Download or read book The Effect of Mandatory Quantitative Input Disclosures on Investor Perception of Mark to model Fair Value Estimates written by Michael C. Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I examine the impact of mandatory quantitative input disclosures on the perceived reliability of Level 3 fair value estimates. Since there is greater complexity and subjectivity associated with Level 3 valuations, they are more susceptible to both measurement error and intentional manipulation. This can lead to lower perceived reliability for the reported Level 3 amounts. I find evidence of a decrease in stock volatility and forecast dispersion associated with Level 3 investment securities when the quantitative input information is required. I do not find evidence that the value relevance of Level 3 securities is greater or that stock returns or analyst forecast revisions associated with changes in Level 3 securities are greater when firms are required to provide input disclosures. Additional tests indicate that the observed decrease in stock volatility and forecast dispersion is observed only for firms with a lower quality information environment, i.e., small firms, firms with lower analyst following, and firms with lower audit quality. I also provide evidence that the decrease in stock volatility and forecast dispersion is observed only for firms with lower capital levels. Overall, the evidence is consistent with the quantitative input disclosures reducing uncertainty associated with Level 3 valuations where reliability concerns are potentially the greatest, i.e., firms with a lower-quality information environment and firms in a weaker financial condition. My evidence should be of interest to standard-setters, investors, and others as they continue to address disclosure requirements associated with fair value measurements in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Download or read book Fair Value Measurement Basis for conclusions written by International Accounting Standards Board and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analyzing the Fair Market Value of Assets and the Stakeholders Investment Decisions written by Dr. Anis I. Milad and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation was designed to investigate the relationship between the fair market value of assets and stakeholders’ investment decisions. The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) is primarily responsible for establishing generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) (Weygandt, Kieso, and Kimmel, 2003). According to the FASB, GAAP require disclosing of the fair value of assets of organizations. This research investigated the effect of the disclosure of fair value of assets on stakeholders’ investment decisions. The research question was, How does the hidden market value of assets affect male and female stakeholders’ investment decisions? The survey positively answered this question. Both female and male respondents (519) agreed the market value of assets helps them make better investment decisions. The participants equally shared the need to know the current market value of the company’s assets to make better investment decisions. The investment decisions were shared evenly by the female and male participants.
Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Fair Value in Accounting written by Gilad Livne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of "fair value" marked a major departure from traditional cost accounting. In theory, under this approach a balance sheet that better reflects the current value of assets and liabilities. Critics of fair value argue that it is less useful over longer time frames and prone to distortion by market inefficiencies resulting in procyclicality in the financial system by exacerbating market swings. Comprising contributions from a unique mixture of academics, standard setters and practitioners, and edited by internationally recognized experts, this book, on a controversial and intensely debated topic, is a comprehensive reference source which: examines the use of fair value in international financial reporting standards and the US standard SFAS 157 Fair Value Measurement, setting out the case for and against looks at fair value from a number of different theoretical and practical perspectives, including a critical review of the merits and arguments against the use of fair value accounting explores fair value accounting in practice, involvement in the Great Financial Crisis, implications for managerial reporting discretion, compensation and investment This volume is an indispensable reference that is deserving of a place on the bookshelves of both libraries and all those working in, studying, or researching the areas of international accounting, financial accounting and reporting.
Download or read book The Effects of Expected Format Choices Actual Format Choices and Estimate Accuracy on Investment Decisions written by Shana Michelle Clor Proell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards written by and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Value Relevance of Fair Value Disclosures for Investments in Securities Accounted for Under the Equity Method written by Roger C. Graham and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this study is to test the value-relevance of disclosed fair values of investments in publicly-traded equity securities accounted for under the equity method. We test for an association between alternative stock price metrics and fair value disclosures after controlling for recognized book values for a sample of non-financial firms during 1993-1997. The results indicate that stock prices are consistently positively associated with the difference between disclosed fair values and recognized book values. The results suggest that standard setters' concerns that there are unique valuation implications for investments in common stock that involve significant influence may not be warranted.
Download or read book Fair Value Measurement Exposure draft written by International Accounting Standards Board and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fair Value Measurements written by International Accounting Standards Board and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fair Value Measurement Topic 820 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stock Markets and Corporate Finance written by Michael Dempsey and published by World Scientific Publishing Europe Limited. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of the author's Stock markets and corporate finance, [2023]
Download or read book Accounting and Valuation Guide written by AICPA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed for preparers of financial statements, independent auditors, and valuation specialists, this guide provides nonauthoritative guidance and illustrations regarding the accounting for and valuation of portfolio company investments held by investment companies within the scope of FASB ASC 946, Financial Services —Investment Companies, (including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, and business development companies). It features16 case studies that can be used to reason through real situations faced by investment fund managers, valuation specialists and auditors, this guide addresses many accounting and valuation issues that have emerged over time to assist investment companies in addressing the challenges in estimating fair value of these investments, such as: Unit of account Transaction costs Calibration The impact of control and marketability Backtesting
Download or read book Accounting discretion of banks during a financial crisis written by Mr.Luc Laeven and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper shows that banks use accounting discretion to overstate the value of distressed assets. Banks' balance sheets overvalue real estate-related assets compared to the market value of these assets, especially during the U.S. mortgage crisis. Share prices of banks with large exposure to mortgage-backed securities also react favorably to recent changes in accounting rules that relax fair-value accounting, and these banks provision less for bad loans. Furthermore, distressed banks use discretion in the classification of mortgage-backed securities to inflate their books. Our results indicate that banks' balance sheets offer a distorted view of the financial health of the banks.
Download or read book Market Discipline Across Countries and Industries written by C. E. V. Borio and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading academics and policymakers address the theory of market discipline and consider evidence across different industries and countries. The effectiveness of market discipline -- the strong built-in incentives that encourage banks and financial systems to operate soundly and efficiently -- commands much attention today, particularly in light of recent accounting scandals. As government discipline, in the form of regulation, seems to grows less effective as the banking industry and financial markets grow more complex, the role of market discipline becomes increasingly important. In this collection, which grew out of a conference cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a diverse group of academics and policymakers address different aspects of the ability of market discipline to affect corporate behavior and performance. A major purpose of the book is to develop evidence on how market discipline operates across non-government regulated industries and in different countries, how successful it has been, and how it may transfer to a regulated industry. The chapters examine such topics as the theory of market discipline, evidence of market discipline in banking and other industries, evidence of market discipline for countries, the current state of corporate governance, and the interaction of market discipline and public policy.
Download or read book Valuation Approaches and Metrics written by Aswath Damodaran and published by Now Publishers Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valuation lies at the heart of much of what we do in finance, whether it is the study of market efficiency and questions about corporate governance or the comparison of different investment decision rules in capital budgeting. In this paper, we consider the theory and evidence on valuation approaches. We begin by surveying the literature on discounted cash flow valuation models, ranging from the first mentions of the dividend discount model to value stocks to the use of excess return models in more recent years. In the second part of the paper, we examine relative valuation models and, in particular, the use of multiples and comparables in valuation and evaluate whether relative valuation models yield more or less precise estimates of value than discounted cash flow models. In the final part of the paper, we set the stage for further research in valuation by noting the estimation challenges we face as companies globalize and become exposed to risk in multiple countries.
Download or read book Fair Value Accounting Historical Cost Accounting and Systemic Risk written by Michael D. Greenberg and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fair value accounting (FVA) refers to the practice of updating the valuation of assets or securities on a regular basis, ideally by reference to current prices for similar assets or securities established in the context of a liquid market; historical cost accounting (HCA) instead records the value of an asset as the price at which it was originally purchased. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, conflicting arguments have been made about the contributions of valuation approaches in triggering the crisis. This report investigates and clarifies the relationship between these two accounting approaches and risks to the financial system. The authors examine the risk implications of FVA and HCA in the various situations in which each is used; assess the role that these accounting approaches have played historically in financial crises, including the 2008 financial crisis, the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, and the less developed country debt crisis of the 1970s; and explore insights about systemic risk that can be gleaned from better understanding the accounting approaches. The authors find that FVA was probably not a primary driver of the 2008 crisis. Moreover, they suggest that neither FVA nor HCA is objectively "better" than the other. Instead, both accounting approaches can provide useful information for different contexts when applied rigorously, but when they are implemented poorly or when regulatory oversight is weak, both FVA and HCA can produce misleading information that can increase systemic risk across the financial sector. The authors conclude with a series of recommendations for how FVA and HCA, and the financial information that both methods generate, can be improved to better protect against systemic risk to the banking sector in the future.
Download or read book The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report written by Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report, published by the U.S. Government and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in early 2011, is the official government report on the United States financial collapse and the review of major financial institutions that bankrupted and failed, or would have without help from the government. The commission and the report were implemented after Congress passed an act in 2009 to review and prevent fraudulent activity. The report details, among other things, the periods before, during, and after the crisis, what led up to it, and analyses of subprime mortgage lending, credit expansion and banking policies, the collapse of companies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the federal bailouts of Lehman and AIG. It also discusses the aftermath of the fallout and our current state. This report should be of interest to anyone concerned about the financial situation in the U.S. and around the world.THE FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION is an independent, bi-partisan, government-appointed panel of 10 people that was created to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." It was established as part of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. The commission consisted of private citizens with expertise in economics and finance, banking, housing, market regulation, and consumer protection. They examined and reported on "the collapse of major financial institutions that failed or would have failed if not for exceptional assistance from the government."News Dissector DANNY SCHECHTER is a journalist, blogger and filmmaker. He has been reporting on economic crises since the 1980's when he was with ABC News. His film In Debt We Trust warned of the economic meltdown in 2006. He has since written three books on the subject including Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity (Cosimo Books, 2008), and The Crime Of Our Time: Why Wall Street Is Not Too Big to Jail (Disinfo Books, 2011), a companion to his latest film Plunder The Crime Of Our Time. He can be reached online at www.newsdissector.com.
