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Implications Of The Ifrs Goodwill Accounting Treatment, G Wines, R Dagwell, Carolyn Windsor
Implications Of The Ifrs Goodwill Accounting Treatment, G Wines, R Dagwell, Carolyn Windsor
Carolyn Windsor
Purpose – This paper aims to critically examine the change in accounting treatment for goodwill pursuant to international financial reporting standards (IFRSs) by reference to the Australian reporting regime.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses and compares the former Australian and the new IFRS treatments for goodwill. This comparison focuses on the advantages and potential complexities of the new method, with the aim of identifying the issues and challenges that preparers, independent auditors and those involved in corporate governance face in complying with the new requirements.
Findings – The paper highlights that the identification and valuation of cash-generating units and goodwill …
Corporate Spin-Offs, Their Price Reactions And Determinants In Malaysia, Chung-Sin Yoon, Mohamed Ariff
Corporate Spin-Offs, Their Price Reactions And Determinants In Malaysia, Chung-Sin Yoon, Mohamed Ariff
Mohamed Ariff
Spin-off as a form of financial restructuring has been examined in the US and the UK but not in other markets. This is a first study outside those markets. The evidence from a sample of 85 spin-off cases in Malaysia reveals that both the parent and the spin-off company stocks gain significant positive abnormal returns: parent firms earn smaller value while the spin-off firm gains substantially, much greater than is documented in other markets. Examining the factors correlated with the size of the spin-off effect, we find the abnormal returns are positively correlated with market capitalization and negatively correlated with …