Learn what financial instruments are, explore major types and asset classes, and understand how they work in investing, trading, and portfolio construction.

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued an Exposure Draft (ED) of a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to improve accounting for ...

IMGCAP(1)]IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, is arguably the most complex of International Financial Reporting Standards. The standard deals principally with accounting for ...

Although FASB and the IASB worked jointly to improve the accounting for financial instruments and to achieve convergence on a single recognition and measurement model, FASB said it decided to make ...

Discover how accruals affect company finances, with insights into the accrual accounting method, its applications, and examples illustrating its principles.

It has been nearly four years since FASB began issuing its revised financial instruments guidance (see the sidebar, “Topic 326 Changes”). The guidance impacts all industries, not just financial ...