Accounting standards, disclosure requirements and foreign company listings on stock exchanges

作     者：Paul Sheldon Foote CHEN Jie 

作者机构：Mihaylo College of Business and Economics California State University Fullerton CA 92834-6848 USA 

出 版 物：《Chinese Business Review》 (中国经济评论（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2008年第7卷第9期

页      面：35-45页

学科分类：120202[管理学-企业管理（含：财务管理、市场营销、人力资源管理）] 12[管理学] 02[经济学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 020204[经济学-金融学（含∶保险学）] 

主　　题：accounting disclosures cross-listings stock exchanges 

摘      要：Some have claimed that there would be more foreign companies listed on American stock exchanges if foreign companies could use International Financial Reporting Standards （IFRS） instead of American generally accepted accounting principles （GAAP） and could be exempted from some of the disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In spite of these requirements, as of December 31, 2007, there are approximately 421 non-U.S, companies valued at $11.4 trillion listed on the New York Stock Exchange （NYSE）. Of these 421 companies, 41 companies are from China. This study examines the reasons for Chinese companies choosing to list on the New York Stock Exchange and their experiences with incremental disclosure and listing requirements on the Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, and New York stock exchanges. The lesson for foreign companies everywhere should be that foreign companies should search for those cross listings adding value and not be searching for countries and stock exchanges with weak disclosure and listing requirements.