MEDIA ADVISORY 11/17/11
Registration Is Now Open for November 28 Webcast, IN FOCUS:
Understanding the FASB´s Proposals for Investment Companies, Investment Property
Entities, and Consolidations
Norwalk, CT, November 17,
2011—Registration is now open for the upcoming Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) webcast, IN FOCUS: Understanding the FASB´s Proposals
for Investment Companies, Investment Property Entities, and Consolidations.
This live webcast, offered free of charge, will take place on Monday,
November 28, 2011, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. EST. Participants in the live
broadcast will be eligible for up to 1.5 hours of CPE credit. (Please note that
CPE credit is not available for group viewing of the live broadcast.)
The
webcast will feature FASB members Marc Siegel and Larry Smith, and FASB Project
Manager Upaasna Laungani, discussing the accounting requirements in the
following recently issued proposals:
- Proposed Accounting Standards Update—Financial Services—Investment
Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure
Requirements
- Proposed Accounting Standards Update—Real Estate—Investment Property
Entities (Topic 973)
- Proposed Accounting Standards Update—Consolidation (Topic 810):
Principal versus Agent Analysis.
A complete course
description and registration information is available at
www.fasb.org.
An archive of the webcast will be available on the FASB
website through Friday, February 24, 2012. (CPE credit will not be available to
those who view only the archived webcast.)
About the
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Since 1973, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board has been the designated organization in the private
sector for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting. Those
standards govern the preparation of financial reports and are officially
recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Such standards are essential
to the efficient functioning of the economy because investors, creditors,
auditors, and others rely on credible, transparent, and comparable financial
information. For more information about the FASB, visit our website at www.fasb.org.