On Oct. 13, the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum hosted Tom Linsmeier (left), a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Fifth-year MPA student Doug Bedell shared this dispatch from Linsmeier’s talk, which he says was “one of the most riveting” Lyceum talks yet:
Dr. Linsmeier’s speech passionately defended fair-value accounting, a subject that, as of late, has [...]
FASB Board Member Linsmeier Defends Fair-Value Accounting
October 19th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · MPA
Posted by Tracy Mueller
Tags: · Accounting, accounting regulations, accounting standards, bank failure, fair value accounting, FASB, Financial Accounting Standards Board, historical-cost accounting, Tom Linsmeier
Jennings, Kinney Discuss Challenges of Financial Reporting in Global Economy
February 27th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · Faculty News · Top Stories
Posted by Rob Meyer
McCombs Accounting Professors Ross Jennings and Bill Kinney took part in a panel discussion Feb. 20 on the challenges facing corporations, governments and regulators in moving toward international standards in financial reporting. The event was sponsored by the Strauss Center at The University of Texas at Austin and it also featured Christopher Hossfeld, associate professor [...]
Tags: · Accounting, FASB, McCombs School, Ross Jennings, Strauss Center, William Kinney
