B1: Submit
Date: August 08, 2000
Time: 21:17
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Andersen break-up approved
Comment to {1} the judgement about Anderson Consulting and Arthur Anderson
Anderson Consulting(AC) and Arthur Anderson(AA) were at court because of break-up {2} of AC from Anderson Worldwide (AW) - the umbrella organisation of both. Despite {3} technology industry is a major segment of AC{***} {4} Arthur Anderson begun {5} to compete for big technology contracts. Therefor AC wants to separate without penalty including retain use {6} of its name. Anderson Worldwide decided that everyone who wishing {7} to leave the organisation has to pay an exit fee of one and a halftime its annual revenues. The judgment says that Anderson Consulting is allowed to separate itself {8} from AA without paying damages of $14.5 bn but AC has to give back its name to AA. At the first look {9} it seems to be a balanced judgment. Arthur Anderson keeps the right on {10} brand {11} and AC hasn't to pay the {12} damages. But if we look at expectations of the US regulators that in future there is a strictly {13} separation between accounting and consulting companies to avoid conflicts{***} {14} the judgement get {15} a stronger weight {16}. When AC and AA getting {17} autonomous in 1989{***} {18}it means {19} that we spoken {20} about two different companies with independent business strategies. Independent strategies mean that there can be an {21} overlap between costumers of both. In this case there is no reason for AC to separate from AW. If Anderson Consulting wants to leave AW{***} it has to pay the damages, as thiere rule said. If the judgement of the court of arbitration at the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce allowed the separation without paying the fees for AC{***} it says {22} that independence hasn't to be in every case {23}. It allowed {24} arrangements in some cases. Balance and annual accounts are the only proofed information {25} an investor has if he wants {26} to get an opinion {27} about the finance {28} situation of a company. It is absolutely necessary that this instruments {29} getting {30} uniform and independent – otherwise there is not one information {31} that is published without influence of the company. Therefore judgements of any courts should respect the requirements of the US regulatory {32} and not allowed {33} any agreements between auditors and consulting departments or subsidiaries of one company or any other organisations.
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