未来公允价值的变化外文翻译.docx
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未来公允价值的变化外文翻译
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FairValueChangesAhead
Theuseoffairvalueinfinancialreportingisnotnew;itisrequiredorpermittedundermanystandards,someofwhichhavebeeninplacefordecades.Yet,givenitsroleintheassetwrite-downsandmarketvolatilityprecipitatedbythefinancialcrisis,therehasbeenconsiderablediscussionanddebateabouttheuseoffairvalueinfinancialreporting.Asthefinancialcrisishasbroadened,thedebatehasevolvedintoaglobaloneinvolvingnotonlyFASBanditsinternationalcounterpart,theInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard(IASB),butalsosecuritiesparticipantsintheglobalcapitalmarkets.Responsestothefinancialcrisishavefocusedonfairvalueaccountingandhaveledtochangesinthestandardsthatwillaffectfinancialreportinggoingforward.
TheFairValueDebate
AtthecenterofthefairvaluedebateisSFAS157,FairValueMeasurements,whichwentintoeffectforfinancialassetsandliabilitiesin2008.SFAS157clarifiesthatwhenfairvalueisusedinfinancialreporting,themeasurementshouldrepresentacurrentmarketprice.SFAS157establishesaframeworkfordeterminingfairvalue,butitdoesnotspecifywhentousefairvalue.SFAS157anditscurrentmarketpriceobjectiveonlyapplywhenotherstandardsrequireorpermittheuseoffairvalue.
ThereportingmodelintheUnitedStates(andabroad)isamixed-attributemodelthatusesacombinationofmeasurements,includinghistoricalcost,fairvalue,andotherbases,suchaslowerofcostorfairvalue.Theuseoffairvaluehasexpandedinrecentyears.Forexample,morefairvaluesarenowrequiredwhenaccountingforabusinesscombinationunderSFAS141(R),BusinessCombinations.Inaddition,companieshavetheoptiontovoluntarilyusefairvalueforcertainfinancialitemsforwhichfairvalueisnototherwiserequiredinspecifiedcircumstancesunderSFAS159,TheFairValueOptionforFinancialAssetsandFinancialLiabilities.Nevertheless,fairvalueisstillusedmostfrequentlyforfinancialassets.Butfairvalueisnotalwaysusedonanongoingbasis(mark-to-market);itoftenisusedonlywhenafinancialassetisimpaired.Intoday’sdistressedmarkets,manyofthefinancialassetsthattradeinthosemarkets(e.g.,mortgage-relatedsecurities)areimpaired.
Therequirementtorecordimpairmentlossesbasedonfairvaluesthatrepresentcurrentmarketpriceshasraisedconcernsaboutwhentousefairvalueinfinancialreporting.Theconcernsfocusmainlyonlong-standingissuesofrelevanceandreliability,aswellasthevolatilitycausedbyreportingchangesinfairvalueinnetincome,especiallyintheabsenceofobservablemarketdatatosupportthefairvalues.
Some,includingbankinginstitutionssubjecttoregulatorycapitalrequirements,claimthatfairvalueaccountinghasledtopro-cyclicalbehaviorbyforcingimpairmentwrite-downstoamountsthatdonotreflectthetrueeconomicvaluesoftheassets.Theysaythatthewrite-downshavecausedadownwardspiralthathasexacerbatedthefinancialcrisisandthatfairvalueaccountingshouldbesuspendedormodified.Forexample,inapublicSECroundtableonmark-to-marketaccountingonOctober29,2008,WilliamM.Isaac,chairmanoftheSecuraGroupofLECGandformerFDICchairman,stated:
Whentherearetemporaryimpairmentsofassetvaluesduetoeconomicandmarketplaceturmoil,regulatorsmustgiveinstitutionsanopportunitytosurvivethetemporaryimpairment.Permanentimpairmentshouldberecognized,butassetsshouldnotbemarkedtounrealisticfire-saleprices.Regulatorsmustevaluatetheassetsonthebasisoftheirtrueeconomicvalueoverareasonabletimehorizon…[I]tistheuseofMTMaccounting,whenmarketsarenotfunctioningproperly,thathasproducedterriblymisleadingaccountinganddisclosuresthatvalueassetswellbelowtheirtrueeconomicvalue…Ibelieveitisextremelyimportantthatbankregulationbecounter-cyclical,notpro-cyclical…Itisnotsoundpublicpolicytocausebankstohesitateinthecreationofreservesduringgoodtimeswhentheycanbestaffordthehittoearnings.
Others,however,includingmanyinvestors,saythattheinformationconveyedthroughfairvalueaccountingisusefulfordecisionmakingandenhancesthetransparencyoffinancialinformation,whichiscriticalintimesofstress.Theysaythatfairvalueaccountinghasexposedthedeterioratingfinancialconditionofmanyfinancialinstitutionsandthatsuspendingfairvalueaccountingwouldweakeninvestorconfidenceandaddtoinstabilityinthecapitalmarkets.Forexample,inajointstatementopposingthesuspensionofmark-to-marketaccountingissuedonOctober1,2008,theCenterforAuditQuality,theCouncilofInstitutionalInvestors,andtheCFAInstitutestated:
Suspendingfairvalueaccountingduringthesechallengingeconomictimeswoulddepriveinvestorsofcriticalfinancialinformationwhenitisneededmost.Fairvalueaccountingwithrobustdisclosuresprovidesmoreaccurate,timely,andcomparableinformationtoinvestorsthanamountsthatwouldhavebeenreportedunderotheralternativeapproaches.Investorshavearighttoknowthecurrentvalueofaninvestment,eveniftheinvestmentisfallingshortofthepastorfutureexpectations.
TheEmergencyEconomicStabilizationActof2008(EESA)requiredtheSECtoconductastudyontheuseofmark-to-market(fairvalue)accountingbyfinancialinstitutions(section133).InDecember2008,theSECissuedReportandRecommendationsPursuanttoSection133oftheEmergencyEconomicStabilizationActof2008:
StudyonMark-to-MarketAccounting.Basedonitsstudy,theSECconcludedthatfairvalueaccountingprovidesdecision-usefulinformationtoinvestorsanddidnotplayameaningfulroleinrecentbankfailures.TheSECrecommendedthatfairvalueaccountingbeimproved,notsuspended.Initsreport,theSECemphasizedthathavingstandardsinplacethatmeettheneedsofinvestorsiscritical,notingthattheobjectiveoffinancialreportingistoproviderelevant,transparent,andunbiasedfinancialinformationtoinvestorsandthecapitalmarketsinordertofacilitateinformedinvestmentdecisions.
FairValueChangesfor2009Reporting
Atthispoint,thekeyprinciplesoutlinedinSFAS157areineffectfor2009reporting.Recentlyissuedfairvalueguidanceclarifies-butdoesnotchange-thoseprinciples.Theserecentclarificationsemphasizetheneedforjudgmentsthatcouldchangehowsomeareapplyingthoseprinciplesinthecurrentenvironment,andrequiresmorefairvaluedisclosures.
Exitprice.SFAS157emphasizesthatfairvalueshouldrepresentthepricethatwouldbereceivedtosellanassetorpaidtotransferaliabilityinanorderlytransactionfortheassetorliabilityatthemeasurementdate(i.e.,theexitprice).
TheclarifyingguidanceaffirmsthefairvalueobjectiveinSFAS157.Thismeansthatfairvalueisacurrentmarketprice(thepricethatwouldbereceivedorpaidtodayundercurrentmarketconditions),notafuturemarketprice(whatmightbereceivedorpaidatsomefuturedateunderdifferentmarketconditions).Becausefairvalueisamarket-basedmeasurement,thecurrentmarketpriceisdeterminedbasedontheassumptionsthatmarketparticipantswouldusewhendeterminingfairvalue.
Inputhierarchy.ThefairvaluehierarchyinSFAS157prioritizestheuseofobservablemarketprices,whileallowingfortheuseofotherinputsthatwouldbeconsideredbymarketparticipantswhenmakingdecisions.
TheclarifyingguidanceaffirmsthefairvaluehierarchyapproachinSFAS157butemphasizesthatmarketpricesshouldnotbethesolebasisforafairvaluemeasurementunlesstheycanbeobservedinanactivemarketforidenticalitemsandresultfromorderlytransactionsinthatmarket(Level1inputs).Inallothercases,thevaluationswillinvolvemoreworkandanalysisrequiringinformedjudgments,butthefairvalueobjectiveinSFAS157remainsthesame.
Activemarket.SFAS157referstoanactivemarketasoneinwhichtransactionsoccurwithsufficientfrequencyandvolumetoprovideongoingandcurrentpricinginformation.Theclarifyingguidanceemphasizesthatdeterminingwhetherthemarketforanitemis(orcontinuestobe)activerequiresjudgment,consideringthevolumeandlevelofactivityfortheitemincomparisontonormallevels.
Orderlytransaction.SFAS157referstoanorderlytransactionasonethatinvolvesawillingbuyerandawillingsellerandallowsforsufficientexposuretothemarket;thatis,thesellerhashadsufficienttimetomarkettheassetandundertakemarketingactivitiesthatareusualandcustomaryfortransactionsinvolvingsimilaritems.
Theclarifyingguidanceemphasizesthatdeterminingwhetheratransactionisorderlyordisorderly(i.e.,adistressedsaleorforcedtransactionwheretheselleriscompelledtotransact)requiresjudgmentandtheconsiderationoffactorsspecifictothetransaction,notthemarket.Forexample,adisorderlytransactionmightbeindicatedifthesellerisinornearbankruptcyorreceivership,ifthesellerwasforcedtoselltomeetregulatoryrequirements,orifthesellerwasforcedtosellwithinaperiodthatdidnotallowforusualandcustomarymarketingactivitiesundercurrentmarketconditions.Thetransactionfocusappliesevenwhenmarketsaredislocated.Itisnotappropriatetoautomaticallyconcludethatallmarketactivityrepresentsdisorderlytransactions.Conversely,itisnotappropriatetoautomaticallyconcludethatallmarketactivityrepresentsorderlytransactionsrepresentativeoffairvalue.
Adjustments.SFAS157indicatesthatmarketpricesthatarenotLevel1inputsmustbeevaluatedforadjustment.Theclarifyingguidanceemph
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