Press Room

January 11, 2010

WATERSTONE CAPITAL ADVISORS SIGNS ROY OWEN AS MANAGING DIRECTOR

Waterstone Capital Advisors CEO, John Church, announced that the company is continuing its push into servicing by signing Roy Owen to the role of Managing Director – Commercial Servicing for Waterstone Asset Management, Waterstone’s servicing and asset management subsidiary.  Roy Owen also serves as a Senior Advisor to Marshall & Stevens.


March 16, 2009

MARSHALL & STEVENS, INC. ROLLS OUT 363 MARKETPLACE

Marshall & Stevens is pleased to announce that its 363 Marketplace is now fully operational and ready for business.  The 363 Marketplace serves as an internet empowered system designed for marketing assets and businesses offered for sale pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.

  Publications


Many of Marshall & Stevens's executives and board members publish articles in industry magazines and give presentations on topics related to business/intangible asset valuation, real estate valuation, and financial advisory services. These presentations are given at meetings and seminars on a national and local basis to CPA associations and appraisal associations, just to name a few. The handout materials from several of these presentations is available here.

DETERMINING FAIR VALUE
By Alfred M. King

Fair Value financial reporting is being blamed for the subprime meltdown, bank failures, the credit crunch, and the current recession. Global warming is about the only thing not being blamed on fair value (FV) and markto- market (MTM) accounting...


DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FINANCIAL ASSETS ARE?
By Alfred M. King

How to revamp PP&E records so internal controls comply with Sarbanes-Oxley.  Suppose your external auditor is adddressing a meeting of your audit committee and he or she says, "You have a material weakness in your internal controls."...


GO FIGURE
By Alfred M. King

There's an Issue brewing about how to determine the fair value of property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) in a business combination.  The Financial Accounting Standard Board's (FASB) new rules for mergers and acquisitions...


FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING, ITS TIME HAS COME AND GONE
By Alfred M. King

It's easy to find fault with the present historical cost model used in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  Price changes, and the original cost of an asset can be way below (or way above) its value on the open market today...


STREETWISE -- NEW ACCOUNTING WATCHDOG?
By Alfred M. King

Last Month a group of accounting professors and professionals -- with the help of Ralp Nader's Citizen Works -- formed the Association for Integrity in Accounting (AIA) "to restore and maintain the public's trust and confidence in accounting."  It plans to focus...