Recent changes in accounting regulation for financial instruments (SFAS 133, IAS 39) have been heavily criticized by representatives from the banking industry. They argue for retaining a historical cost based mixed model where accounting for financial instruments depends on their designation to...

The paper analyses the effects of three sets of accounting rules for financial instruments - Old IAS before IAS 39 became effective, Current IAS or US GAAP, and the Full Fair Value (FFV) model proposed by the Joint Working Group (JWG) - on the financial statements of banks. We develop a...

Grundlagen des Konzernabschlusses -- Aufstellungspflicht und Vollkonsolidierungskreis -- Ansatz- und Bewertungsmethoden im Konzernabschluss -- Umrechnung von Abschlüssen ausländischer Konzerngesellschaften -- Kapitalkonsolidierung -- Schuldenkonsolidieru -- Konzerninterne Erfolge aufgrund von...