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SEC & FASB clarify 157

30 Sep 2008 | Announcements, Fair Value (FAS 157)

This afternoon the Chairman of the SEC, together with FASB staff, released a short document to clarify the application of FASB Statement No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." The guidance provides clarification on the use of broker quotes and financial models, application to illiquid markets, and additional information relating to impairments....
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Reed and Brustkern to speak at Thunderbird

2 Sep 2008 | Announcements

Chuck Reed and Bo Brustkern will participate in two interactive classroom discussions at the Thunderbird School of Global Management tackling the two-part issue of modeling and valuing volatile enterprises in uncertain conditions. The discussions will take place Friday, September 5th in the classroom of Dr. John Mathis; and Saturday, September...
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Excellent CFO.com article on 157

2 Sep 2008 | Fair Value (FAS 157)

Alrighty, folks. Here's a great article on SFAS 157. Now, if all we did was link to the myriad pieces relating to SFAS 157, we'd have little time to value companies. In the words of David Katz, Fair Value has "achieved the improbable feat of making front-page news." Sensationalism aside,...
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