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New Hedge Accounting Standard Flashes Green Light

FASBs simpler rules could encourage more companies to hedge their exposures.

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A new U.S. accounting standard that makes it easier to account for hedges is likely to encourage more corporates to hedge.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted last month to finalize the new hedge accounting standard, and the final standard is due out in August.

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