Download or read book U S Listed Foreign Firms Non GAAP Financial Performance Disclosure Behavior written by Lori L. Epping and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The increasing presence of foreign listings on U.S. exchanges provides additional investment opportunities but also increases the need for an understanding of the risks and rewards associated with these investments. The purpose of this study is to observe the extent to which U.S.-listed foreign firms report non-GAAP financial performance measures and to compare the characteristics of these disclosures to those of U.S. firms. The information provided by non-GAAP financial performance measures, as reported in press releases, has the potential to influence investor perceptions of firm performance in a misleading manner. Using a matched-sample design, this research compares U.S.-listed foreign firm and U.S. firm non-GAAP financial performance disclosure frequency, non-GAAP disclosure adjustment characteristics, reconciliation quality, and strategic non-GAAP disclosures. Tests of the hypotheses indicate similar disclosure frequencies for U.S. firms and U.S.-listed foreign firms. In addition, non-GAAP disclosure and adjustment characteristics that proxy intent to influence investor perceptions of firm performance are examined. Analyses of these disclosure characteristics provides evidence consistent with the interpretation that U.S. firms engage in aggressive non-GAAP reporting behaviors (providing disclosures to influence investor perceptions of firm performance in a misleading manner) equally or more so than U.S.-listed foreign firms. U.S. firms make larger adjustments to GAAP earnings to arrive at non-GAAP earnings than do U.S.-listed foreign firms. Similarly, U.S. firms make a higher number of adjustments to GAAP earnings to arrive at non-GAAP earnings than do U.S.-listed foreign firms. However, the likelihood of reporting income-increasing adjustments and the ratio of recurring adjustments to total adjustments were not found to be different for U.S. firms and U.S.-listed foreign firms. Inconsistent with this result is the finding that the quality of U.S. firm reconciliations is equal to or greater than that of U.S.-listed foreign firms. Investor protection, through a country's legal system and regulatory environment, impacts reporting behaviors. Regulation G addresses reconciliation quality, yet allows limited compliance exceptions for foreign registrants. Consequently, it appears that U.S. firms provide reconciliations of equal or greater quality than U.S.-listed foreign firms. Other non-GAAP disclosure behaviors lack regulation. Without regulation, it appears that U.S. firms show more signs of aggressive non-GAAP disclosure behavior than U.S.-listed foreign firms.
Download or read book The RISE and RISE of NON GAAP DISCLOSURE written by Jeff Coulton and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Losing the Excess Baggage written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research in Accounting Regulation written by Gary Previts and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-09-17 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scope of service provided by professional accountants is influenced by legislation and case law as well as the dictates of a variety of government and private sector agencies: including State Boards of Accountancy, Academic Accreditation Bodies, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, independent standard setting bodies such as the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (US), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (US), the International Accounting Standards Board and self-regulatory organizations such as State Societies of CPA and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. There are equivalent and emerging local international bodies that exist in most developed countries. It is important for academics, students, practitioners, regulators and researchers to consider, study and understand the role and relationship of such bodies with the practice and content of our discipline. Research in Accounting Regulation is a refereed annual serial that seeks to publish high quality manuscripts, which address regulatory issues and policy affecting the practice of accountancy, broadly defined. Topics of interest include research based on: 1) Self-regulatory activities. 2) Case law and litigation. 3) Governmental and quasi-governmental regulation. 4) The economics of regulation, including modelling. This research series aims to encourage the submission of original empirical, behavioural or applied research manuscripts that consider strategic and policy implications for regulation, regulatory models and markets. It is intended for individual researchers, practitioners, regulators and students of accountancy who desire to increase their understanding of the regulation of accountancy.
Download or read book Government Auditing Standards 2018 Revision written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision.
Download or read book Financial Gatekeepers written by Yasuyuki Fuchita and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brookings Institution Press and Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research publication Developed country capital markets have devised a set of institutions and actors to help provide investors with timely and accurate information they need to make informed investment decisions. These actors have become known as "financial gatekeepers" and include auditors, financial analysts, and credit rating agencies. Corporate financial reporting scandals in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, however, have called into question the sufficiency of the legal framework governing these gatekeepers. Policymakers have since responded by imposing a series of new obligations, restrictions, and punishments—all with the purpose of strengthening investor confidence in these important actors. Financial Gatekeepers provides an in-depth look at these new frameworks, especially in the United States and Japan. How have they worked? Are further refinements appropriate? These are among the questions addressed in this timely and important volume. Contributors include Leslie Boni (University of New Mexico), Barry Bosworth (Brookings Institution), Tomoo Inoue (Seikei University), Zoe-Vonna Palmrose (University of Southern California), Frank Partnoy (University of San Diego School of Law), George Perry (Brookings Institution), Justin Pettit (UBS), Paul Stevens (Investment Company Institute), Peter Wallison (American Enterprise Institute).
Download or read book U S Regulation of the International Securities and Derivatives Markets written by and published by Aspen Law & Business Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Earnings Management written by Joshua Ronen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-06 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of earnings management, aimed at scholars and professionals in accounting, finance, economics, and law. The authors address research questions including: Why are earnings so important that firms feel compelled to manipulate them? What set of circumstances will induce earnings management? How will the interaction among management, boards of directors, investors, employees, suppliers, customers and regulators affect earnings management? How to design empirical research addressing earnings management? What are the limitations and strengths of current empirical models?
Download or read book How the Globalization of Capital Markets Has Affected the Listing Behavior of Foreign Issuers written by Andreas Wöller and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Economics - Foreign Trade Theory, Trade Policy, grade: Honors, Fordham University School of Law, language: English, abstract: This case study on Daimler's history on the NYSE aims to illustrate how global equity markets have evolved in the past two decades and what the reasons are for companies to raise capital in these global markets. In doing so, the case study proceeds as follows: After a brief introduction in Part I, Part II describes the initial listing of Daimler ADRs on the NYSE in October 1993 and its consequences for Daimler's financial reporting, followed by the reasons that motivated Daimler to come to New York. Part III provides an overview of the legislative and regulatory changes that took place both in Germany and the U.S., and how these developments affected Daimler's decision to terminate its listing on the NYSE in 2010. Part IV investigates how investors today are able to invest in foreign issuers such as Daimler. Finally, the case study concludes by summarizing the reasons for Daimler's delisting and its meaning for the competitiveness of the U.S. public markets in Part V.
Download or read book Financial Shenanigans written by Howard M. Schilit and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2002-03-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Techniques to uncover and avoid accounting frauds and scams Inflated profits . . . Suspicious write-offs . . . Shifted expenses . . . These and other dubious financial maneuvers have taken on a contemporary twist as companies pull out the stops in seeking to satisfy Wall Street. Financial Shenanigans pulls back the curtain on the current climate of accounting fraud. It presents tools that anyone who is potentially affected by misleading business valuationsfrom investors and lenders to managers and auditorscan use to research and read financial reports, and to identify early warning signs of a company's problems. A bestseller in its first edition, Financial Shenanigans has been thoroughly updated for today's marketplace. New chapters, data, and research reveal contemporary "shenanigans" that have been known to fool even veteran researchers.
Download or read book Transparency and consistency of non GAAP reporting across Europe written by Christoph Beis and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Economics - Finance, grade: 1,0, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (non-GAAP) measures are figures that are not legally defined as opposed to GAAP measures which are specified by the laws of every country in order to ensure a true and fair view. The European non-GAAP disclosures will be examined with respect to transparency and consistency across companies, countries and time horizons. The thesis will point out the ambiguous character of non-GAAP reporting, being both informative and opportunistic. The carried out sample studies of European firms previous findings that non-GAAP reporting is a common procedure in Europe and that usage varies across European countries and industries. Moreover, it extends existing literature by showing that measures even vary within the same industry and over time and that individual factors, such as the variable pay determination of executives, might be explanatory factors for the usage of non-GAAP figures.
Download or read book US Reg International Securities and Derivative Market 11e 2 Vol written by GREENE and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 2854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic changes in U.S. law have increased the need to understand the complex regulation of todayand’s global capital and derivatives markets. U.S. Regulation of the International Securities and Derivatives Markets is the first truly comprehensive guide in this dynamic regulatory arena. This completely updated Eleventh Edition was authored by a team of attorneys at Cleary Gottlieb Steen and& Hamilton LLP, one of the foremost law firms in international finance. U.S. Regulation of the International Securities and Derivatives Markets provides thoroughly up-to-date coverage of the SEC Securities Offering Reform rules, the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on public companies in the United States, and much more. Advising clients on cross-border securities transactions means dealing with a tangle of complex rules and requirements. This comprehensive reference explains in detail virtually everything your clients might want to know, including: The U.S. securities and commodities laws pertaining to foreign participants and financial products entering U.S. capital markets, and U.S. securities in international markets, including a comprehensive discussion of the requirements imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the regulatory framework established by the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules and regulations affecting each participant, including foreign banks, broker-dealers, investment companies and advisers, futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and others The rules and requirements behind different cross-border transactions, including private placements and Rule 144A, ADR programs, the U.S./Canadian MJDS, global offerings, and more The principal European Union measures governing securities offerings and ongoing reporting in the European Union Many additional regulatory issues, including enforcement and remedies, recent case interpretations, FINRA and other SRO rules, and much more U.S. Regulation of the International Securities and Derivatives Markets, Eleventh Edition is by far the most comprehensive reference of its kind. This is the only desk reference covering all U.S. laws and regulations affecting international securities offerings and foreign participants in U.S. capital markets. It explains dozens of topics that simply cannot be found in any other published sourceand—saving you valuable research time, youand’ll have all the detailed information you need to guide clients through this dramatic new financial era.
Download or read book Consumer and Organizational Behavior in the Age of AI written by Jermsittiparsert, Kittisak and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) has created unprecedented shifts in nearly all aspects of business and life. To manage human resources more effectively, understanding the intersection of consumer behavior and organizational management has never been more crucial. By synthesizing the latest research and practical applications, managers will be equipped with the tools necessary to lead and innovate in their respective fields. Consumer and Organizational Behavior in the Age of AI represents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary effort to provide a deep understanding of these dynamics, offering strategies to address challenges, plan strategically, execute effectively, and measure performance for continuous improvement across public, private, and civil society sectors. Covering topics such as crisis management, firm strategy, and purchase intention, this book is an excellent resource for organizational leaders, managers, human resource managers, academicians, graduate and postgraduate students, educators, and more.
Download or read book International Accounting written by Shahrokh M. Saudagaran and published by CCH. This book was released on 2009 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global Markets Domestic Institutions written by Curtis J. Milhaupt and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-19 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Markets for capital, products, and managerial talent are expanding rapidly across national borders, yet domestic laws and practices have never had greater impact on corporate structures and cross-border deals. Investors pursuing high returns and diversification, entrepreneurs seeking capital, and managers endeavoring to restructure troubled enterprises now routinely face transaction counter-parties who operate within different legal and political systems, and who rank social priorities quite differently. This dynamic tension between global markets and domestic institutions fuels the debate on corporate governance reform now raging in virtually every region of the world. It also frames the intellectual agenda of the distinguished contributors to this volume, who examine such issues as the possible convergence of corporate governance practices around the world, national variations in the quality of corporate law, and the fiduciary responsibilities corporate managers around the world owe to their shareholders. Among the book's many insights is the contention that "globalization" and "global markets" are misleading terms, because they mask the local quality of much of the activity occurring within those rubrics. Case studies focus on France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the transition economies of Eastern Europe.
Download or read book Wiley Interpretation and Application of International Financial Reporting Standards 2011 written by Bruce Mackenzie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 1324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-stop resource for understanding current International Financial Reporting Standards As the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) makes significant strides in achieving global convergence of accounting standards worldwide, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) become extremely important to the accounting world. Wiley IFRS 2011 provides the necessary tools for understanding the IASB standards and offers practical guidance and expertise on how to use and implement them. Covers the most recent International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and IFRIC interpretations An indispensable guide to IFRS compliance Provides a complete explanation of all IFRS requirements, coupled with copious illustrations of how to apply the rules in complex, real-world situations Written by two well-known international experts on the subject with hands-on experience in applying these standards, this book is an indispensable guide to IFRS compliance.
