Die Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Europäischen Ratesvom 19. Juli 2002 kodifizierte die Pflicht zur Anwendung der InternationalFinancial Reporting Standards (IFRS) auf Konzernabschlüsse kapitalmarktorientierterUnternehmen ab dem Jahr 2005 bzw. 2007. In Deutschland sinddie...

Durch die zunehmende Verflechtung der Weltwirtschaft hat die deutscheRechnungslegung in den vergangenen Jahren einen grundlegenden Wandelerfahren. Seit dem 01.01.2005 sind alle kapitalmarktorientierten Konzernmutterunternehmenzur Aufstellung ihres Konzernabschlusses nach den Normender IAS/IFRS...

The report describes the current developments of the German market for Non Performing Loans/Distressed Debt as it is influenced by the financial crisis/credit crunch. Furthermore the sale of (small and medium sized) real estate portfolios since summer 2007 is analysed in more detail.

The work report first describes the current developments on the German market for nonperformingloans, which after its peak in spring 2007 is now also affected by the financialcrisis. The sale of small and medium-size portfolios is described within the scope of a casestudy. Furthermore, the...

The report deals with the current questions relating to the work-out, outsourcing and servicingof non-performing-loans. After a brief market description the paper addresses the specificproblems, which arise when servicing real estate and corporate loans. Within these frameworkissues, which...

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht, ob der Mehrheitsaktionär einer Gesellschaftim Vorfeld eines Zwangsausschlusses von Minderheitsaktionären (sog.Squeeze-Out) versucht, die Kapitalmarkterwartungen negativ zu beeinussen.Ein solches "manipulatives\ Verhalten wird häufig in der juristischen wie...

Acknowledging deficiencies in current regulations and aiming at convergence, theIASB is conducting a joint project with the FASB to develop a principle-based standardon revenue recognition. The tentative proposals feature an asset-liability approachrelying on measurement at fair values or at...

This paper investigates the impact of the target chief executive officer’s (CEO) postmerger position on the purchase premium and target shareholders’ abnormal returns around the announcement of the deal in a sample of bank mergers during the period 1990–2004. We find evidence that the...

-- Public takeovers ; hostile takeovers ; notification requirements ; cash-settled equity total return swaps ; cash swaps ; equity options ; options ; mandatory offer ; insider trading ; capital markets ; regulated markets ; tender offer ; tender offer rules ; announcement obligations ;...

The purpose of the paper is to account for the short history of the soft law regulation of corporate conduct on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE). In theory, voluntary codes of good governance are expected to improve the deficiences of the existing mechanisms of corporate governance. In case of...