2007 CARE Conference

Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation:

The Quality, Reliability and Relevance of Financial Statements

Conference Papers, Slides and Video

Please note: Video is not available for download

Greg Jonas, Moody's Investor Service -
Video Part 1
Video Part 2
Slideshow

Reading:
~Probability of Default Ratings and Loss Given Default Assessments for Non-Financial Speculative-Grade Corporate Obligors in the United States and Canada
~Moody's Approach to Global Standard Adjustments in the Analysis of Financial Statements for Non-Financial Corporations - Part I
~The Second Year of Section 404 Reporting on Internal Control
Global Medical Products and Device Industry

~Credit Opinion: Stryker Corporation

Florin Vasvari -
Video
Slideshow

Reading:
Some Initial Evidence on the Role of Accounting Earnings in the Bond Market

Regina Wittenberg -
Video
Slideshow

Reading:
~The Impact of Information Asymmetry on Debt Pricing and Maturity
~The Role of Information Asymmetry and Financial Reporting Quality in Debt Trading

Fan Yu -
Video
Slideshow
Reading:
Accounting Transparency and the Term Structure of Credit Spreads

Jeff Yu -
Video
Slideshow
Reading:
Loan Spreads and Unexpected Earnings

Doug Dwyer, Moody's KMV -
Video
Slideshow

Stephen Kealhofer, Founder, Diversified Credit Investments and Co-Founder, Moody's KMV -
Video
Slideshow

Scott Richardson -
Video
Slideshow
Reading:
Do Short Sale Transactions Precede Bad News Events? New Evidence From NYSE Daily Data

Charles Jones -
Video
Slideshow
Reading:
Which Shorts are Informed?

Kumar Venkataraman -
Video
Slideshow
Reading:
The Role of Fundamental Analysis in Information Arbitrage: Evidence From Short Seller Recommendations

Adam Reed -
Video
Slideshow
Reading:
Costly Short Selling and Stock Price Adjustment to Earnings Announcements

Kathryn Staley -
Video
Selling Short
Reading:
Escala Group, Inc. 9-30-05 10Q
Escala Group Price Chart
Novastar Financial Inc. 6-30-06 10Q
Novastar Financial Price Chart