Global BV News: BV education doings in Ethiopia
Participants from 30 banks and insurance companies and several consulting companies attended the Art & Science of Business Valuation conference last month at Addis Ababa University School of Business and Education auditorium.
Global BV News: The story’s the thing at EACVA confab
A keynote address at the European Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (EACVA) 13th Conference for Valuation Professionals stressed the importance of storytelling in business valuations.
A current list of valuation professional organisations (VPOs) in France
In 2010, the Federation of Evaluation Experts (FFEE) was established in law as a French not-for-profit with the mandate to offer input and harmonise standards for business valuation.
Global BV News: The BV profession in France is strengthening
The valuation profession in France is not regulated, and there are no formal requirements or obligations to hold specific credentials.
Global BV News: IACVS and ANEVAR sign cooperation pact
Under a recently signed agreement, the International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS) and the National Association of Authorized Romanian Valuers, Romania (ANEVAR) will work together in all aspects of member benefits (such as reciprocity) and education opportunities.
Reports From Global BV Conferences: ICVPME, IVSC, IACVS, ICAEW
The “I” in all of these acronyms stands for “international,” and Business Valuation Update brings you some key takeaways from several recent global conferences.
Global BVU News and Trends December 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: IACVS and KPCG ink cooperation deal
The International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS) and the Chamber of Appraisers of Montenegro (KPCG) reached a cooperation agreement in November 2019.
Global BV News: TEGoVA OKs draft of first European BV standards
For years, the European Group of Valuers’ Associations (TEGoVA) was hesitant to add guidance on business valuation to its European Valuation Standards because its members are real estate valuers.
Global BVU News and Trends November 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Next ICAEW advanced valuation techniques seminar 12 November
The next session of the advanced BV workshop provides ‘a detailed and insightful understanding of the interaction between cash flows, risk and financing.’
Global BVU News and Trends October 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: Call for statutory regulation for valuers in India
At the first Global Valuation Summit organized by the Institute of Valuers (IOV) in New Delhi, the chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) said that a statutory body should be established for valuers in that country.
Global BV News: Reminder: Comments due on financial instruments standards
Until now, there has been no effective set of international valuation practice standards for financial instruments that has been generally adopted, according to the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC).
Global BV News: ASA enhances global collaborations
There was a more-than-usual presence of international attendees at the ASA Joint 2019 Advanced Business Valuation and International Appraisers Conference in New York City sponsored by the American Society of Appraisers.
iiBV intangible assets 212 course gets kudos
Several BVWire—UK readers have commented that they’ve used the new iiBV 212 Valuing Intangible Assets online course to help staff get up to speed on the key business valuation concepts.
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.
Global BV News: IACVS adds course on China vs. U.S. BV
Later this month, an online CPE course will be presented on the differences in the basic structure between China and the United States in professional valuation systems, procedures, and identification.
Global BVU News and Trends August 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: Damodaran updates country risk data
These days, it’s very difficult to find a company that is only exposed to domestic risk, according to Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) in his midyear 2019 country risk update that includes free spreadsheets on country risk premiums, sovereign credit default swap (CDS) spreads, corruption scores, political risk scores, and more.
Global BV News: Comments wanted on standards for financial instruments
Until now, no effective set of international valuation practice standards for financial instruments has been generally adopted, according to the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC).
Global BV News: ICVS credential adds financial instruments training
The International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists, in conjunction with the Center for International Business Valuation, has added an advanced level to the International Certified Valuation Specialist (ICVS) credential.
Global BVU News and Trends September 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BVU News and Trends July 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: P/E multiples rebound in India
The P/E multiples of a majority of industries have improved in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Duff & Phelps “Industry Multiples India Report – Seventh Edition.”