The International Accounting Standards Committee issued the the International Accounting Standard 17, Leases. The objective of IAS 17 is to prescribe, for lessees and lessors, the appropriate accounting treatment and disclosures to apply in relation to leases. This article presents a closer look...

Operating leases are quite important in some industries. There are two possible errors that should be avoided when valuing a company with operating leases. In the first place, one should not neglect the implied lease debt. Such neglect distorts the calculation of free cash flow, required rate of...

Derivative Finanzinstrumente — kurz: Derivate — haben in den letzten Jahren bei Banken unter Ertrags- und Risikoabsicherungsaspekten erheblich an Bedeutung gewonnen.