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Public Dialogue Tour Washington, DC - Arne Sorenson

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Arne Sorenson of Marriott International observes that leaving standard writing completely to the experts can lead to rules that may be "a thing of beauty" from a theoretical accounting perspective, but almost incomprehensible in practice.

Public Dialogue Tour Washington, DC - Robert Herz

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Herz said the prospects for more predictive reporting are hampered "by our old friend, 'Old Man Liability.'" He observed that management discussions in financial reports in the United Kingdom tend to be "much more informative" than such discussions in the United States because of a different...

Public Dialogue Tour Washington, DC - Arne Sorenson

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Arne Sorenson of Marriott International expressed doubt about whether auditors have the knowledge base to assess business prospects.

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CAQ Denver Public Dialogue - Karen Newman

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Karen Newman - Dean of the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business - discusses the desire to have business reporting that focuses more on where a company is headed than how it performed in previous months

CAQ Denver Public Dialogue - George Curtis

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George B. Curtis - head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Denver regional office - discusses the current disclosure system and the confusing nature of the large amounts of data given by companies without any accompanying "narrative".

CAQ Denver Public Dialogue - George Sissel

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George Sissel - Former chairman and CEO of Ball Corporation - discusses the complexity of financial statements and talks about the hesitancy of corporations to give future guidance.