Missing an Opportunity? Many Companies Slow to Adopt, Capitalize on Potential Benefits of New Hedge Accounting Standard: Deloitte Poll

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Oct 09, 2018, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

What: Deloitte Dbriefs webcast poll – "Hedge accounting: Simplifying the accounting for hedging activities."

Who: Jon Howard, Audit & Assurance senior consultation partner for hedge accounting, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Bill Fellows, partner, Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory, Deloitte & Touche LLP

When: Available immediately

Where: Access a slide deck of the hedge accounting poll questions, results and Deloitte insights.

Details: On May 22, 2018, Deloitte conducted a special edition Dbriefs webcast titled, "Hedge accounting: Simplifying the accounting for hedging activities." More than 3,000 business professionals attended the webcast and participated in online polls. Respondents answered questions about their organizations' implementation plans for the new hedge accounting rules issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

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