International Financial Statement Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series) - Hardcover

Robinson, Thomas R.; Henry, Elaine; Pirie, Wendy L.; Broihahn, Michael A.

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9780470916629: International Financial Statement Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series)

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ISBN 10: 0470916621 ISBN 13: 9780470916629

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2012

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Offers information on using financial statement analysis to successfully assess company performance, from the seasoned experts at the CFA Institute. This title is designed to help investment professionals and students effectively evaluate financial statements in today's international and volatile markets, amid an uncertain global economic climate.

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Praise For International Financial StatementAnalysis

"Finally, I have a textbook for my Analysis of Foreign FinancialStatements course. I have been searching for years for a suitabletext covering financial statement analysis from an IFRSperspective. I find this book to be an excellent resource."
Sylwia Gornik–Tomaszewski, DBA, CMA, CFM, AssociateProfessor, Department of Accounting and Taxation, Tobin College ofBusiness, St. John′s University

"International Financial Statement Analysis is arriving on thescene at the right time with a new and useful orientation andcomprehensive coverage. It should be an important and valuableresource."
Gary John Previts, E. Mandell de Windt Professor,Case Western Reserve University

"This text is the basis for analyzing and interpreting financialstatements of companies around the globe and appeals to both thestudent and seasoned investor. It is an essential read andreference book for the global investor in search of alpha."
Chris Senyek, CFA, CPA, Senior Managing Director andHead of Accounting & Tax Policy Research Team, ISI Group,Inc.

"This text is a valuable addition to the financial statementanalysis literature with its emphasis on financial reporting froman IFRS perspective, while highlighting major differences betweenIFRS and U.S. GAAP throughout. With the rapid global adoption ofIFRS, it provides a financial statement analysis foundation foranalysts globally who will be comparing IFRS and U.S. GAAPfinancial statements in the coming years as convergence continues.The authors′ integration of the IFRS framework throughout the textis particularly noteworthy, since it is the first source ofguidance that professionals utilize when applying IFRS inpractice."
David R. Campbell Sr., Professor of Accounting,Drexel University

Don′t forget to pick up the International Financial StatementAnalysis Workbook, Second Edition, a companion study guide thatmirrors this text chapter by chapter.

About the Author:

Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, is Managing Director of the Education Division of CFA Institute where he leads and develops the teams responsible for producing and delivering educational content and examinations to candidates, members, and other investment professionals encompassing the CFA Program, CIPM Program, Lifelong Learning, Private Wealth, Publications, and Conferences.

Elaine Henry, CFA, is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Miami where she teaches courses in accounting, financial statement analysis, and valuation. After working in corporate finance at Lehman Brothers, strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company, and corporate banking at Citibank, she obtained a PhD from Rutgers University where she majored in accounting and minored in finance.

Wendy L. Pirie, CFA, is Director, Curriculum Projects, in the Education Division of CFA Institute. Prior to joining CFA Institute in 2008, she taught finance, accounting, statistics, taxation, business law, and marketing for over twenty years at both large and small public and private universities, religious colleges, and military academies. Her work has been published in the Journal of Financial Research and the Journal of Economics and Finance. She holds a PhD from Queen′s University in Kingston, Ontario, and MBAs from the University of Toronto and the University of Calgary. Pirie is also coauthor of Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis (Wiley).

Michael A. Broihahn, CFA, is an Associate Professor of Accounting and the Director of Graduate Programs at Barry University in Miami, Florida. His teaching and research interests encompass financial accounting, auditing, and professional ethics. He currently serves CFA Institute in a number of different capacities.

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