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Households Worse Off Than 2003
LONDON (Reuters UK) - The average household is now 15 percent worse off than it was five years ago, according to Ernst & Young's Annual Discretionary Income Study released on Friday. The study reveals consumer spending power has fallen dramatically in the face of massive price...
E&Y Says Energy Bills to Rise
LONDON (Reuters UK) - UK energy bills are set to climb by over 200 pounds a year to help pay the costs of meeting a European Union goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth by 2020, consultants Ernst & Young said on Monday. Under...
Family-Friendly Policies from Family-Friendly Companies
Flexible parental-leave programs are one of the keys to employee retention. These exemplary companies have policies in place that rank high with working parents. Ernst & Young Tax, accounting, and financial services New York, NY Leave Policy: Six weeks of fully paid parental leave...
Balance Point: Bringing Discipline to Investment in Innovation and Growth
The paper highlights that not all technology companies are at the same stage in recognizing the need to improve their innovation investment processes?some are just beginning to grapple with this challenge, others have recognized the need but are searching for solutions, and still others are well on their way. However,...
ERM: Don't Do Business Without It
The paper begins with the fact that enterprise risk management is a necessity for insurers seeking better decision-making, greater shareholder value, and stronger internal controls. In the face of the often-irreconcilable demands, enterprise risk management ERM has emerged as an effective way for a company to simultaneously improve its financial...
Creating a Technology Hotbed in China: Lessons Learned From Silicon Valley and Israel
Venture capital investment in China has increased at a blistering pace over the past several years, growing from just $418 million in 2002 to $1.27 billion in 2004. Four out of the top 10 global technology IPOs in 2004 were conducted by Chinese companies, bringing further recognition from the global...
Emerging Trends in Internal Controls: Fourth Survey and Industry Insights
The survey results, observations, and other information contained in this report provide valuable insights and assistance for companies within a wide range of revenue size, industry focus, and Section 404 implementation status. It offers accelerated filers a valuable retrospective that allows them to compare their own activities and practices with...
Reshaping Health Policy: The Impact the Federal Budget Process May Have on Medicaid and Medicare
Medicaid, as the people who run it like to say, isn't rocket science: it's harder and much, much more expensive. If it can be considered a single program at all, it is now the largest health insurer in the world, covering more than 52 million people at an annual cost...
Trends in Supplier Mergers and Acquisitions
The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the automotive supplier industry has accelerated. But deals are far different than those that marked the huge wave of consolidation that occurred during the 1990s. In the 1990s, acquisitions usually involved buying entire companies. Now we're seeing smaller and more strategic deals. Buyers...
New Regulatory Capital Requirements Are Looming: A Call to Action
The much-anticipated C3 Phase II update to the Risk-Based Capital RBC formula now appears almost certain to take effect for December 2005 reporting. The impact: potentially dramatic increases in regulatory capital requirements for variable annuities and certain other insurance products. This article, in brief, describes the implications, gives insight into...
Medicare Enforcement: Drawing Up the Game Plan
The paper depicts that the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG, or "the Office")?through studies, evaluations, audits, and investigative work?has identified significant vulnerabilities in the payment system for prescription drugs under Medicare. This experience is likely to guide its approach to overseeing the Part D...
East Meets West: The Convergence of Western and Traditional Chinese Medicines
From acupuncture and acupressure to homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, massage therapy, botanicals, and herbal teas and supplements - Western consumers have indicated their desire for less intrusive, more preventive, wellness-focused, and systemic approaches to health care. The paper depicts that to address the innovation and IP protection deficits, the Chinese government...
Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service Issue Guidance on Federal Tax Consequences of Compensatory Transfers of Partnership Interests
Treasury and the service have issued proposed regulations and a notice of a proposed revenue procedure describing the federal tax consequences of transfers of partnership interests in exchange for services. This article discusses these regulations in detail. The proposed rules will have wide-ranging implications for private equity management partnerships and...
SDLT and Informal Occupation
Before 1 December 2003, a new lease of UK land was subject to stamp duty. Leases would often be kept offshore and left unstamped, or the parties might rely on an agreement for lease, the lease proper being granted and stamped only when needed for other purposes. This article attempts...
Beyond Financial Reporting: Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Can Help Put Both Sides of the House in Order
The paper depicts that who would have predicted that significant help in managing risk would come from such an unlikely source: Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. But, by voluntarily extending the Sarbanes-Oxley model from financial reporting and control to operational reporting and control, forward-thinking oil and gas companies may...
Charting the Course: The Evolution and Future of IT Internal Audit
Information technology internal audit is at a crucial point in its evolution. Future expectations by line managers, Chief Information Officers, and boards are much higher than in the past. IT auditors face a world where they must satisfy a very wide range of stakeholder expectations while mastering increasingly complex business...
IFRS - Property Industry
International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS have arrived and the business impact cannot be underestimated. IFRS affects taxation, investor relations, information systems, management information, capital structuring, and employee benefits. There continues to be a wall of money attracted to property from a range of investors including pension funds, institutions, high net...
No Room for Error: The AML War Heats Up
The horrific events of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent enactment of the USA Patriot Act ushered in a new era in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. In response to this landmark legislation, financial institutions have either strengthened their existing compliance programs or developed new anti-money laundering...
Partner Compensation: Aligning Partner Incentives and Firm Objectives
This article focuses on the alignment of partner compensation with the objectives of a firm. It identifies a trend towards institution building in private equity firms. Leading private equity firms are interested in organizational performance as well as deal performance. Without discounting the vital importance of investment returns, some firm...
Good Governance: Moving Beyond Compliance
In the wake of the widespread scandals of recent years, the term corporate governance has become a catch phrase for what's wrong with corporate America. Indeed, the reputational harm and financial damage that can be caused by conflicts of interest and poor oversight are undeniable. This article examines what exactly...
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