Mit der Verabschiedung der IAS-Verordnung im Jahr 2002 wurden kapitalmarktorientierte Mutterunternehmen mit Sitz innerhalb der EU dazu verpflichtet, ihren Konzernabschluss spätestens zum Ende des Geschäftsjahres 2005 bzw. 2007 nach den internationalen Rechnungslegungsvorschriften der IFRS...

We examine the causes and consequences of European real estate firms' decisions to provide investment property fair values prior to the required disclosure of this information under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We find evidence that investor demand for fair value...

We examine the effects of mandating the provision of fair value information for long-lived tangible assets on firms' information asymmetry. Specifically, we investigate whether European real estate firms' compulsory adoption of International Accounting Standard 40 (IAS 40; Investment Property),...

This study analyzes the ‘real' effects of accounting standards in the context of defined benefit pension plans. Specifically, we examine IAS 19R, which increases expected pension-induced equity volatility by eliminating the so-called ‘corridor method', a smoothing device for actuarial gains...