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		<title><![CDATA[First Data Corporation to Restate Historical Financial Statements Based on Review of SFAS 133; No Impact on Cash Flows, Stockholders' Equity or on Timing of Western Union Spin-Off]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER -- First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC) announced today that it will restate its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and its Form 10-Q's for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 to reflect the current U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC interpretations of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SFAS No. 150: accounting for financial instruments with liabilities and equities characteristics: what will the AICPA come up with next&#151;and what does it all mean to you! RMA's ongoing series looks at implications for bankers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Except for instruments indexed to and potentially settled in the issuers' own shares, SFAS No. 150 will significantly change the accounting for many types of financial instruments and could even lead to certain firms now violating their debt covenants.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SFAS 150: Accounting for financial instruments with characteristics of both liability and equity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5723/is_200310/ai_n23757067]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If your company or client has buy-sell agreements that obligate the corporation to purchase the stock of shareholders upon death or termination, then you will be affected.In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB released SFAS No. 150 to provide clarification on certain financial instruments that have characteristics of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVES UNDER SFAS No. 133.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB recently released  SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging  Activities. This pronouncement is the result of prolonged deliberations  that began in 1992 due to the increased use and complexity of  derivatives, resulting in growing concern about the accounting...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New guidance on SFAS 115. (accounting for debt and equity securities)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB published 'Special Report: A Guide to Implementation of Statement 115 on Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities' This Report answers the most frequently asked quesIn November 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB published 'Special Report: A Guide...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 1997 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Through the investment maze: making the transition to SFAS 115. (Statement of Financial Accounting Standards)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FASB Statement 115 on accounting for debt and equity securities was recently issued. Our experience, in talking with practicing CPAs, has indicated that Statement 115 offers little assistance for making the transition from Statement 12 to Statement 115. Even though CPAs are looking for additional guidance, we have discovered nothing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 1995 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SFAS No. 115: new accounting rules for investments in debt and equity securities. (Statement of Financial Accounting Standards)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFAS No. 115 supersedes SFAS No. 12 and amends SFAS No. 65. No. 115 provides a situational approach for investments in debt and equity that have readily-determinable fair values which is based on managerial intent regarding investments in financial instruments. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)Financial instruments are risky investments.(1)...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 1994 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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