Global BV News and Trends November 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: Want to help develop global standards for valuing financial instruments?
Here’s a great chance to give back to the valuation profession.
Global BV News and Trends September 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Premier ASA Complex Securities Conference Breaks Attendance Record
Summaries and takeaways from the American Society of Appraisers’ first ASA Complex Securities Virtual Conference.
Global BV News: IVSC adds to Financial Instruments Board
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has announced that four new board members will join its Financial Instruments Board, the group responsible for drafting and consulting on International Valuation Standards (IVS) for financial instruments.
What you should know from the spring BV conferences
BVWire has been on the virtual road attending some excellent events.
Debut of complex securities conference is tomorrow, May 20
Want to move from standard business appraisals to more difficult-to-value assets? Attend the Complex Securities Virtual Conference on May 20, presented by the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).
Next week is chock full of BV events
BVWire is saddling up and hitting the virtual trail next week for a batch of events that promise to be very informative.
Global BVU News and Trends April 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BVU poised to cover an exciting slate of 2021 conferences
One of the hallmarks of the Business Valuation Update (BVU) monthly newsletter is its in-depth coverage of conferences—not just in the U.S. but around the world.
ASA adds two events to the spring conference season
The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) will present a brand-new event—and a popular ongoing one.
Global BV News: Comments due in April on two IVSC exposure drafts
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has issued two exposure drafts with comment deadlines during April.
Practice Growth Opportunity in Valuing Financial Instruments
Valuation practitioners looking for a growth area should consider services related to financial instruments, according to Dr. Joel M. DiCicco (Center for International Business Valuation), speaking at the recent Second Annual Conference on the Art and Science of Business Valuation.
Global BVU News and Trends February 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
IVSC seeks candidates for financial instruments board
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is looking to recruit up to three new members for its Financial Instruments Standard Board.
Global BV News: IVSC roundtable on new standards for financial instruments
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) will hold a virtual roundtable on February 18 on the proposed new international standards governing the valuation of financial instruments.
BVU News and Trends January 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Reminder: Comments due on AICPA’s proposed standard on financial instrument valuation
The AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has proposed a standard designed to provide practitioners with more guidance on auditing management’s estimates of the fair value of financial instruments, including on the use of pricing services.
Global BV News: IVSC issues exposure draft on financial instruments
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) is “eager” to hear comments on its exposure draft on a new standard for the valuation of financial instruments.
School of Probability: The Use of Monte Carlo in Valuation
The one thing we know about valuations is that the future is unpredictable. How we deal with that uncertainty is critical to developing credible valuations. Join Oksana Westerbeke and Keith Konen to learn how Monte Carlo simulations can be used to deal with the uncertainty, allowing you to generate insights for your client and build credible valuations.
AICPA proposes new standard on financial instrument valuation
The AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has proposed a standard designed to provide practitioners with more guidance on auditing management’s estimates of the fair value of financial instruments, including on the use of pricing services.
The Valuation of Convertible Notes Using a Binomial Model
The authors’ research reveals that there are numerous articles, chapters, and models with bad math, bad equations, notational errors, or undisclosed rounding in some equations. They present a version of the Goldman Sachs binomial model and suggest that valuators provide fully functional binomial models when requested so that reviewers can “look under the valuator’s hood.”
Global BVU News and Trends July 2020
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Will COVID-19 open up the PIPES market in the UK? Baker MacKenzie say yes.
Private investments in public equities (PIPES) are a little-used financing alternative in the UK, but a new article by Baker MacKenzie London partners Nick Bryans and James Thompson in this month’s International Financial Law Review (IFLR) suggests that need may outweigh the huge cultural and regulatory hurdles.
Houlihan Lokey anticipates increase in distressed loan valuations
The ‘coronavirus-triggered economic downturn could lead to many performing loans to become distressed, especially for highly-leveraged companies,’ says a new client advisory from Houlihan Lokey, the global investment bank and valuation firm.