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Entries tagged "mark-to-market"G-20 and mark-to-market: Two blog favoritesWhile print media relegated the G-20 and fair value accounting stories to the inside pages, the blogosphere was chock-a-block with stories about the two topics. Video: Germack on accounting practicesIn this episode of Inside The Deal, RateFinancial's Victor Germack speaks about why accounting rules need to be overhauled in order to fix the financial markets. Robert Rubin comes out against mark-to-market accountingRobert Rubin, the former U.S. Treasury secretary and Citigroup Inc. adviser, criticized fair-value accounting in a discussion, saying that the method had "done a great deal of damage." ... Accountants to Cox: Keep politics out of accountingAs the Securities and Exchange Commission prepares for yet another roundtable discussion on fair value or mark-to-market accounting, Robert Denham, chairman of the Financial Accounting Foundation, is urging SEC Chairman Christopher Cox (pictured) to reject any attempt to suspend the accounting rule. ... ABA not satisfied with FASB clarificationThe American Bankers Association, a Washington-based lobbying group, wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to override U.S. accounting rulemakers' new guidance on mark-to-market accounting, saying it still relies too heavily on distressed asset values. ... FASB clarifies mark-to-marketThe Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a clarification late Friday of its fair value or "mark-to-market" accounting rules that gives guidance to financial firms on how to value illiquid assets in distressed markets. The FASB ruling builds on a statement it released with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 30, with examples of how companies should use their best judgment to value assets that have no active market.... EU to match U.S. mark-to-market accounting rulesThe European Union wants its troubled banks to be on the same footing as troubled U.S. banks, prompting EU finance ministers to agree Tuesday to change how the mark-to-market accounting rule is applied in the third quarter. ... Soapbox: The 'combustible atmosphere' for PEIn its April 21 cover story, The Deal weighs in on FAS 157 and how mark-to-market accounting is forcing private equity firms to grapple with many of the same pressures weighing on public companies. Fish & Richardson's Joseph W. Bartlett, a frequent Deal contributor, examined in January the "combustible atmosphere" brewing for private equity and for buyout and hedge funds in particular. Bartlett put forth two arguments examining the movements in place aimed at taming the excesses of private equity, and he argued tactics, including FAS 157, to limit it have been excessive.Read The Deal newsweekly: Decisions decisionsRead Bartlett's Jan.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "mark-to-market." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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