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World’s largest law firms to be ‘lawyerless’ within five years
September 9th, 2015
Uber and Facebook cited as examples of what a future legal practice might look like Within the next five years the world’s largest law firms will not employ its own lawyers, is a bold prediction by the UK’s leading ...
JP Morgan to stop open outcry trading on London Metal Exchange
September 8th, 2015
U.S. bank JP Morgan (JPM.N) is quitting open outcry trading on the London Metal Exchange after cutting back on its commodity business, a move that also shows the increasing importance of electronic dealing in metals. The change, announced by ...
KPMG gets Hands-on with systems integration
September 8th, 2015
KPMG Australia has announced its acquisition of Hands-on Systems, adding powerful execution capability to its technology-based transformation services. The acquisition strengthens KPMG’s global alliance with Microsoft, with KPMG today also being announced as a Gold competency partner for Microsoft ...
New Details on Flash Crash Trader Legal Case
September 7th, 2015
Flash Crash Trader E-Mails Show Spoofing Strategy, U.S. Says Failed orders are `costing me,’ Sarao said to tell programmer Indictment’s new details seen bolstering U.S. extradition case The British day trader accused of contributing to the 2010 flash crash ...
7 Ways Accountants Provide Value to Their Clients
September 4th, 2015
“What am I getting for my money?” When you provide a service and expect people to pay you, it’s reasonable to expect they will ask this question. In most professions, establishing your worth is the value proposition. How do ...
OPEC oil output in Aug falls from record on Iraq disruption – survey
September 3rd, 2015
OPEC oil output fell in August from the highest monthly level in recent history, a Reuters survey found on Wednesday, as disruptions to flows on Iraq’s northern pipeline halted supply growth from the group’s second-largest producer. Largely stable output ...
Deloitte’s latest survey results: Audit of the Future
September 2nd, 2015
Audits play a fundamental role in the capital market system, and Deloitte’s latest survey of more than 250 financial statement preparers, audit committee members and financial statement users reveals a shared sense that the traditional audit needs to evolve. ...
Oil retreats more than $5 on weak data, eroding 25 percent rally
September 2nd, 2015
Oil prices plummeted on Tuesday, settling 8 percent lower, as weak Chinese data extended a roller-coaster run that knocked oil to its lowest in 6-1/2 years last week before frenzied short-covering fueled a 25 percent three-session surge. The past ...
Asian stocks decline as China twin PMIs sap risk appetite
September 1st, 2015
Asian stocks declined on Tuesday, as losses on Wall Street overnight and new manufacturing data out of the world’s second-largest economy curbed risk appetite. China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) edged down to 49.7 in August from 50 in July, just ...
Is the EU losing the Western Balkans? What local experts think
August 31st, 2015
No business as usual in the Western Balkans The Western Balkans remain Europe’s unfinished business, not only for the continuing stalemate in Bosnia or tensions in Macedonia and Northern Kosovo, but also because broader geopolitical developments shaping the EU’s ...
