Posts Tagged ‘FAS 133’
Would Dodd-Frank have prevented Bob Citron bankrupting the OC in 1994?
Stringent accounting rules and Dodd Frank regulation would have gone a long way in the towards stemming the losses in the Orange County debacle, but weak internal controls with individual intent on creating amazing market returns, is a recipe for financial disaster.
Read MoreIFRS 9 Hedge Accounting Jeopardizes Convergence Dream
In September this year, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) finally issued the Review Draft for Hedge Accounting, phase three of the replacement project for IAS 39 (under the banner of IFRS 9). Although this is not the final draft of the standard, the IASB do not expect any changes between now and the final…
Read MoreAre You An MSP? FAS 133 (ASC 815) Bringing Some New Value
This week the CFTC issued its definitions around the controversial Major Swap Participant (MSP) category required by the Dodd-Frank bill. The intent of the bill was to capture previously unregulated (i.e. non bank) active swap participants who could cause systemic risk.
Read MoreIASB Set To Announce IAS 39 Changes Under Phase III of IFRS 9 ED: Major Divergence from Son of FAS 133R
With the last meeting on hedge accounting completed by the IASB, it is widely expected that at long last Phase III of IFRS 9 ED will be released in the coming weeks. From what we are hearing, there are several dramatic divergences from what the FASB has proposed for changes to FAS 133.
Read MoreSwap Data Repositories (SDRs): Most Complex, Challenging Component of Dodd-Frank
I had the honor of participating at the joint CFTC/SEC public round table today on the topic of the Swap Data Repository (SDR). The session, which can be found at www.cftc.gov, covered a wide range of topics ranging from data standardization to confirmation workflow to reporting requirements to governance issues.
Read MoreSo Much for Summer Doldrums: From Whipsaw in Wheat to S&P to Euros to Economy
The summer is supposed to be the time where you can catch up on your FASB reading at the beach or get to the bottom half of your work to-do-list. Unfortunately, the markets and the U.S. Treasury printing presses are not taking any time off.
Read MoreConflicting Messages: Death of Short Cut vs Death of Quantitative Assessment
While many will commend the FASB for mandating measurement in all circumstances, it seems odd to go the other direction by eliminating the highly effective criteria under the current quantitative assessment requirement. The FASB states that “eliminating the shortcut method and the critical terms match method would result in a more consistent model for assessing hedge effectiveness.”
Read MoreImporters Beware – IFRS 9 Could Result in Lost Margin
One of the proposed changes from IAS 39 in the new standard IFRS 9 is the removal of the ability to make ‘basis adjustments’ to non-financial hedged items. This could be a major issue for many importers who hedge their currency risk. The whole process of capturing gross margin in the ERP/Stock Management system may need to change or importers may risk losing margin on sales.
Read MoreThe final death of Short-Cut & Critical Terms Match under ASC 815 (FAS 133)
After FASB issued its long awaited Exposure Draft (ED) on Financial Instruments on May 26th, we held a series of client briefings and events and the general consensus is that change is not good. In particular, the elimination of the abbreviated methods under ASC 815 (FAS 133), Short-Cut for interest rate hedging & Critical Terms…
Read MoreForcing Banks to Spin off Swap Subsidiaries Will Hurt Liquidity & Goes Against Main Concepts of OTC Derivative Reform
The Senate proposal to spin-off derivative dealing desks from banks will be decided upon as we enter the final stretch of the long roadmap to complete the financial reform overhaul in the US.
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