Robert Kemp, CPA
Professor, University of Virginia - CC
Member of the Accounting Council
Council Member Biography
Robert Kemp, DBA, CPA, is the Ramon W. Breeden, Senior Research Professor at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. His expertise is accounting and finance, with interest in pensions, corporate strategy, and financial institutions. Professor Kemp’ has knowledge regarding pension accounting, pension funding, and the impact of pensions on corporate value.
Dr. Kemp has worked with organizations such as Citibank, J. P. Morgan/Chase, Bank of America, the FDIC, Navigant-Tucker Alan, the AICPA, the Barents Group, KPMG, Ernst & Young, the Russian Bankers Association, the Central Asian American Enterprise Fund, and the Consumer Bankers Association.
His scholarly and practitioner works include over 70 completed projects, including monographs, articles, cases, research presentations, and working papers. His work is published in, among other places, The Financial Review; The Journal of Financial Research; Advances in Accounting, A Research Journal; Benefits Quarterly; The Journal of Mathematics Applied in Business and Industry; The Journal of Accountancy; The Journal of Commercial Bank Lending; The Journal of Bank Accounting and Auditing; and The Journal of Business Economics.
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Employment History
- 1980 - present
- Professor, University of Virginia - CC
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Robert Kemp, CPA(?)
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Reality Impact - Grasping the Cost of Not Acting to Restore Trust in Capital Markets
September 19, 2008
Robert Kemp, CPA, Professor, University of Virginia - CC
Fed Tentatively Agrees to Provide $85bn to AIG | www.washingtonpost.com
There are significant arguments today on what should or should not be done to address the current capital market crisis. In reality, market economies first and foremost rely on trust. When trust is lacking, the ramifications are significant and far reaching. The mistrust of one sector...
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Fair Value Accounting - The Good And Bad Of It In The Real World
September 15, 2008
Robert Kemp, CPA, Professor, University of Virginia - CC
Fair-Value Revolution: Historical cost accounting is fading as Corporate America marches into a new era. | www.cfo.com
Fair value accounting, or mark-to-market accounting, is not new. The debate of how to account for value has been around for decades. However the implications of fair value accounting, versus historical accounting, are far reaching and often not grasped. A society needs to be careful...
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Valuation - The Trick Is In The Fundamentals
August 25, 2008
Robert Kemp, CPA, Professor, University of Virginia - CC
Kazakh rival lifts ENRC stake to block bid | www.ft.com
To accept or reject an offer to sell all or part of a company is a challenge. There are two issues. First is the maximization of shareholder value. The second is understanding the basis of conflicting valuations.
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Value Creation in Banking: The Key Is Information
April 1, 2008
Robert Kemp, CPA, Professor, University of Virginia - CC
Top Tier Bonanza In Store For Core Banking Vendors | www.finextra.com
1. Banks create value for shareholders by creating value for customers. Much of that value to customers is embedded in information systems. 2. The business of banking evolves quickly, forcing banks to evolve their competitive strategy and resulting advantage. Information...
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GLG Study Groups with Robert Kemp, CPA(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Accounting, Finance, and Tax Professors (US) | 452 |
| Automated Teller Machines (ATM) Industry Experts | 275 |
| Academic Pension Accounting Specialists | 17 |
| Stock Repurchase Accounting Academic Experts | 14 |
GLG Live Meetings with Robert Kemp, CPA(?)
Recent Seminars
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June 12, 2008 | New York
GLG Seminar: Pensions and OPEB - Impact of Changing Accounting and Regulatory Rules on Firm Value -
December 7, 2006 | New York
GLGi: Pensions - Evaluating Underfunded DB Plans - An Accounting and Legal Perspective -
January 26, 2006 | New York
GLGi: Pension Accounting -
November 16, 2005 | Chicago
GLGi: Pension Accounting & Analysis -
April 19, 2005 | Boston
GLGi: Pension Accounting