Risk orientated disclosure is a focal issue of corporate communication. Many provisions have been implemented in the USA and in Europe to promote transparency about risks faced by companies, especially by quoted ones. The increase of mandatory risk reporting applying to companies leads to the...

La gestion de ses risques par l'entreprise est une des premières préoccupations des dirigeants, des investisseurs et des partenaires de l'entreprise. Elle concerne donc les experts-comptables et les commissaires aux comptes. La communication financière en matière de risques constitue une...

Purpose – Risk orientated disclosure is a focal issue of corporate communication. Many provisions have been implemented in the USA and in Europe to promote transparency about risks faced by companies, especially by quoted ones. The increase of mandatory risk reporting applying to companies...

From January 1, 2005, the accounting standards applicable to publicly traded European banking institutions will be the standards issued by the IASB. The purpose of this paper is twofold. From a sample of nineteen European banking institutions, we first study the characteristics of this fair...

Whether historical cost or fair value are referred to as valuation methods, it will be easier to be informed rapidly about the financial difficulties some banks are likely to be faced to. Solvency, liquidity and rate risks won’t be noticed the same way.

L'existence d'une réglementation prudentielle assise sur les fonds propres influence les choix comptables des banques. Les positions restrictives de l'IASC sur les montages déconsolidants et le recours croissant au marché pour évaluer les actifs sont susceptibles de remettre en cause leurs...

Regarding financial reporting, information about performances is one of the preferred items banking institutions are referring to. Therefore, quantitative and qualitative performance indicators are a significant part of annual reports. Reporting about performances raises some other issues:...

When historical cost is used, the incomes are smoothed in a way that delays the recognition of the financial institutions lessening solvency, especially in the case of fixed rate loans when market rates are decreasing. We study the case of Credit Lyonnais which had the opportunity to transfer...

Dès le 1er janvier 2005, les normes comptables applicables aux établissements de crédit cotés membres de l'Union européenne seront celles produites par l'IASB. Ces normes accordent une part croissante à la juste valeur. L'objectif de ce papier consiste en l'étude des caractéristiques de...