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Paul Miller, CPA, Professor
Paul Miller, CPA, Professor
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
April 7, 2008
Accounting for subprime investments: Denial is not a river in Egypt
Analysis of: SEC fails to douse debate over ‘fair value’ (www.ft.com)
This article reveals the bizarre mindset of managers who (a) want to take huge risks for a shot at high returns, (b) don’t mind reporting results when they succeed, but (c) don’t want to report their losses. To put it another way, they want to invest in risky securities but report income from their...
April 7, 2008
Convergence of Accounting Standards - Not as Simple as it Appears - Many Milestones to Go
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Goodbye GAAP (cfo.com)
The Convergence  bandwagon  marches  on. Just  as  we  today have  metric  standards  in  the  area  of  physics  so  accounting  standards  will  converge  -  but  not  fully. The  point ...
April 4, 2008
Fair Value and its Misleading Connotations - The Fate of Accounting and the Subprime Situation - Changes Imminent
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Reducing Complexity in Reporting Financial Instruments (www.fasb.org)
The concept of  fair  value, value in  exchange, risk  measurement  and  the  evolution  of  new  derivative  instruments  continue  to  confound  the  initiated  and  the  beginner. In  this  concept ...
April 2, 2008
Accounting Reporting and Economic Fundamentals not in Sync - Why there is only a Mirage - Subprime Crisis to Continue?
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Wall Street Shows Optimism That Crisis is Fading (www.nytimes.com)
The  sub-prime crisis  is to an extent a  creation of  Accountants  and  Auditors. Had  the  accounting/auditing   profession  properly  presented  the  value  of  derivative  instruments  held by banks, hedge ...
April 1, 2008
The Changing Face of Banking Regulation - Change Personified - The Direction
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Paulson Faces Tough Fight Over Reforms (www.ft.com)
The  banking  system is  in  a  systemic  crisis. The  US  government  and  Federal  Reserve  are  now  trying  to  set  the  system  right.  The   present  efforts  are  in ...
Ronald Kiima, CPA, President
Ronald Kiima, CPA, President
Kiima Incorporated
March 31, 2008
Bush Nominates Two Democrats to SEC: More of the Same is Likely
Analysis of: White House to Tap Two Dems to SEC (www.cfo.com)
Will President Bush's recent nomination of two Democrats to the SEC make it more investor friendly?  Not likely!
March 24, 2008
SFAS 161 - Changes to Existing Standard 133 - Background of Present Financial Crisis and Improvements in Financial Reporting
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 161 (www.fasb.org)
The FASB  has  proposed major  changes  to  SFAS 133  which  deals  with  accounting  for  derivatives. The  changes  relate  to  disclosures  in  terms  of  qualitative  aspects, better reporting formats...
March 18, 2008
World Global Markets - The Effect of the Bear Decision - Effects on Subprime and Global Recessionary Trends
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Dow Slides on Fed Move and Bear Deal (www.nytimes.com)
The  decision  of  the  Fed  to  dramatically  reduce  interest rates, guarantee the  assets  of  Bear  Stearns  and  help  JP Morgan  in  the  takeover  of  Bear  are  all  indicative ...
March 3, 2008
Subprime Insurance - Credit Default Swaps - The Whirlpool
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Arcane Market is Next to Face Big Credit Test (www.nytimes.com)
This  analysis  is  being  written  in  response  to  a  comment by  a  reader to  my previous analysis  on  the  same  subject. Today we have a  problem  where  the  subprime situation is  getting...
March 3, 2008
The Indian Budget - Some Implications for Non Indian Investors
By a GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: Its Payback Time as Market Caps Market Speculation (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
The Indian budget  has  a  number of  far  reaching  changes in  the  tax  code. One of  these deals with taxation of  short term capital gains. This is bound  to  effect  the  returns  which  all  investors ...

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