Fair value accounting and the global financial crisis

-what is the role of fair value accounting in global financial crisis?

Luo JunID: C61954

20/07/2011

outlineDefinitionArgumentConclusion Discussion

DefinitionThe global financial crisis is also

called the subprime mortgage crisis which was characterized by extreme volatility in financial markets as well as by the failure or quasi failure of many financial institutions such as Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, AIG, Merrill Lynch, Citicorp, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Dexia.

Definitionthe price that would be received to sell an

asset or paid to transfer a liability in transactions between market participants at the measurement date.

CauseBrothers, AIG, Merrill Lynch, Citicorp, Royal

Bank of Scotland, and Dexia.(Magnan 2008) The reasons for global financial crisis are excessive use of derivatives, lack of oversight, low rates in the Federal Reserve System and a housing bubble in the USA

Arguementwhether the fair value accounting is

responsible for the financial crisis or not which happened between 2007 and 2010

Argumentfair value accounting as opposed to historical

cost accounting has nothing to do with the global financial crisis.

Argumentfair value accounting has resulted in the

turmoil in the financial markets in the global financial crisis between 2007 and 2010

Argumentthe low efficiency of financial institution in

reporting financial assets and liabilities accurately, which was caused by the use of fair value accounting standards.

Conclusion As a rule of accounting standards,

fair value accounting provides better insights to current risk as a role of messenger.

Conclusionit is responsible for the turmoil in the

financial market as a role of contributor for six reasons which might have magnified the global financial crisis between 2007 and 2010

Conclusionfair value accounting is responsible for the

financial crisis

DiscussionDo you think the Global financial crisis could

be avoided?

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