Calls for breaking up the big four accounting firms are on the rise following audit failures at Carillion and retailer BHS. In a first such intervention, with the role played by accounting firm KPMG in the collapse of construction company… Read More ›
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Corporate breakups could act as catalyst to changes in Dow index
Two components of the Dow Index, DowDuPont Inc and United Technologies Corp are breaking up into smaller companies providing an opportunity to add fresh blood into the index. Although the composition for the Dow Jones Industrial Average has largely been… Read More ›
Thyssenkrupp aims to transform intself into a tech group
The German steel company intends to come out of the volatile steel sector and intends to focus on making car parts and elevators. On Tuesday, German business daily Handelsblatt reported citing an interview of Thyssenkrupp’s Chairman Ulrich Lehner in which… Read More ›