Large pension funds must annually disclose what stocks, bonds and other assets they hold.

Sometimes assets bought and held in other countries get translated back into the reporting currency at different exchange rates, resulting in a changed value.

It was quite a feat, considering that his manly assets held me in thrall.

Internationally, consideration could also be extended to determining which assets to hold onshore and offshore.

This could take the form of Securities, Debt, held assets, real estate, etc.

This simple-sounding idea requires taxpayers to track inflation adjustments for certain assets held more than three years.

BG said the assets held more than 170 million barrels of oil and gas.

For newly acquired assets held at least a year, individual investors could exclude 5 percent of their gain from taxes.

But the assets held separately by the three brothers are not under court protection.

After reaching $85 million at one point in 1994, assets fell last year to about $10 million and have held there.