Essays about: "IFRS 3"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 46 essays containing the words IFRS 3.

1. 6. Value relevance of fair value estimates - The impact of ownership structures and increased disclosures

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sebastian Engsevi; Oscar Robért; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Fair value hierarchy; value relevance; ownership structure; ownership concentration; institutional ownership; accounting disclosures;

   Abstract : This study investigates the effects ownership structures and actions by regulatory bodies (in the form of increased disclosures) have on investors’ perceptions of fair value estimates. By taking a value relevance approach, the results from this study, generated from a sample of 223 European banks applying IFRS during a period between 2011-2014, indicate that all levels in the fair value hierarchy are value relevant. READ MORE

3. 7. Can Optimism in Press Releases Increase Abnormal Stock Returns? - An Event Study and Text-Analysis of Press Releases Issued by FinTech Companies under IFRS and US GAAP

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Fynn Euchner; Viktor Goldenius; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Event Study; FinTech; Text-analysis; DICTION; Capitalisation vs Expensing; Press-releases;

   Abstract : Purpose The purpose of our study is to investigate and compare the level of optimism in press releases regarding R&D operations for FinTech companies under US GAAP and IFRS and how it affects abnormal stock returns under these two accounting standards. Research Design In order to conduct this study, an event study is used with 3, 5 and 11-days event windows, a 30-days estimation window and a gap of 10 trading days. READ MORE

4. 8. The Association Between Goodwill Costs and Share Prices : A comparison between the amortization regime and the impairment regime in a Swedish setting

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Andreas Hjalmarsson; Åberg Jens; [2019]
   Keywords : goodwill; impairment; amortization; IFRS;

   Abstract : Background: Goodwill activity has been very high in Sweden in recent years. Goodwill is regulated by IFRS 3, which came into effect in 2004. Instead of amortizing the asset over a specific number of years, goodwill should be tested for impairment every year. READ MORE

5. 9. Goodwill Impairment : Predicting goodwill impairment with the market reaction to acquisitions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Godefroy Späth; Robert Trampler; [2018]
   Keywords : Goodwill impairment; market reaction; nordic countries; G20; earnings management; IFRS 3; merger and acquisition;

   Abstract : In the economy intangible assets have become more and more important. Financial standards have evolved in order to capture this change and to be relevant. IFRS are international financial accounting standards with the goal to provide investors relevant information in their investment decision process. READ MORE

6. 10. What determines the amount of reported goodwill impairment? : An investigation of Nasdaq Stockholm OMX (OMXS)

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Gusten Friberg; Carl Åström Johansson; [2018]
   Keywords : Goodwill Impairment; IFRS 3; IAS 36; Economic Impairment; Earnings Management; Corporate Governance; Big Bath; Income Smoothing; Gender Diversity;

   Abstract : Background: The question on how to account for goodwill has long been a subject that causes big debates among actors within financial accounting. In 2004, the IASB released a new standard, IFRS 3 – Business Combinations, that changed the accounting for goodwill. READ MORE