CAQ Seattle Public Dialogue – Keith Grinstein
March 20, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Keith Grinstein, Partner at Second Avenue Partners, talks about how the quantity of information for investors is plentiful, however there is a need to improve the quality of that information. He refers to people have done a good job of translating financial data into plain english (ie Jim Kramer)
CAQ Seattle Public Dialogue – James Jiambalvo
March 7, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
James Jiambalvo, Dean of the University of Washington Business School, discusses the “sea-change” he’s seen in the financial reporting process.
CAQ Minneapolis Public Dialogue – Robert Marzec
March 6, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Robert Marzec, retired Office Managing Partner at pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, discusses what it should mean for public companies to give “guidance” and how the “numbers” that they report should be the result of the past guidance and metrics.
CAQ Seattle Public Dialogue – Rob McKenna
March 6, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Rob mckenna, Washington State Attorney General, discusses the problems that investors have sifting through the mass information provided in financial statements. He makes an analogy to how people use software and ignore the legal notices before installing.
CAQ Minneapolis Public Dialogue – Tom Schreier
March 5, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Tom Schreier, chief executive officer (CEO) of FAF Advisors and president of First American Funds, discusses the issue of “too much information” in the financial reporting process and how businesses need to find a balance so that investors at all levels of interest can be well served


