Takeaways from the 2019 AICPA FVS conference
There was a healthy turnout of forensics and valuation experts in Las Vegas for the 2019 AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services Conference.
AICPA honors young FVS practitioners
The AICPA’s Standing Ovation Program recognizes young (age 40 is the limit) CPAs holding the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) or Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) specialty credentials who have exhibited exemplary personal achievement.
BVU News and Trends October 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Top speakers at forensic and valuation conference in Tennessee October 21-23
BVR is pleased to sponsor the Tennessee Society of CPAs Forensic and Valuation Services Conference October 21-23 in Brentwood (just south of Nashville).
Deloitte sells software assets to Moody’s, continuing trend
The top half-dozen firms handle a large portion of business valuation work in the UK, so anyone interested in the profession might note with interest the trend for the larger audit firms to provide software as well as services.
TAF looking for experts on company-specific risk
The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) is seeking subject matter experts (SMEs) to help develop voluntary guidance on company-specific risk premiums, which it has identified as an area that lacks uniformity in practice.
New leadership at CFA Institute
CFA Institute announced that Margaret Franklin (previously president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Toronto) began last week as the organisation’s new president and CEO.
See you in London 23 October
The largest gathering of business valuation professionals in the UK is coming up next month at the ICAEW’s Moorgate Hall facility.
Some takeaways from the ASA Advanced BV Conference
BVWire attended the ASA Joint 2019 Advanced Business Valuation and International Appraisers Conference in New York sponsored by the American Society of Appraisers.
BVU News and Trends August 2019
monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
The Appraisal Foundation seeks panelists for the BVRP
Qualified candidates are wanted to serve on the Business Valuation Resource Panel (BVRP) of The Appraisal Foundation.
Not a whiz at statistics? No problem!
The September 2019 issue of Business Valuation Update contains the latest in a series of articles that we call “Tales From the Trenches.”
BVU News and Trends September 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
CFA Institute ponders how to make their CFA exam ‘more accessible’
Some UK business valuators hold the CFA in addition to their other professional designations.
BVR joins the IVSC
In keeping with the theme of aligning with top BV players around the world, BVR is now a member of the IVSC.
Are business valuations of public and private firms becoming more similar?
Writing last week as a contributor for Forbes, Paul-Noël Guély suggests that ‘distinctions between public and private markets have been gradually diminishing.’
Front-Burner Issues Presented at This Year’s NYSSCPA BV Conference
Inputs into the cost of capital, cryptocurrency, and financial projections are just a few of the important topics discussed at the annual business valuation conference of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) in New York City. BVU attends this event every year, and here are a few takeaways from the sessions.
BVU News and Trends July 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Do you have a tale from the trenches?
The August 2019 issue of Business Valuation Update contains the first in a series of articles that we call “Tales From the Trenches.”
Preview of the August 2019 issue of Business Valuation Update
Here’s what you’ll see.
ICAEW releases programme for Annual Business Valuation Conference
The ICAEW’s event, scheduled for 23 October at their Moorgate Place (London) offices, is the largest BV conference in the UK.
Dates for your business valuation diary
ICAEW Practical Business Valuation, 11 and 25 September, and 11 and 25 November, London ...
BVR offers resources to help UK business valuation professionals
Financial analysts in the UK have often struggled to find auditable market and financial data to support their assumptions and conclusions.
Alistair Darling brings high-profile finance background to IVSC’s board
At their meeting last week in London, the IVSC’s board of trustees announced former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling as their newest member.
Dates for your business valuation diary
ICAEW Practical Business Valuation, 11 and 25 September and 11 and 25 November, London ...