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Supporting Charles Niemeier for Chief Accountant

Posted in Accounting, Regulation, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Chairman Mary Schapiro
SEC
100 F Street NE
Washington DC 20549
Dear Chairman Mary Schapiro,
With this letter I indicate my support for Charles Niemeier for Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
I am accounting professor and a self-described accounting theorist.  I have closely followed the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Public Companies Accounting [...]

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Niemeier to be Chief Accountant?

Posted in Accounting, Regulation, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Four news sources are reporting that Charles Niemeier is being considered for Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission.   This is outstanding good news!
First, what is being reported:

Bloomberg News:  SEC May Pick Audit Board’s Niemeier for Accounting, by Jesse Westbrook and Ian Katz
CPA.BLOG:  Niemeier: Next SEC Chief Accountant? by Cara Patterson
WebCPA:  IASB Chair Meets [...]

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New Financial Terminology

Posted in Humor and cartoons, tagged , , on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Bob J. posted a list of financial terms with funny definitions over at AECM.  I did a Google search to find where they came from.  It seems as if the list has grown and evolved over time.  So, I found some additional lists, selected only the best, and added a few of my own.
Here is [...]

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