So claimed the White Queen in Alice Through the Looking Glass when Alice complained of the impossibility of the world into which she had...

​​ Valuation and risk analysis are distinct concepts that are sometimes confused. There is an interdependence between the two, but...

Anyone who has spent time in standard setting will know that myth is often more powerful than fact among the intended users of any...

One of the major challenges that the IVSC continues to face in gaining global acceptance of its standards is the reluctance of much of...

Adam Smith first postulated the concept of Gross Domestic Product as a measure of national wealth 240 years ago, but the means of...

Earlier this month the European Commission was advised by one of its supervisory authorities to change a regulation that would otherwise...

Readers familiar with the International Valuation Standards (IVSs) will be aware that they contain a different definition of “fair value”...

Anyone involved in providing valuation advice will put great store on their freedom to come to an independent opinion. To a large extent...

Aswath Damordoran, Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University, makes some interesting comments about the...

​​​​​​ In recent years demand for the valuation of intangible assets has grown significantly. This is partly in response to the...