# In a co-authored op-ed, Professor Baruch Lev argues that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) should revise its regulatory requirements

1 Faculty News March 2, 2016 ![Accounting Today logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031523.jpg?itok=V3dvpC9R)>

Excerpt from [Accounting Today](http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/audit-accounting/why-fasb-should-hit-pause-77371-1.html) -- "...FASB must hit the pause button on issuing new standards. Uninformative or confusing financial statements enhance share price noise and investor uncertainty. Then, FASB must seriously assess the mounting evidence on the ineffectiveness of current accounting and reporting regulations. Both investors and executives will appreciate a fresh direction."

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