
Advisory: FASB Exposure Draft on Accounting for Loss Contingencies
July 2010 - On July 20, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a revised exposure draft (Exposure Draft) that would amend the disclosures for loss contingencies in Section 450-20 of the FASB's Accounting Standards Codification (ASC),
Accounting for Contingencies (originally...
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Webcast: Part 2: Financial Reform Legislation: Are You
Prepared?
July 2010 - The Dodd-Frank Act is the most far-reaching financial regulatory legislation since the Great Depression. In a second Roundtable discussion, Arnold & Porter attorneys discuss the Act's impact on executive compensation, investment advisory reform, hedge fund and private equity fund regulation, derivatives reform...
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Webcast: Financial Reform Legislation: Are You Prepared?
July 2010 - The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is the most far-reaching financial regulatory legislation since the Great Depression. It sets the stage for major adjustments in the financial services industry. The challenges of complying with possibly as many as 400 studies and new regulations are both numerous and daunting.
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Advisory: Private Fund Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
July 2010 - The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act), which was signed by the President and became law on July 21, 2010, will significantly increase federal regulation and oversight of private investment funds and their managers. Title IV of the Act, the Private Fund...
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