EY’s creative center for creativity

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According to Accounting Today, Ernst and Young (EY) has opened Wavespace and Studio locations in Chicago. These are places where EY staff and clients can come together to solve business challenges, design new products and solutions, and create complex tech projects to improve client businesses. Questions: Will the center be manned by accountants? What is… Read more »

SEC loosens independence rules

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According to Accounting Today, the SEC loosened independence rules as part of a deregulatory push in recent years. Questions: According to the article, what will the amendments to Rule 2-01 of Regulation SX do? How do the new and old rules vary on the following situation: An auditor is with a firm that audits a… Read more »

Restructuring at Deutsche Bank

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Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank, has begun a string of layoffs that will result in 20 percent fewer employees or 18,000 jobs. Questions: This slashing in jobs happened on the first day takeover of the new CEO. Who is the CEO? What happened to shares of Deutsche Bank after word of this sweeping overhaul? How… Read more »