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Auditors set for tough talks with clients

By Jennifer Hughes in London

Published: November 5 2007 22:45 | Last updated: November 5 2007 22:45

Levels One, Two and Three may sound as if they belong in a computer game, but ac­countants, investors and auditors are finding them anything but fun.

They are the “buckets” into which financial statement preparers must classify financial assets under FAS 157, a new US accounting standard for financial years beginning in November.

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