Developed for corporate financial reporting managers and independent auditors, this book will help them stay abreast of changes and modifications to the requirements for public companies, their management, and auditors. Included are: The latest pronouncements, regulations, and guidance issued by the SEC and PCAOB as they apply to the filings and audits of this reporting cycle. What these organizations are planning and/or saying about the future. Key developments which may affect your company or auditing firm. In addition, emerging issues, trends, and new resources are provided so that accountants and financial managers can stay out front.

Public Companies is designed to aid directors, officers and general counsel of public companies and those intending to go public.

Developed for preparers of financial statements, independent auditors, and valuation specialists, this guide provides nonauthoritative guidance and illustrations regarding the accounting for and valuation of portfolio company investments held by investment companies within the scope of FASB ASC 946, Financial Services —Investment Companies, (including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, and business development companies). It features16 case studies that can be used to reason through real situations faced by investment fund managers, valuation specialists and auditors, this guide addresses many accounting and valuation issues that have emerged over time to assist investment companies in addressing the challenges in estimating fair value of these investments, such as: Unit of account Transaction costs Calibration The impact of control and marketability Backtesting

Internet Stock Trading and Market Research for the Small Investor presents a fresh perspective on online trading that eliminates the prerequisite of technical charting, and simplifies the formulation of buying and selling positions down to a fundamental interpretation of corporate news that drives the market. The first part of the book introduces novice traders to basic market dynamics and terminologies, and exposes them to online trade regulations and web resources where market information can be accessed to formulate short-term daily trading positions. The investment strategies recommended in this book target the growing trend of online investors, including short-term and first-time traders who don't employ technical analysis as a trading compass. In the second part, Internet Stock Trading and Market Research for the Small Investor offers individual market researchers an alternative software tool to financial database subscriptions called SMART, which provides free access to discrete-time market data necessary for technical analysis. This combination of the trading and research aspects of the stock market leaves you with an encompassing introduction to the market dynamics, and to the sensible investment strategies that maximize profit from short-term positions in an environment of financial volatility.

This book analyzes paradigmatic securities frauds to show how market pressure to deliver short-term results incentivizes companies to deceive investors.