http://www.cfo.com/archives/directory.cfm/2984313 The latest finance news, including accounting practices, government investigations, capital-raisings, credit ratings, investor relations, and personnel shuffles. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:59:17 GMT http://www.cfo.com/images/cfo_com_logo_small.gif http://www.cfo.com http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14455415/?f=rsspage With the first in a trio of rules on financial instruments, the IASB requires companies to evaluate their business model before abandoning fair-value accounting. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:08:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14453580/?f=rsspage In the wake of last week's meeting of U.S. and international accounting standard setters, the SEC's Mary Schapiro gives a nod to the rulemakers' convergence efforts. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:53:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14452924/?f=rsspage The IASB and FASB are hoping to write accounting principles that match up word-for-word. But the devil may be in the rules governing implementation. Here are two examples. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14449211/?f=rsspage FASB gives companies that sell bundled products a break on the timing of revenue recognition. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14451730/?f=rsspage FASB and the IASB rework their approach as Paul Volcker calls for an end to America's love affair with U.S. GAAP. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:50:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14450085/?f=rsspage The U.S. and international accounting standards boards mull the divide between them on how banks should recognize changes in a loan's fair value. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:17:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14346038/?f=rsspage Corporations should use alternative information as well as their own in reporting hard-to-gauge mark-to-market estimates. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:22:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14254734/?f=rsspage By the end of the year, FASB likely will release more details on its proposed mark-to-market rules for loans. Expect the banking industry to balk, again. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:12:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14199649/?f=rsspage The board will propose a requirement for companies to disclose more about their sketchiest valuations of their assets and liabilities. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:10:00 GMT http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14155093/?f=rsspage Two members of a high-level accounting advisory group say that their recommendations are not just aimed at regulators and standard-setters, but corporate finance executives, too. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT