General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> March 4, 2004
DAVID ZION joined Credit Suisse First Boston in June 2002. He is a
Director and Senior Analyst responsible for accounting research coverage
at CSFB. He was the number two ranked accounting analyst in the most
recent annual Institutional Investor research poll, and was cited among
the 'Who's the Best' section of the poll for quality of written reports
and initiation of calls. In his role as Accounting Analyst, he examines
the investment implications of accounting rules for CSFB clients. He is
also a member of the CSFB Research Review Committee. Mr. Zion has been
quoted in the press on accounting and tax issues and has guest lectured
at the Columbia University business school. He previously spent eight
years at Bear Stearns, where he was a core member of the accounting
research team. Mr. Zion is a CPA, CFA, a member of the Association for
Investment Management and Research, the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and a member of the FASB's Financial Performance
Reporting task force. Profile
point of view?
Mr. Zion: There are four big issues that I have been spending a lot of
time on. First is an issue that
