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  • Fair-value accounting ties the balance sheet of the economy (the value of assets) to the income statement and capital accounts.

    FASB Plans Will Increase Risk And Stunt Growth 2010

  • Fair-value accounting ties the balance sheet of the economy (the value of assets) to the income statement and capital accounts.

    FASB Plans Will Increase Risk And Stunt Growth 2010

  • Fair-value accounting, or marking to market prices, isn't to blame for banks 'poor risk controls and bad decisions.

    FSA, Myners, Walker Under attack 2009

  • Michael D. Greaney, CPA D.rector of Research Center for Economic and Social Justice Washington Fair-value purists are decrying the move as a retreat from transparency.

    FASB Fixes a Costly Iatrogenic Accounting Problem 2009

  • Fair-value accounting: That's a big subject that I don't think we're going to solve in the midst of all this turmoil, but it needs careful discussion and determination.

    Now What Happens? 2009

  • Fair-value reporting, when properly complied with and enforced, will simplify the information investors need to make informed decisions, and bring much needed transparency to the market.

    How to Restore Trust Lynn Turner 2008

  • Fair-value accounting, particularly for long-term complex instruments that do not trade in liquid markets, is illogical and destructive and should be re-examined immediately.

    Is Fair-Value Accounting Always Fair? 2008

  • Fair-value accounting results, except for those in Level 1 where there is little or no doubt concerning the asset's value, would be given little or no weight.

    The Black Swans Rained on AIG's Risk-Model Parade 2008

  • : Fair-value rules became a topic of controversy in Europe in 2005, when all listed European companies adopted International Financial Reporting Standards, which required them to record an extended range of financial instruments such as derivatives and bonds at fair value on their balance sheets.

    What Happened to the Regulation Debate? Dominic Elliot 2008

  • Fair-value also allows for comparisons between companies in the same sectors and gives investors a far better appreciation of risk management than would be possible under cost accounting.

    What Happened to the Regulation Debate? Dominic Elliot 2008

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