The second edition includes over 25 percent new and updated information including:New information on the separate accounting and financial reporting standards for private/small businesses versus public/large businessesUpdated information that reflects the 2007 law on international financial reporting standardsNew content to match SEC and other governmental regulatory changes over the past three yearsNew information about how the analyst-corporate connection has actually changed the playing fieldThe impact of corporate communications and new technologiesNew examples that reflect the current trendsUpdated websites and resources