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Pensions and Financial Reporting
Allen, Brandt R.; Brownlee, E. Richard IITechnical Note DARDEN-C-2340-EAccounting and ControlThis note serves a wide audience. At Darden, it is used in two elective courses: Financial Reporting and Analysis and Financial Statement Analysis and Corporate Valuation, as well as in the open executive education program, Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers. It will also be used in the EMBA and Global EMBA programs. Depending on the type of pension plan offered, accounting for pensions can present one of the more difficult and chal...Starting at €8.20
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Derivatives and Hedging
Allen, Brandt R.Technical Note DARDEN-C-2341-EAccounting and ControlThis note is a valuable read in any finance or accounting course that is covering the risks of derivative securities. In October 2011, MF Global Holdings LTD, a New York City brokerage company, filed for bankruptcy. Almost a billion dollars was missing from customer accounts that were supposed to be segregated from MF Global’s trading accounts. Thousands of U.S. farmers collectively lost millions in their trading accounts at MF Global. This note ...Starting at €8.20
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Understanding Basic Financial Statements
Allen, Brandt R.; Sack, Robert J.Technical Note DARDEN-C-2335-EAccounting and ControlThis note describes balance sheets, income statements, and statements of owners' equity and serves as an introduction to basic financial statements.Starting at €8.20
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An Overview of Financial Statement Analysis: The Mechanics
Allen, Brandt R.; Simko, Paul J.Technical Note DARDEN-C-2255-EAccounting and ControlOn September 20, 2000, Jonathan Weill, a Wall Street Journal reporter in Dallas, Texas, published a piece questioning the profitability and accounting of Enron Corporation. He based his article on a study of Enron’s financial statements and conversations with staff at the Financial Accounting Standards’ Board (FASB), accounting professors, financial analysts, and others. “It took me a while to figure out everything I needed to… It probably took a...Starting at €8.20