Accounting & Financial Reporting
- AFP EconWatch--February 22, 2010
The Federal Reserve took a surprising and symbolically important move on Thursday by raising the discount rate by 25-basis points to 0.75 percent. By raising the rate, the Fed continues to signal its intention to begin to roll back its many activities meant to stabilize the financial system....
February 22, 2010
- The IASB is seeking Input from Financial Statement Users
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued a survey to solicit feedback on financial statement users' views about financial liability measurement. The survey focuses on the treatment of own credit for non-derivative financial liabilities measured at fair value....
January 25, 2010
- What Shall We Do With All of This Cash?
We have now ridden the turbulent wave of financial uncertainty for the past couple of years. While many companies did not make it through the storm, those that built their Ark wisely probably survived by stockpiling cash ...
January 7, 2010
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November 21, 2007
AFP Interview with John Rieger
AFP's Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting discusses the credit crunch at the 2007 AFP Annual Conference in Boston.
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September 26, 2007
AFP Interview with John Rieger, Part 2
For the second half of this two-part series, John Rieger (AFP's Director of Financial Accounting and Reporting) examines the latest accounting-related issues that are impacting the profession. This week, John provides takes an in-depth look at the recent overhaul of SOX 404.
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