GLG News by Software Financial Statement Analysts

As  i  read  the  analysis  by  Dr  Mangiero  and  her  views  of  whether  we  in  the  world  of  finance can learn  anything from the  writings  of  Ayn  Rand  the  thought ...

The  subprime  crisis  refuses  to  die  down. The  continued  infusion  of liquidity by  the  ECB,  Fed  and  other  central  banks  has  only  further  compounded  the  crisis. The  Bank ...

The  referred  article  refers  to  the  age  old  conundrums  of  accounting - replacement  cost  vs.  historical  cost. Also  the valuation  of  intangibles. It  was  only  a  few  years ...

Few other disclosures give as much visibility into the integrity of a company’s reported results like the SEC’s Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. Unfortunately, despite such schedule being required of most public companies, few companies seemingly fully comply. The absence of otherwise...

The silver lining in the so-called Subprime Crisis is that it is yet another event that illustrates the need for greater quantities of more useful information in financial statements and financial reports.  As long as management chooses to comply only with the most minimum of standards, they are...

The actions of the Central Bankers are backfiring. The world capital markets continue to go from crises to crises  week after week. The Bankers refer to the  present crises as one  effecting the  shadow banking system  over  which  they  have  no  control....

The  latest  announcements  by  the  Fed  and  President  Bush  coming  on  the  same  day  are  no  coincidence. They  point  to  a  deep  rooted  concern  about  the  effects ...

The current subprime crisis  coming soon after  the  pension crisis  last  year  when  a  number  of  pension funds  found  that  they  were  underfunded  has  created  a  piquant situation. Funds  which ...

The  referred  article  raises  several  interesting  questions - the conduct  of Fed policy, ethical  lending  and  mortgage practices  and  the  effect  of  all  the  above  on  the  valuation ...

Convergence  of  accounting  standards  is  entering a new phase  with  the  SEC  having issued  a  paper  with  72 questions asking for responses on the  effects of  the  convergence process. The convergence questionnaire...