Is Fair Value Fair?

Langendijk

ISBN 10: 0470850280 / ISBN 13: 9780470850282

Published by John Wiley & Sons Apr 2003, 2003

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Neuware - The failure of current mechanisms to either predict the collapse of various companies or curb corrupt practises has kept the subject of external reporting to the fore. Is Fair Value Fair Financial Reporting in an International Perspective contains contributions from many highly-respected individuals involved in external reporting, regulation and standard setting. Their contributions discuss the future ofregulationapplication of standardssupervisionaudit Current trends are discussed, as are ways in which the current regulatory environment could be improved.With the new IFRS regulations coming into force in 2005, financial reporting is set toface radical changes. Is Fair Value Fair fully prepares readers for these changes and is an invaluable tool for corporate financiers and institutional investors with an interest in the regulatory environment.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Is Fair Value Fair?
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Apr 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470850280
• ISBN 13: 9780470850282
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 27D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 775 grams

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Synopsis

The failure of current mechanisms to either predict the collapse of various companies or curb corrupt practises has kept the subject of external reporting to the fore. Is Fair Value Fair? Financial Reporting in an International Perspective contains contributions from many highly-respected individuals involved in external reporting, regulation and standard setting. Their contributions discuss the future of

• regulation
• application of standards
• supervision
• audit

Current trends are discussed, as are ways in which the current regulatory environment could be improved.

With the new IFRS regulations coming into force in 2005, financial reporting is set toface radical changes. Is Fair Value Fair? fully prepares readers for these changes and is an invaluable tool for corporate financiers and institutional investors with an interest in the regulatory environment.

 

About the Author

Professor Henk Langendijk is currently professor of external financial reporting at Nyenrode University and professor of external financial reporting at the University of Amsterdam. He has lectured in finance at the University of Amsterdam since 1980 and previously worked at BDO and Arthur Anderson. He has contributed articles to various financial journals as well as written a number of books in the field of financial accounting. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Limperg Instituut. In addition, he is editor-in-chief of the magazine Accounting, editor of Accountant-Adviseur and a member of the VERA steering committee on financial reporting.

Professor Dirk Swagerman is currently with Deloitte and Touche in Amsterdam, having gained a master's degree in business administration at Michigan State University. In 1991/1992 he qualified as Master of Business Telecommunications at the University of Delft. He is also involved with the business departments at Twente University

Willem Verhoog has been the Secretary of Royal NIVRA's Continuing Professional Education Committee (VERA) since 1976. He has enabled VERA to develop a CPE package with more than 100 seminars and 1000 participants each year. He is editor-in-chief of the monthly VERA Actueel journal, editorial board member of 30 different NIVRA publications, and is co-author of 7 books prior to this effort