Topic: William Isaac

Posted on 04/25/11 at 7:36am by Benzinga Staff . FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN ), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations...

The Trust Gap

Too Big To Trust By William M. Isaac Repairing the economy is hard enough; restoring faith in the government is even harder. Without Stable Money, There Can Be No Trust By John Tamny If you can't trust what a dollar is ...
But the debate over mark-to-market accounting rules has reached a level usually reserved for important issues like whether the Yankees or Red Sox are better, or whether Kansas, Duke, UCLA or Kentucky has a better basketball heritage.. Mark-to-market accounting, also known as ...

The Worst May Be Behind Us

On Friday, the Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to release a staff proposal that strongly suggests companies may use contractual cash flows to value an asset that does not have a liquid market. An interesting debate between James Chanos, president of New ...

Suspend Mark-To-Market Now!

On Monday, Congress voted against passing the bailout package for Wall Street. While Congress and the White House consider next steps, the Treasury and its fellow regulators should follow their own counsel and take without delay the one regulatory action within their ...