IAS 39 raises accounting row

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The International Accounting Standards Board new IAS 39 proposal is to become operational in 2005. This regulation will affect how companies report their financial assets. Companies including banks are concerned that this regulation will result in volatility of their stock.

Financial management, Accounting Methods, Banking industry, Finance, Accounting, International Accounting Standards Board, Company financing

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Sony's new board game

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The change in governance structure of Sony is described. Its the first Japanese corporation to initiate changes in response to corporate governance reforms in the United States.

Japan, Organizational history, Consumer electronics industry, Corporate governance, Sony Corp., Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, SNE, Company organization

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Accounting giants recover poise after regulatory onslaught

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The changes in the functioning of accounting firms, after the guidelines for auditing under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of July 2002, was issued by the SEC are discussed.

United States, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Accounting, auditing, & bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Services, Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Cover Story, Accounting firms, Accounting services, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission

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