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Extreme makeover for financial statements: in place for the past 60 years, financial statements are now being scrutinized, and changes suggested by a joint FASB-IASB project are drawing strong opinions--both pro and con--as many are asking "is this r

For years interested industry participants have debated whether the presentation of financial statements provides a view that clearly...
Financial Executive, 04/01/09 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication -
The 'new' SEC: time for self-evaluation?(Washington insights)(Securities and Exchange Commission)

During the eight years of President Bill Clinton's term, Arthur . Levitt stood constant at the helm of the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Financial Executive, 04/01/09 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication -
For FEI advocacy and technical committees, it's 'business as usual'.(washington insights)

Change is inevitable and all around us at present, as noted in this issue by both FEI's President and CEO, Jim Abel, and Financial Executive's...
Financial Executive, 09/01/08 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication -
Assessing the CIFiR committee's run at complexity.(washington insights)(Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting)

Once again, it's time to take a good look at Washington efforts surrounding the complexity crisis in financial reporting. In a column last...
Financial Executive, 04/01/08 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication -
Washington poised to tackle complexity in reporting.(washington insights)

In May, this column reported on the recent activities in Congress focused on market competitiveness and complexity in financial reporting. It...
Financial Executive, 10/01/07 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication -
Players need to work together to defeat complexity.(washington insights)

It appears that the latest buzzwords in the nation's capital are "market competitiveness." First, on March 13, the U.S. Treasury held a...
Financial Executive, 05/01/07 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication -
Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR) staff liaison: Christine DiFabio.(FEI TECHNICAL COMMITTEES)(Brief article)

The following subcommittee meetings occurred in February: * SEC, Feb. 20: The meeting included SEC staff from the Office of the Chief...
Financial Executive, 04/01/07 by Christine, DiFabio · More from publication -
The players are in place. Now, what's topping the agenda?(Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Conrad Hewitt )(Public Company Accounting Oversight Board appointed Mark Olson)(Column)

In this column last April, I pondered on what I called the "revolving door" of leadership at key Washington agencies, specifically the U.S....
Financial Executive, 10/01/06 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication -
Regulatory agencies' revolving door drives imminent change.(Ben Bernanke joined Federal Reserve Board)(William McDonough leaves Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)(William Donaldson, Donald Nicolaisen and Alan Beller left Securities and Exchange Co

Last year (2005) was one of tremendous change in the regulatory world--and not just for those in financial accounting and reporting rule-making....
Financial Executive, 04/01/06 by DiFabio, Christine · More from publication
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