PhAMAS

Seminar

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

What Analysts Need to Know about Government Accounting - Presented by Dean Mead of GASB

~ Presented by PhAMAS in conjunction with the NFMA's Introduction to Municipal Bond Credit Analysis ~

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:

KPMG
1601 Market Street, 36th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Details: 

GASB’s Dean Mead will provide an educational seminar on the rules that state and local governments follow when accounting for and reporting their finances. During this in-depth discussion, participants can expect to hear:

• The basics from the perspectives of the financial statement analyst
• How the accounting standards affect the information that analysts receive
• The significant new changes to government financial reports

Immediately following the workshop, PhAMAS will present a panel of speakers from across the Municipal Bond industry who will discuss their experience as Analysts from their respective positions. Panelists include:

• Robin Prunty, Head of Analytics and Research, S&P
• Don Farrell, Head of East Region, Build America Mutual
• Alan Schankel, Municipal Strategist, Janney Montgomery Scott
• Ellen Cannarsa, Municipal Credit Research, Vanguard

Download a detailed schedule of the program.

Cost: $50 -- includes "An Analyst's Guide to Government Financial Statements - 3rd Edition." Lunch will be provided. 

Registration: Registration is closed.

The Philadelphia Area Municipal Analyst Society (PhAMAS) is a not-for-profit association with members located in the Philadelphia region, including southern New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.