Discretionary accounting choices: The case of IAS 19 pension accounting

M Glaum, T Keller, DL Street - Accounting and Business Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Based on a sample of 3207 firm-year observations for the years 2005–2013, we investigate
how stock-listed companies in France, Germany and the UK use two discretionary choices in …

Choice of pension discount rate in financial accounting and stock prices

T Obinata - University of Tokyo, Center for International Research …, 2000 - papers.ssrn.com
Under present financial accounting standards, in Japan and in US, firms can choose
pension discount rates, which they use for earnings measurement, at their discretion. First …

Joint accounting choices: An examination of firms' adoption strategies for SFAS No. 106 AND SFAS No. 109

D Jeter, P Chaney, M Daley - Review of Quantitative Finance and …, 2008 - Springer
We provide insight into an argument that firms minimize the costs imposed by new
accounting standards through their adoption choices. Focusing on two standards with …

Erfassungsmethoden für versicherungsmathematische Gewinne und Verluste nach IAS 19: Motive der Wahl-rechtsentscheidung europäischer Unternehmen

J Faßhauer, M Glaum, T Keller, DL Street - Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für …, 2011 - Springer
We analyse the choice of European companies between different methods of accounting for
actuarial gains and losses according to IAS 19. According to our results, the immediate effect …

Accounting for and valuation of pensions in Norway: earnings management and whether analysts detect it

F Kinserdal - 2006 - openaccess.nhh.no
Conclusions and summary of “Accounting for and valuation of pensions in Norway; earnings
management and whether analysts detect it”“Pension accounting is a magnificent example …

Research on financial reporting by defined benefit schemes

RF Baskerville - … University Centre for Accounting, Governance and …, 2007 - papers.ssrn.com
New Zealand long enjoyed a situation where there was a tradition of well-exercised
supervision of defined benefit schemes by the Government Actuary. Because …