《会计师事务所资产评估机构内部治理机制建设指导意见》颁布实施

本刊讯为了建立健全会计师事务所、资产评估机构内部治理机制,提高执业质量,维护注册会计师、注册资产评估师的合法权益。中注协于2003年6月26日印发《会计师事务所资产评估机构内部治理机制建设指导意见》的通知。从1998年开始,注册会计师行业和资产评估行业全面进行脱钩改制。为了保证脱钩改制的顺利进行,有关部门制定了一系列的相关政策,完成了会计师事务所、资产评估机构的平稳过渡。时至今日,由于改制时政策的局限性所造成的种种弊端逐渐显露出来,在一定程度上影响了事务所和评估机构的正常运转和稳步发展,同时也阻碍了全行业的健康发…     

加强事务所内部治理机制建设的体会

会计师事务所作为自主经营、自担风险的民事主体参与市场服务,其内部治理机制的合理性和有效性直接影响其自身的经营管理效率和服务水平,也在不同程度上影响着事务所的正常运转和稳步发展。因此,建立符合行业发展的内部治理机制和完善的内部管理制度,对于事务所的发展,非常重要。     

三个和尚没水吃与一股独大——谈谈事务所的股权结构安排

随着市场经济的发展,注册会计师的社会作用受到全社会的关注。推动注册会计师职业建设,要改善会计师事务所的内部治理。中注协已经印发了《会计师事务所、资产评估机构内部治理机制建设指导意见》,但实践中的问题仍需要进一步研究。去年我刊开设了“事务所内部治理”栏目,受到各界朋友的关心和支持。今年我刊将继续举办该栏目,以期深化这方面的讨论。     

浙江省评协召开会计师事务所和资产评估机构内部治理机制建设经验交流会

为帮助会计师事务所、资产评估机构进一步建立健全内部决策和管理机制,提高各执业机构风险管理和质量控制能力,完善以章程、协议为核心的各项内部管理制度,9月27日,浙江省评协组织召开了会计师事务所、资产评估机构内部治理机制建设经验交流会,内部治理指导小组成员和部分执业机构的代表共80余人出席了会议。     

协会工作

综合汇总各方面意见,对《行业自律管理体制建设指导意见(征求意见稿)》修改定稿。起草《中国注册会计师协会诚信档案管理办法》并征求部分会计师事务所、资产评估机构和省级注协的意见。征求对《会计师事务所、资产评估机构内部治理机制指导意见》征求意见稿和《关于发布会计师事务所全国前百家信息资料的通知》的意见,近期准备组织网上讨论。组织研究非典疫情对行业影响。就《审计报告》、《持续经营》和《前后任注册会计师的沟通》三项独立审计准则的制定实施,发布答记者问。就湖南省纪委牵头整治注册会计师行业执业环境,编报《行业要情》…     

对加强会计师事务所内部管理的一些思考

为引导会计师事务所健全和完善内部治理机制,促进事务所健康稳定发展,近日,中注协印发了《会计师事务所、资产评估机构内部治理机制建设指导意见》。为配合业内人士学习贯彻该指导意见,促进广大会员和各方面人士深入探讨事务所内部治理机制建设问题,我刊新设“事务所内部治理”栏目。欢迎读者踊跃来稿。来稿请注明“事务所内部治理专栏”字样。     

完善有限责任会计师事务所治理之对策

为引导会计师事务所健全和完善内部治理机制,促进事务所健康稳定发展,近日,中注协印发了《会计师事务所、资产评估机构内部治理机制建设指导意见》。为配合业内人士学习贯彻该指导意见,促进广大会员和各方面人士深入探讨事务所内部治理机制建设问题,我刊新设“事务所内部治理”栏目。欢迎读者踊跃来稿,来稿请注明“事务所内部治理专栏”字样。     

会计师事务所内部治理指南(征求意见稿)

1月4日,中国注册会计师协会发布了《会计师事务所内部治理指南(征求意见稿)》。这是中注协为适应加快完善社会主义市场经济体制以及全面贯彻落实“十一五”规划对行业发展提出的新要求,推进我国注册会计师行业做大做强和国际化发展,全面加强会计师事务所内部治理机制建设工作的最新成果。财政部领导对会计师事务所内部治理机制建设     

在加强三项建设中完善事务所内部治理机制

建立有效、完善的会计师事务所的内部治理机制,既是事务所自身发展的需要,也是行业管理的客观需要,更是注册会计师行业今年的一项重点工作。依笔者之见,就是要在加强以下三项建设中,不断完善事务所的内部治理机制。     

国际化战略中我国会计师事务所内部治理与审计质量的提高

一、引言会计师事务所(以下简称事务所)是注册会计师的执业载体和重要的职业组织形式,会计师事务所的内部治理水平直接影响着注册会计师的执业水平和审计质量。目前我国越来越多的企业走向资本市场的国际化,越来越多的跨国公司开始登陆中     

国内会计师事务所与国际会计公司的差距

自1998年我国会计师事务所脱钩改制后,注册会计师行业发展很快。在90年代中期前,三、五十个人的事务所算是已不小的所,达上百万收入的事务所也不是很多。但到了2002年,几百人员工、年收入上千万的事务所已比比皆是,有的甚至达到近亿元的年收入,一些所还在全国各地建立各种分支机构。这主要得益于社会经济的发展、事务所经验的积累、职业范围的拓展、会计市场的扩大、人员素质的提高以及有关政策的支持。但随着加入WTO后我国会计市场的进一步开放,竞争会越来越激烈,如何进一步建立健全事务所内部法人治理结构、加强事务所的内部管理、提高…     

Family Firms

We present a model of succession in a firm owned and managed by its founder. The founder decides between hiring a professional manager or leaving management to his heir, as well as on what fraction of the company to float on the stock exchange. We assume that a professional is a better manager than the heir, and describe how the founder's decision is shaped by the legal environment. This theory of separation of ownership from management includes the Anglo‐Saxon and the Continental European patterns of corporate governance as special cases, and generates additional empirical predictions consistent with cross‐country evidence.     

出售企业

创建一个企业,在其知名前把它卖掉,已经成为赚钱的聪明一招.这样做,虽然你不可能成为下一个比尔·盖茨或者是拉瑞·埃利逊,甚至意味着你不能富有,但毕竟能够赚到钱.     

A Comparison of Earnings Management Between KSE Firms and KOSDAQ Firms

Abstract:   This study investigates differences in earnings management practices of Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) firms and KOSDAQ (a Korean version of the NASDAQ market) firms during the period of 1996–1997. A sample of 1,256 KSE and 577 KOSDAQ firm‐year observations is used to compare earnings management practices of firms listed in the two different stock exchanges. The results of the study reveal that KOSDAQ firms tend to more actively manipulate earnings to avoid losses than KSE firms. KOSDAQ firms generally tend to increase reported earnings more aggressively than KSE firms when their operating cash flows are poor, and play down their reported earnings more when their operating cash flows are exceptionally good. The results of the study are quite robust in the sense that more aggressive earnings management practices of KOSDAQ firms persist even when operating cash flows are controlled.     

Disclosure Practices by Family Firms: Evidence from Swedish Publicly Listed Firms

Abstract

I investigate the effect of family ownership on firms’ disclosure practices in their annual reports. In specific, I study Swedish publicly listed firms, which are typically characterized by controlling owners that have a strong influence in the corporate governance decisions of the firm, including corporate disclosures. To measure disclosure, I construct a comprehensive disclosure index covering information on (1) corporate governance, (2) strategic and financial targets and (3) notes to the financial statements. The results reveal that overall, family firms provide less disclosure in annual reports than non-family firms do. The finding is consistent with the premise that through their management positions, family owners can directly monitor managers and avoid costly public disclosures. Overall, the results suggest that ownership structure of firms is important to consider in understanding firms’ disclosure incentives, particularly in settings where controlling owners play a significant role in the governance of the firm.     

会计师事务所发展应实施的三大战略

加入WTO以后,我国的注册会计师业务将逐步对外开放,允许国外注册会计师和会计师事务所来华从事会计师业务。这对我国的注册会计师和会计师事务所来说既是机遇又是挑战。一方面,国外的会计师和会计师事务所进来,可以带来国际通行的会计准则、先进的操作方法、经营理念以及一定的客户。另一方面,中国的会计师事务所也可以吸收国外的优秀人才、加强与国外的合作,做大做强,走向世界。因此即将开放的注册会计师业务将使国内会计师事务所面临重新整合的战略发展机遇期。 实施做大做强战略我国的会计师事务所相对国际四大会计师…     

How Firms Should Hedge

Substantial academic research explains why firms should hedge,but little work has addressed how firms should hedge. We assumethat firms can experience costly states of nature and deriveoptimal hedging strategies using vanilla derivatives (e.g.,forwards and options) and custom "exotic" derivative contractsfor a value-maximizing firm facing both hedgable (price) andunhedgable (quantity) risks. Customized exotic derivatives aretypically better than vanilla contracts when correlations betweenprices and quantities are large in magnitude and when quantityrisks are substantially greater than price risks. Finally, wediscuss how our model may be applied in practice.     

Investing in Bankrupt Firms

We examine the investment characteristics of firms electing to enter bankruptcy, between 1973 and 1982. Comparisons are made before and after the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. Our results indicate that the 1978 Act had no significant impact on bankruptcy decisions or resolutions for actively traded firms. Trading in bankrupt firms' securities is becoming more common, but no abnormal returns appear to be available. Systematic risk does not change significantly with the filing of bankruptcy, but there is a significant increase in return variance. The financial markets also react to various announcements of stages in the reorganization process.     

高管会计师事务所关联、审计任期与审计质量

本文研究了高管会计师事务所关联对审计任期(事务所任期)和审计质量的影响,以及事务所关联存在和不存在的条件下审计任期与审计质量的关系。实证结果表明,有事务所关联的公司更可能收到标准审计意见,从而说明事务所关联降低了审计质量;同时,事务所关联关系延长了审计任期,即存在事务所关联的公司比没有事务所关联的公司与事务所合作的时间更长。在有事务所关联的公司和没有事务所关联的公司中,审计任期与审计质量之间的关系不同,进而说明有事务所关联公司的审计质量并不取决于审计任期,而是事务所关联本身的影响所造成的。     

Dual-Class Firms: Evidence from IPOs of Chinese Firms Cross-Listed on US Exchanges

We compare Chinese single with dual-class firms cross-listed on US exchanges. We find that dual-class firms are larger in terms of assets and sales, possess ownership concentration, and have higher institutional ownership. Chinese firms in IT industry are especially likely to use dual-class structure. We find that, contrary to the literature, dual-class firms underprice 30.42% more and firm underprices less when governance practices are adequate. Insiders need to bear underpricing cost for retaining control. Interestingly, we find that dual-class firms hire more independent directors to show commitment toward shareholder’s rights but control them through CEO Chairman Duality and superior voting rights.