US relaxes fair value rules
Accounting Standards

US relaxes fair value rules

15y Accountancy Age

US relaxes fair value rules

FASB waters down accounting rules requiring banks to value their assets at market prices Read More...

View article
Financial Crisis Advisory Group writes to G20
Accounting Standards

Financial Crisis Advisory Group writes to G20

15y David Jetuah

Financial Crisis Advisory Group writes to G20

Financial Crisis Advisory Group sends letter to Downing St flagging up study which will recommend financial reporting improvements Read More...

View article
FASB acts to ease US bank profit worries
Accounting Standards

FASB acts to ease US bank profit worries

15y Paul Grant

FASB acts to ease US bank profit worries

New position could help banks take some losses out of earnings calculations Read More...

View article
Get the latest analysis and reports delivered to your inbox daily
FASB warily welcomes SEC's IFRS roadmap plan
Accounting Standards

FASB warily welcomes SEC's IFRS roadmap plan

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

FASB warily welcomes SEC's IFRS roadmap plan

US standard setters welcome SEC's IFRS roadmap plan - with some reservations Read More...

View article
Clash continues in US over fair value
Accounting Standards

Clash continues in US over fair value

15y Accountancy Age

Clash continues in US over fair value

Standard setter attacked for changes to accounting for financial instruments Read More...

View article
No fair value suspension in the US, SEC urges
Accounting Standards

No fair value suspension in the US, SEC urges

15y David Jetuah

No fair value suspension in the US, SEC urges

Fair value not to blame for the financial crisis and should not be dropped but FASB may have to cut down the number of models available for calculati...

View article
Sir David Tweedie: FASB has a future
Accounting Standards

Sir David Tweedie: FASB has a future

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

Sir David Tweedie: FASB has a future

US standard setters have a future despite convergence to international accounting standards Read More...

View article
Obama urged to suspend fair value
Accounting Standards

Obama urged to suspend fair value

16y Accountancy Age

Obama urged to suspend fair value

New president urged to look at suspending mark-to-market accounting before he even takes office Read More...

View article
IASB and FASB to hold crisis talks
Accounting Standards

IASB and FASB to hold crisis talks

16y David Jetuah

IASB and FASB to hold crisis talks

Standard setters to hold a round table in London next week on financial reporting issues highlighted by the financial crisis Read More...

View article
Fair value critics turn on guidance
Accounting Standards

Fair value critics turn on guidance

16y AccountancyAge.com

Fair value critics turn on guidance

Fair value critics say that rules for illiquid markets create fire sale prices, regardless of the intentions of the guidance Read More...

View article
US accounting regulator to issue fair value guidance
Accounting Standards

US accounting regulator to issue fair value guidance

16y AccountancyAge.com

US accounting regulator to issue fair value guidan...

The US Financial Accounting Standards Board is today expected to issue final guidance on the controversial issue of fair value accounting amid the gl...

View article
Fair value suspension branded 'stupid'
Accounting Standards

Fair value suspension branded 'stupid'

16y David Jetuah

Fair value suspension branded 'stupid'

Accounting and valution analysts voice alarm at the prospect of a suspension in fair value Read More...

View article