Ernst & Young Monthly News November 2008
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ZURICH, October 24, 2008 – at a gala evening attended by around 400 guests at the Lucerne Culture and Convention Centre, Ernst & Young announced
the winners of its eleventh «Entrepreneur of the Year®» award. Regarded by the Swiss business world as the highest of accolades,
the awards are made to businessmen and women in recognition of their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements. The winners of the
coveted award this year were as follows: ...
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ZURICH, 21 OCTOBER 2008 – The Swiss partners at Ernst & Young have chosen Bruno Chiomento to succeed Prof. Dr. Peter Athanas in
the role of Country Managing Partner. Bruno Chiomento will take on this new role on January 1, 2009. As announced previously,
Peter Athanas is leaving the company at the end of December 2008.
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Source: Handelszeitung, October 22, 2008
Author: Thomas Stenz, Ernst & Young
IFRS 3, which regulates the treatment of company mergers, is an important accounting standard in practice. Global Mergers & Acquisitions
activities have seen a sharp increase in recent years, and IFRS 3 has a direct and usually material influence on companies' financial reporting.