Comments on: By Relaxing “Mark-to-Market” Rules, Has the U.S. Switched Off its Financial Crisis Early Warning System?

By: Equity Merchant Banks: The Financial Sector"s Profit Powerhouse of the Future

Equity Merchant Banks: The Financial Sector"s Profit Powerhouse of the Future — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:01:02 +0000

[...] the practice of “carried interest,” which allows general partners to not have to “mark-to-market” and have their unrealized profits taxed as ordinary income, but lets them carry their [...]

By: How U.S. Missteps Triggered a Spiral of Worldwide Margin Calls and Deepened the Financial Crisis

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:18:07 +0000

[...] Money Morning Market Analysis: By Relaxing “Mark-to-Market” Rules, Has the U.S. Switched Off its Financial Crisis Earl… [...]

By: Berkshire Likely to Bounce Back After S&P Downgrade

Berkshire Likely to Bounce Back After S&P Downgrade — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:39:28 +0000

[...] investments" and "various derivative contracts" that have generated large "mark-to-market" losses in Berkshire’s earnings numbers. In 2008, Berkshire profits fell 62% and the [...]

By: Mark Sowers

Mark Sowers — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:16:04 +0000

We are losing change the accounting rules so we are winning (1980s – 2007 real estate) We are losing change the accounting rules so we are winning (market to market hide bad loans). In the game of monopoloy at least the rules are always the same and people understand them. How can anyone trust these markets after all that has happened and believe that a simple accounting rule change will fix everything?

By: Is GE Next in Line for Government Bailout?

Is GE Next in Line for Government Bailout? — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:15:08 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, how the company accounts for its real estate holdings has raised eyebrows on Wall Street. GE values its properties at the price it paid for them, depreciating the values over time, rather than periodically marking them to their current market value – the latter practice known as fair-value accounting, or "marking to market." [...]

By: The New Banking Bailout Plan Reconstitutes Some of the Same Ingredients That Touched Off the Financial Crisis

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:45:32 +0000

[...] times over by infusing capital into banks while they bleed capital out of their balance sheets from mark-to-market accounting on toxic assets – only to then use that taxpayer money to pay for toxic assets to be put into a [...]

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Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:42:22 +0000

[...] Money Morning Market Analysis: By Relaxing “Mark-to-Market” Rules, Has the U.S. Switched Off its Financial Crisis Early Warnin… [...]

By: How U.S. Missteps Triggered a Spiral of Worldwide Margin Calls and Deepened the Financial Crisis | triggereventstrategist.com

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:18:28 +0000

[...] Money Morning Market Analysis: By Relaxing “Mark-to-Market” Rules, Has the U.S. Switched Off its Financial Crisis Early Warning… [...]

By: Federal Government Grants AIG a New Bailout Package

Federal Government Grants AIG a New Bailout Package — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:53 +0000

[...] continuing problems are nothing short of extensive losses on mark-to-mark accounting of its ill-conceived foray into credit default swaps,” Gilani said. And that situation [...]

By: stockholders.com » Blog Archive » Conflict of Interest?

stockholders.com » Blog Archive » Conflict of Interest? — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:42:44 +0000

[...] Is it not a conflict of interest for the govenment to take equity stakes in financial institutions that are heavily regulated by the government? Already the bailout bill has a reiteration that the SEC has discretion to relax mark to market rules to favor such banks [...]