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A Day In The City
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Posted by: Jack Ciesielski 10/28/2005 5:48 AM
Spent yesterday in New York; I had the chance to speak at the New York Society of Security Analysts' 12th Annual Financial Reporting Conference.

A good show for this kind of stuff, a really impressive cast of speakers, (pro forma-ing out myself there) and a surprisingly good crowd, given that it's earnings season. Always look for the backstory: it was less surprising when you realized that a lot of the audience was from the press. Still, it was good to meet up with some folks I've talked to for years and never met in person. (If you're reading this, you know who you are.)

A cold day in New York in the fall? Accounting? You call this work?

So, today's posting will be thin gruel indeed. There are two (long) Observer pieces that are begging for me to start, and I'm running in minimum-sleep mode. I'll be posting the talk I gave as part of a duo with Howard Schilit. Howard's done more than anybody I know to raise analyst awareness about accounting issues; our views on the question "has financial reporting improved?" weren't exactly symmetrical, but not exactly opposite either. Anyway, I'll put the script up next week on the Accounting Observer website. (Can't get it to the webmaster right now because I don't have the file with me.)

In the meantime, here's a link to my comments on FASB's business combinations exposure draft. Like I said, thin gruel. See you next week.
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