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Credit Standing and the Fair Value of Liabilities

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The author reviews the positions of major accounting and actuarial bodies on the issue of whether the holder’s own credit standing should be reflected in the fair value of its liabilities, identifying certain anomalies, both in the current GAAP treatment of debt and in the FASB approach to the fair valuation of liabilities. He also examines the treatment in financial theory of risk capital in the case of unsecured debt. An alternative approach is proposed, stressing the need for an objective valuation standard based solely on contractual terms and ambient economic conditions, and yielding readily interpretable public information. Finally, he reviews the probable consequences if, as seems likely, the FASB approach prevails, or, as seems unlikely, the views advocated here prevail.

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  • Philip Heckman, 2004. "Credit Standing and the Fair Value of Liabilities," North American Actuarial Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 70-85.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uaajxx:v:8:y:2004:i:1:p:70-85
    DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2004.10596129
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    1. A. Rashad Abdel‐Khalik, 2010. "Fair Value Accounting and Stewardship," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(4), pages 253-269, December.
    2. Gatzert, Nadine, 2008. "Asset management and surplus distribution strategies in life insurance: An examination with respect to risk pricing and risk measurement," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 839-849, April.
    3. Madan, Dilip B., 2014. "Modeling and monitoring risk acceptability in markets: The case of the credit default swap market," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 63-73.
    4. Dilip Madan, 2015. "Asset pricing theory for two price economies," Annals of Finance, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-35, February.

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