In the US, one-third more companies went public in the first quarter than a year ago, and new issuers attracted strong after-market interest from investors. But, going forward, uncertainties in the global economy might add some choppiness to the IPO market.
Europe’s sovereign debt crisis is expected to dominate discussions at the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The IMF has been trying to raise lending resources, but power struggles are creating hurdles.
One free CPE credit will be available to CGMA credential holders who participate from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 18, in the quarterly CGMA Global Economic Forecast audio webcast “Widespread Recovery, or Uneven Terrain.”
In the first quarter, Canadian executive chartered accountants felt more optimistic about the US economy, the Canadian economy and about the prospects of their own companies than they did in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the “CICA/RBC Business Monitor”.
In the coming week: US President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will meet in Washington to continue dialogue on energy and economic issues. Meanwhile, new data could tell if China’s economic growth continues to slow. And the IFRS Foundation trustees meet in London.
The global financial crisis has brought treasurers to the fore. Timon Drakesmith, CFO of property management firm Hammerson, and Joe Romenesko, global treasurer of financial provider to the property industry, Jones Lang LaSalle, explain how their strategies have changed.
CGMAs have become a little more confident about current global economic conditions, according to the inaugural CGMA Global Economic Outlook Index, a new quarterly snapshot of AICPA and CIMA members.
A proposed new standard on revenue recognition will be the topic of a public round table meeting next week in Japan. Hosted by FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board, the meeting will provide stakeholders the opportunity to participate in dialogue with the boards about the proposed, converged standard on revenue from contracts with customers.
In the week ahead, the inaugural CGMA Global Economic Survey will show CGMAs’ views on economic conditions. The EU will release data on the money supply and economic sentiment. And accounting standards convergence talks will be held in Brazil and Malaysia.
In a dispatch from Brussels, Tony Barber of the "Financial Times" examines fault lines radiating from the euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis. Barber looks at who’s benefitting and who’s hurting.
The housing industry, a broad barometer of the US economy, has shown some signs of movement following a lethargic 2011. But will sales, prices, new homes and optimism continue to increase? New data will offer clues.
In a stormy global economic environment, India is one of the brightest beacons of commercial opportunity, argues Adam Roberts, South Asia bureau chief for The Economist.
Enviable growth and compelling demographics make Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa, together known as the CIVETS nations, markets to be reckoned with.
