Associated Files
Public Company Insights – August/September 2009 (PDF)
Peterson Sullivan’s quotes of interest from this season’s public company newsletter:
- “Under current accounting rules, companies are required to test acquired goodwill for impairment annually. But unscheduled impairment tests may be necessary if certain triggering events… have a negative impact on fair value…”
- “Directors’ compensation isn’t a private matter between your company and it’s board members. In today’s tumultuous economic environment, shareholders, the media and other interested parties are paying close attention…”
- “A fairness opinion is simply a written report by an independent financial expert stating that a proposed transaction is fair, from a financial perspective, to the company’s shareholders…”
- “Corporate identity theft is a growing problem and in many cases, corporations — especially large ones — are more attractive targets for identity thieves than consumers…”
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