2009 Advocacy Comment Letters 

 

Testimony

 

Statement of Kurt Schacht, CFA, on Reforming Credit Rating Agencies

Before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises

30 September 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letters

 

Comment Letter to U.S. House on Importance of FASB Independence

Filed 6 November 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to U.S. House on Proxy Access Amendment to Investor Protection Act

Filed 2 November 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to Financial Reporting Council on Reducing Complexity of Corporate Reports

Filed 4 November 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to FASB on Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements

Filed 28 October 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IASB on ED 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, regarding Investment Companies

Filed 22 October 2009 (PDF)

 

Response to CESR's Proposal for a Pan-European Short Selling Disclosure Regime

Filed 29 September 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to U.S. SEC on Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations: Proposed Proxy Rule

Filed 24 September 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IASB on Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement

Filed 14 September 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to CESR on the Technical Advice at Level 2 on the Format and Content of Key Information Document Disclosures for UCITS and Associated Addendum

Filed 10 September 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IASB on Credit Risk in Liability Measurement

Filed 1 September 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to U.S. SEC on Amendments to Regulation SHO on Short Selling

Filed 21 August 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IASB on Income Taxes

 Filed 13 August 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IASB on Derecognition

 Filed 31 July 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IASB and FASB on Leases Preliminary Views

 Filed 17 July 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to European Commission on European Financial Supervision

Filed 15 July 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IASB and FASB on Preliminary Views on Revenue Recognition

Filed 19 June 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IOSCO on Unregulated Financial Markets and Products

Filed 19 June 2009 (PDF)

 

Comments to European Commission Concerning Review of Market Abuse Directive

Filed 10 June 2009 (PDF)

 

KID Disclosures for UCITS − Consultation

Filed 14 May 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IOSCO on Hedge Funds Oversight

Filed 30 April 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to MAS on Regulatory Regime Governing the Sale and Marketing of Unlisted Investment Products

Filed 23 April 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to the U.S. SEC: Roadmap for Use of Financial Statements in Accordance with IFRS by U.S. Issuers

Filed 20 April 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter on Request for Views on FASB Financial Instruments Amendments

Filed 15 April 2009 (PDF)

 

Consultation Briefing and Request for Member Input on Mis-Selling in Asia

Open 15 April through 1 July 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to the IASB and FASB on Preliminary Views on Financial Statement Presentation

Filed 14 April 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter − Response to European Commission's Consultation on Financial Services Supervision

Filed 9 April 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to the IASB on ED 10 Consolidated Financial Statements

Filed 1 April 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to the FASB on FSP-FAS 115-a, FAS 124-a and EITF-99-20-b: Recognition and Presentation of Other than Temporary Impairments

Filed 30 March 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to the FASB on FSP-157-e: Determining Whether a Market is Not Active and a Transaction is Not Distressed

Filed 30 March 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to the SEC on the Elimination of Broker Discretionary Voting

Filed 27 March 2009

 

Comment Letter to the SEC on Treatment of Credit References in Securities Acts

Filed 26 March 2009

 

Comments to Congress on Fair Value Accounting

Filed 13 March 2009

 

Comment Letter to European Commission − Consultation on the Review of the Prospectus Directive

Filed 10 March 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to IOSCO Standing Committee 5 Hearing on Investment Management

Filed 10 March 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to FASB on Proposed FSP FAS 107-b and APB 28-a Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Filed 26 February 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to European Commission on Consultation on Control Structures in Audit Firms and Their Consequences on the Audit Market

Filed 25 February 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment Letter to CESR on Transparency of Corporate Bond, Structured Finance Product and Credit Derivatives Markets − Consultation Paper

Filed 19 February 2009 (PDF)

 

Joint Letter to U.S. Treasury, U.S. Federal Reserve, and U.S. SEC, Urging Continuation of Fair Value Accounting

Filed 13 February 2009 (PDF)

 

Joint Letter to Congress Urging Continuation of Fair Value Accounting

Filed 13 February 2009 (PDF)

 

Joint Letter with IAIP to SEBI on Investor Protection from Abusive Related-Party Transactions

Filed 9 February 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment letter to Bursa Malaysia Berhad − Consultation on Proposed Amendment to the Listing Requirements Relating to Related-Party Transactions

Filed 6 February 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment letter to the European Commission - Consultation Paper on Hedge Funds

Filed 30 January 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment letter to FSA on Rights Issue Subscription Periods

Filed 23 January 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment letter to IASB on Embedded Derivatives: Proposed Amendments to IFRIC 9 and IAS 39

Filed 21 January 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment letter to IASB on Investments in Debt Instruments: Proposed Amendments to IFRS 7

Filed 15 January 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment letter to FASB on Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Filed 15 January 2009

 

Comment letter to CESR on Market Abuse Directive

Filed 9 January 2009 (PDF)

 

Comment letter to IOSCO on Proposed Elements of International Regulatory Standards on Funds of Hedge Funds

Filed 6 January 2009 (PDF)