Peter Fiechter

University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis

Rue A.-L. Breguet 2

Neuchatel, CH-2000

Switzerland

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Application of the Fair Value Option Under IAS 39: Effects on the Volatility of Bank Earnings

Journal of International Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 May 2009 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2011
Peter Fiechter
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis
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Fair Value Option (FVO), Earnings Volatility, Fair Value Accounting, Banks, IAS 39, Subprime Crisis

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Reclassification of Financial Assets Under IAS 39: Impact on European Banks’ Financial Statements

Accounting in Europe, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2010
Peter Fiechter
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis
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Reclassification, Financial Assets, Fair Value Accounting, Banks, IAS 39, Financial Crisis

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Discretionary Measurement of Level 3 Fair Values During the 2008 Financial Crisis

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2016
Peter Fiechter and Conrad Meyer
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis and University of Zurich - Institute for Accounting and Control
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Level 3 fair values, earnings management, Financial Crisis, loan loss provisions (LLP), other comprehensive income (OCI)

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Real Effects in Anticipation of Mandatory Disclosures: Evidence from the European Union’s CSR Directive

Number of pages: 82 Posted: 11 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2019
Peter Fiechter, Joerg-Markus Hitz and Nico Lehmann
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis, University of Goettingen and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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corporate social responsibility (CSR), disclosure regulation, real effects, stakeholder reactions

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The Impact of the Institutional Environment on the Value Relevance of Fair Values

Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2017
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 17 May 2017
Peter Fiechter and Zoltán Novotny-Farkas
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Fair Value Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Value Relevance, Institutional Accounting, Information Environment

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Determinants and Consequences of a Voluntary Turn Away from IFRS to Local GAAP: Evidence from Switzerland

European Accounting Review Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 23 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2017
Peter Fiechter, Jérôme Halberkann and Conrad Meyer
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis, University of Zurich - Institute for Business Administration and University of Zurich - Institute for Accounting and Control
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IFRS, small and mid-cap companies, ownership structure, Swiss GAAP, reporting costs and benefits

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Real Effects of a Widespread CSR Reporting Mandate: Evidence from the European Union’s CSR Directive

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Nov 2020
Peter Fiechter, Joerg-Markus Hitz and Nico Lehmann
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis, University of Goettingen and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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corporate social responsibility (CSR), disclosure regulation, real effects, stakeholder reactions, Directive 2014/95

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The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Information in Supply-Chain Contracting: Evidence from the Expansion of CSR Rating Coverage

Number of pages: 80 Posted: 24 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2021
Alper Darendeli, Peter Fiechter, Joerg-Markus Hitz and Nico Lehmann
Nanyang Technological University, University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis, University of Goettingen and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR), information comparability, supply chain contracting, third-party data vendors

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The Impact of the Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis on European Banks’ Disclosure and its Economic Consequences

The International Journal of Accounting, Vol. (51), No. (1), 2016
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 01 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2016
Peter Fiechter and Jie Zhou
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis and University of Zurich
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Greek sovereign debt crisis, disclosure, cost of capital, European banks, risk information

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The IFRS Option to Reclassify Financial Assets out of Fair Value in 2008: The Roles Played by Regulatory Capital and Too-Important-To-Fail Status

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Paper No. 19-18
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 May 2017
Peter Fiechter, Wayne R. Landsman, Ken V. Peasnell and Annelies Renders
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Lancaster University - Department of Accounting and Finance and Maastricht University
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Too Important to Fail, Fair Value Accounting, Bank Regulation, Financial Crisis

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Bold Analysts or Bold Banks: Do Institutional Factors Drive Herding Behavior?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 27 Apr 2013
Reto Cueni and Peter Fiechter
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis
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Herding behavior, Financial analysts, Brokerage, Institutional factors, Ownership, Private vs. public Firms

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Are Level 3 Fair Value Gains and Losses Return Relevant? Evidence from Fas 157 Rollforward Disclosures

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Aug 2019
Peter Fiechter, Zoltán Novotny-Farkas and Annelies Renders
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis, Vienna University of Economics and Business and Maastricht University
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Fair value accounting, Level 3, fair value gains and losses, value relevance, return relevance, FAS 157 (ASC 820), U.S. banks, other comprehensive income (OCI), illiquidity

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The Impact of the Institutional Environment on Analysts’ Herding Behavior: Evidence from Broker Acquisitions

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Dec 2020
Peter Fiechter and Louis Mangeney
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis and University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis
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Security Analyst, Herding Behavior, Mergers, Acquisitions, Institutions

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The Disappearance of the Zero-Earnings Discontinuity: SOX, Dotcom Boom or Gradual Decline?

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Jul 2021
Patrick Chardonnens, Peter Fiechter and Martin Wallmeier
University of Fribourg - University of Fribourg - Faculty of Economics and Social Science, University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis and University of Fribourg - Faculty of Economics and Social Science
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Earnings management, Zero-earnings discontinuity, SOX, Dotcom boom, Earnings distribution, Small loss avoidance

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The Effects of the Fair Value Option Under IAS 39 on the Volatility of Bank Earnings

Journal of International Accounting Research, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2011
Posted: 18 Jan 2011
Peter Fiechter
University of Neuchatel - Institute of Financial Analysis

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fair value option, FVO, earnings volatility, fair value accounting, financial instruments, IAS 39, banks