Remember all the criticism Enron took over doing just this (after getting permission from the SEC by the way)? Now the Bank of England is encouraging it:
While market-based estimates and the write-downs announced by firms may be unduly pessimistic, if such concerns persist there is a risk they could become self-fulfilling.
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In that environment, firms may find that previous mark-to-market loss estimates have been overstated and some writebacks of reported losses may occur.
So instead of marking-to-market, you can just mark to anything you feel like…
Posted: May 1st, 2008 under Europe, General.
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