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Brian Bushee

Should Companies Hedge Currency Risk?

Jun 12, 2013
Finance
Global Focus

Big increases in cross-border transactions and currency volatility have many companies taking a closer look at hedging the risks. But in making a decision, firms may overlook some key, but[…]

Not a Level Playing Field: How Big Investors Benefit from Selective Access to Top Management

Nov 16, 2011
Finance
North America

The title of a research paper by Wharton accounting professor Brian J. Bushee and two colleagues is in the form of a question: "Do Investors Benefit from Selective Access to[…]

Shooting the Messenger: Quarterly Earnings and Short-term Pressure to Perform

Jul 21, 2010
Finance
North America
mic

While most experts agree that a single-minded focus on the short term can cause negative consequences for companies, they also suggest that blaming quarterly earnings reports, and the pressure to[…]

Lehman’s Demise and Repo 105: No Accounting for Deception

Mar 31, 2010
Finance
North America

The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 is widely seen as the trigger for the financial crisis, spreading panic that brought lending to a halt. Now a 2,200-page report[…]

Are ‘Mark-to-market’ Accounting Rules on the Mark?

Apr 01, 2009
Finance
North America
mic

On April 2, the Financial Accounting Standards Board is expected to vote on a proposal to relax a standard at the heart of the financial crisis -- mark-to-market accounting rules that[…]

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