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Lower for longer

Simply Treasury

However, with a good counterparty risk the return is hardly better, and even often, still negative with, as a bonus on top, an intermediate volatility for those who report in IFRS (because of quarterly mark-to-market valuations). This interim volatility arises even if they keep the bonds until their redemption.

IFRS 130
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Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

Musings on Markets

To illustrate, consider a practice in valuation, where analysts are trained to add a small cap premium to discount rates for smaller companies, on the intuition that they are riskier than larger companies. It is very likely that these rules of thumb were developed from data and observation, but at a different point in time.

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Parallel Accounting is a Key Tool for Global Companies with Multiple Reporting Requirements

Bramasol

For example, a company with branches doing business in the United States and the European Union will need to comply with both GAAP and IFRS accounting principles. The account-based approach uses account logic identifiers to assign accounting principles, such as using unique prefixes to determine which accounts use IFRS vs GAAP principles.