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 businesses * Updated information that reflects the 2007 law on international financial reporting standards * New content to match SEC and other governmental regulatory changes over the past three years * New information about how the analyst-corporate connection has actually changed the playing field * The impact of corporate communications and new technologies * New examples that reflect the current trends * Updated websites and resources