Financial Services Firms - (Wiley Corporate F&a) 3rd Edition by Zabihollah Rezaee (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

An essential guide covering new federal regulatory reforms and federal financial issues

Financial Institutions, Valuations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Third Edition presents a new regulatory framework for financial institutions in the post-bailout era.

• Provides valuable guidance to assess risks, measure performance and conduct valuations processes to create shareholder value
• Covers the protection of other stakeholders, including customers, regulators, government, and consumers
• Offers an up-to-date understanding of financial institutions, their challenges, and their opportunities in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley era

Over the past decade, substantial changes have taken place in the structure and range of products and services provided by the financial services industry. Get current coverage of these changes that have transformed both traditional organizations such as banks, thrifts, and insurance companies, as well as securities providers, asset management companies and financial holding companies with the up-to-the-minute coverage found in Financial Institutions, Valuations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Third Edition.

From the Back Cover

Presenting new regulatory and corporate governance measures for the financial services industry in the post-bailout era--including the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and Basel Committee requirements--Financial Services Firms, Third Edition offers valuable guidance for CEOs, CFOs, CPAs, attorneys, bankers, and business appraisers in assessing risks, measuring performance, analyzing financial information, establishing corporate governance measures, and conducting valuations processes. This important book is an authoritative source in the areas of consolidation, convergence, competition, deregulations, accounting and auditing standards, corporate governance, business sustainability, and technological advances.

At once a beneficial primer for those with a cursory knowledge of banking, valuation, and mergers, as well as a useful reference for seasoned professionals, this book helps you understand the entire valuation process from a mergers and acquisition perspective.

Renowned financial expert Zabihollah Rezaee offers up-to-the-minute, straightforward guidance on:

• New and emerging federal regulations for financial institutions and financial services
• Initiatives affecting financial reporting and auditing functions
• Technological advances and globalization
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-related implementation rules
• The Dodd-Frank Act, Basel Committee, and auditing standards issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
• Recent financial accounting standards under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Emerging financial reporting and auditing initiatives, including the movement toward IFRS and PCAOB Auditing Standards as well as the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) reporting platform
• Convergence in the global corporate governance reforms
• The impact of geographic and product deregulations, accounting standards, and global competition on future convergence in the financial services industry

Financial Services Firms, Third Edition is the ideal sourcebook to help you keep up with--and benefit from--the changes in this important industry.

About the Author

ZABIHOLLAH REZAEE, PHD, CPA, CFE, CMA, CIA, CGFM, is the Thompson-Hill Chair of Excellence and Professor of Accountancy at the University of Memphis and has served a two-year term on the Standing Advisory Group (SAG) of the PCAOB. He is a prolific writer, having published six books and 190 articles in a variety of accounting and business journals.