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
You Say IASB, I Say FASB, You Say... A description of efforts to harmonize U.S. and international accounting standards, and shifts in the accounting profession caused by recent scandals. |
Real Estate Portfolio
July 2000
Richard M. Jeanneret |
No More "Hocus-Pocus" Until more guidance is provided, it is essential that companies develop their own framework for assessing reporting quality, one that promotes a common vocabulary and understanding about quality among audit committee members, senior management, and auditors... |
CFO
September 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
A Perfect Storm With fair value, IFRS, and XBRL, finance is experiencing a remarkable sea change. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
How Foreign Firms Can Attract U.S. Investors: Overcoming 'Home Bias' There are clearly substantial benefits to foreign firms that are able to attract U.S. investors in terms of lowering the cost of capital. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Standing on Principles In a world with more regulation than ever, can the accounting rulebook be thrown away? |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Jason Karaian |
The Silent Treatment Regulators think that companies are too shy when it comes to airing their views on fundamental accounting issues. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Simplifying Financial Reporting An SEC committee takes the first stab at a huge task under SOX. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
A Rescue Plan to Save the Beleaguered Accounting Industry A new book called Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting does not break much new ground, but it does an admirable job of tying together a number of topics that have challenged the accounting industry and providing a framework for financial reporting in the future. |
FDIC FYI
July 24, 2002 |
Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports. |
CFO
January 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Which One When? A roundup of key accounting deadlines, developments, and detours to watch for in 2009. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 23, 2006
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Financial Reporting Goes Global As business goes global, pressure is increasing for adoption of a single set of accounting standards worldwide. Harvard professor Gregory Miller discusses this trend and India's unique position to be a leader in the international accounting environment. |
Information Today
January 5, 2009 |
SEC Approves Requirement of Interactive Data for Financial Reporting With interactive data, all of the facts in a financial statement are labeled with unique computer-readable "tags," which function like bar codes to make financial information more searchable on the internet. |
Chemistry World
March 16, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Drug firms warned to be honest with investors The US Securities and Exchange Commission is concerned that too many pharmaceutical companies aren't being sufficiently transparent with investors about their interactions with regulators at the US Food and Drug Administration. |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Capell & Ewing |
Bringing Europe Inc. Into Sharper Focus Red ink is turning black overnight - and vice-versa - as companies adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards, a giant first step toward global harmonization of accounting standards. |
Investment Advisor
August 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Congress Presses Schapiro to Protect Investors While members of Congress praised SEC Chairman Schapiro for acting quickly to institute changes at the agency, lawmakers said more work needs to be done to protect investors. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005 |
Report From A General In The SEC's War On Fraud The Securities & Exchange Commission chief accountant Donald T. Nicolaisen talks about the reliability of financial reports, scandals and accounting standards. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Julia Homer |
Hello IFRS The international standards are knocking at our doors, but their convergence with GAAP is clouded with questions. |
Registered Rep.
March 10, 2011
Kristen French |
SEC Says Bigger Budget Is Supported By BCG Report In testimony before Congress Thursday, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro made a case for an increase in the agency's funding to $1.407 billion for 2012. |
Registered Rep.
January 27, 2010
David A. Geracioti |
The SEC "Reforms" Money Market Funds but Votes to Allow Funds to Suspend Redemptions So now the SEC can decide when your client may take his or her money out of an investment? |
Entrepreneur
April 2002
Jennifer Pellet |
Tough Enough Despite speculations of a kinder SEC, Harvey Pitt is cracking down on business... |
IDB America
June 2001
Daniel Drosdoff |
What do you mean by "profitable"? Why Latin American companies and societies have much to gain from adopting a new set of international accounting standards |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Fiduciary Rule May Hit by Summer Despite the advisory industry's hopes that the Securities and Exchange Commission would get a quick start on writing a rule to put brokers under the same fiduciary standard as advisors, it looks as though a rulemaking could come by summer. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: The SEC Reformation An exclusive interview with SEC chief Mary Schapiro regarding financial services reforms. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2006
Clint Boulton |
SEC is Probing IBM Earnings The Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into IBM's first-quarter 2005 accounting practices is now official. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Bulks Up Enforcement The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving at a rapid pace to repair its sullied reputation after being lambasted by Congress for failing to stop the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. |
Investment Advisor
April 2009
Melanie Waddell |
All About Enforcement It's seems a daily occurrence now that the Securities and Exchange Commission levies an enforcement action against a financial services firm |
