Financial brand valuation news

$490bn lost in accounting vacuum

Intangible Business, the world's leading independent brand valuation consultancy, has published exclusive research revealing for the first time how the 100 biggest companies in the US accounted for acquisitions under SFAS 141 since its introduction in 2002.

$490bn Lost in Accounting Black Hole

Elise Neils, Managing Director of Intangible Business LLC, reveals exclusive research from Intangible Business into how the S&P 100 accounted for acquisitions under SFAS 141 for the first five years.

Transfer Pricing

Following recent cases in the US, companies in the UK should expect investigations into their transfer pricing strategies by the taxman, says Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business.

Booksellers look beyond Harry Potter's magic

How valuable is the Harry Potter brand? Thayne Forbes of Intangible Business, gives his estimate.

IFRS 3: The value of reality

IFRS 3 is severely limited and has been poorly implemented so far. Controversial views on IFRS 3's first year of implementation from Thayne Forbes, joint manging director of Intangible Business.

Fight is on to get brand back on inside track

Intel launched its lauded ingredient branding campaign in 1991. How is the brand faring today, 15 years after its inception? Stuart Whitwell, joint managing director of Intangible Business comments.

Valuing Goodwill

Allan Caldwell, director at Intangible Business, explains the process of valuing goodwill and its components such as synergies, workforce and cost savings.

IFRS 3: Dark Matter

Half of the £40bn spent by the FTSE 100 on acquisitions last year was unaccounted for. Intangible Business' report sheds some light on the first time adoption of IFRS 3.

Inadequate IFRS 3

Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business, reveals findings from Intangible Business' report, ‘IFRS 3: The First Year', which indicates that IFRS 3 is not being applied correctly.

Valuing customer relationships

Of all intangible assets, customers must be one of the most tangible. Putting an economic value on relationships with those customers is not as hard as you might think. Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business, explains why.

IFRS 3 'not working'

Intangible Business' report, ‘IFRS 3: The First Year', reveals that IFRS 3 is failing to work, Thayne Forbes, joint managing director, explains.

IFRS 3 'is being ignored'

Goodwill arising from acquisitions of FTSE 100 companies accounted for a surprisingly high 53% of the total deal value under new IFRS accounting rules, new research from Intangible Business shows.

£80m wasted on IFRS 3

Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business, discusses findings of bespoke research into the FTSE 100's first time implementation of IFRS 3.

Accounting brand value

Thayne Forbes, joint managing director of Intangible Business, comments on exclusive research into the UKs most valuable accountancy firm brands.

IFRS 3's practical application

Allan Caldwell, director of Intangible Business, discusses best practice application of IFRS3, Business Combinations, with reference to several examples.

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