The Securities and Exchange Commission is signaling a solution to companies that are struggling with how to reflect certain debt issuance costs under new guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board. SEC staff said during a meeting of FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force that they acknowledge Accounting Standard Update No. 2015-03 on presentation of debt issuance costs…
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The revenue recognition rule doesn’t mean that companies should wait to start their implementation efforts. On July 9, the Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to defer the effective date of its revenue recognition standard by a year, while still allowing companies to adopt the standard as initially planned. FASB listened to the concerns preparers voiced about the…
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The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has won the battle to keep a coveted role advising the most powerful global financial reporting and accounting standards setting bodies. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), in alliance with its New Zealand counterpart, has won the battle to keep a coveted role advising the most powerful global financial reporting and accounting standards…
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Providing effective governance presents boards and management with a formidable challenge. Here’s how one company does it. Success in business is influenced by many factors: effective strategy and execution; deep understanding of the business environment, including its risks; the ability to innovate and adapt; and the ability to align strategy throughout the organization. Massachusetts Mutual…
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Eighty-three percent of 150 multinationals responding to a survey have suffered significant losses in emerging markets. For decades, large U.S. and European companies have invested in emerging markets, and the Great Recession of 2008, which brought growth in developed economies to a shuddering halt, further encouraged companies and their CFOs to look for greater returns…
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Supplier risk management is not a new concept. We often can’t help but consider supplier risk as we read the news, invest money in a company’s stock, eagerly await the release of the next generation of mobile device or even just purchase groceries. Most companies see supplier risk management as a key priority and many…
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The Risk and Insurance Management Society is pushing a bill that would streamline the current cyber-notification system under a single federal regulator. Worried about reputation risks and the fines their companies could be hit with if they fail to properly notify regulators of a data breach, risk managers are pushing a Congressional bill that would…
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As market conditions evolve, banks must better anticipate changes and more readily adapt their financial plans in response to internal and external challenges. To promote collaboration and deliver the insight needed to respond to business changes, trying four atypical practices will likely gain your bank some traction: Scenario planning beyond the usual Many banks budget…
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CFOs need to be comfortable with the integrity of the financials, management, and employees of the target company in emerging markets deals. As slow domestic economic growth and continued globalization drive expansion into emerging markets, businesses limiting their transaction due diligence to traditional financial and tax areas may miss more significant exposures to fraud and…
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There’s a new player shaking up the power ranking of C-level executives at many companies. A few years ago, when data analytics was still one of the primary responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer, it looked like this C-title would become the right-hand to the CEO. However, a surprise player has been moving into this…
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