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Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

Musings on Markets

In closing, I also want to dispense with the notion that data is objective and that numbers-focused people have no bias. Finally, it is worth noting that, notwithstanding the travails of last year, the number of firms in the data universe increased from 44,394 firms at the start of 2020 to 46,579 firms, a 4.9%

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The Future of Syndicated Lending Demands Specialized Technology

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This tracking covers any periodic interest or principal payments across an unlimited number of concurrent structures. Accounting Compliance Specialist tools guarantee lending treatments comply fully with evolving IFRS accounting standards. Management and auditors gain on-demand reporting.

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

These are also the sectors with the lowest book values, relative to market value, suggesting that whatever accountants are doing to bring in intangibles in these companies into book value is not having a tangible effect on the numbers. So, how far has accounting come in bringing intangible assets on to balance sheets?

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