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Sales of mini & # 39; uranium & # 39; Rio Tinto
The mining companies have internal divisions acronym? And should think about selling them? Probably. F & # 39; half the planned disposal of & # 39; OICOC of Rio Tinto, also known as the Iron Ore Company of Canada, through & # 39; sale or initial public offering, the mining group agreed to sell shares & # 39; its control in ROSSING uranium mine in Namibia to CNUC, Uranium Corporation, to $ 106.5m. This makes the CNUC the largest shareholder in & # 39; ROSSING along with IFIC, the Iranian Foreign Investment Company, and ICSA, the African Industrial Corporation to & # 39; South. ROSSING is uranium mine in the open spans long and produces about 3 percent of global supply.
According to analysts, this Iranian ownership was potentially a problem – Chinese miner and supported by the state like CNUC be better equipped to deal with a Western miner like Rio, because US sanctions imposed on the Iranian government.
mining expert & # 39; Financial Times Neil Hume says that CNUC been looking to invest in & # 39; & # 39 mines; foreign uranium to ensure supplies are expected expansion & # 39; nuclear power plants in China. Its current investments include mine & # 39; Azelik mothballed uranium in Niger and owns a minority stake in the mine & # 39; Langer Heinrich & # 39; Paladin Energy in Namibia.
Key numbers:
- potential turnover of & # 39; $ 106.5m
What they said: Chief executive & # 39; Rio Jean-Sébastien Jacques said, "The sale of our interest in & # 39; ROSSING again & # 39 others, demonstrates our commitment to strengthen our portfolio and focus on core assets our. "
OQ Verification: The agreement & # 39; uranium & # 39; Rio is the last of its sales & # 39; unwanted assets in recent times – and good looks. The uranium was one of the commodities with the best performance in 2018, to rally 45 percent from the low & # 39; his April reinforced a series of & # 39; closures. This prompted producers to buy uranium on the spot market to meet long-term sales contracts.
Joining & # 39; BDO Moore Stephens
How to solve the problem & # 39; four & # 39; groups & # 39; big accounting dominate the audit market? Create Big Five, apparently. BDO, before number six, seems to think so. Decided to join competitor UK Moore Stephens, to forward Grant Thornton in & # 39; five locations to become more competitive in financial services, insurance, maritime transport and in & # 39; job & # 39, public sector auditing.
The agreement & # 39; & # 39 with BDO; Moore Stephens will also bring £ 135m of & # 39; additional income, which brings the total of the combined group at around £ 560m – comfortable & # 39; over £ 500m of & # 39; entry posted by Grant Thornton in the UK business the past year. However, those whose income is low figure by £ 2.2bn properly reported by the Big Four rival KPMG last year.
Shifting of BDO will be closely monitored also by regulators and critical audit market fear that the dominance of the Big Four – Deloitte EY, KPMG and PwC – has limited competition and created conflicts & # 39; interests. This concern has already resulted in & # 39; four & # 39; the audit market reviews: one by the Competition Authority and Markets on the market structure; A separate review of the Council's accounting regulator & # 39; Financial Reporting, review & # 39; the MLP industry; and fourth & # 39; inquiry into the future of the audit market of parliamentary business committee.
Key numbers:
- Moore Stephens brings additional revenue to £ 135m BDO
- Join the total annual income of the company for around £ 560 million
- Join numbers strong partners around 264
- The firm's combined 5,000 staff numbers
What they said: Paul Eagland, head of BDO will keep that position when the two firms merge, said "We are not pursuing the Big Four and not become a version of & # 39; those businesses… but we think it creates more b & # 39; robust marketing firm to compete. this certainly gives a huge boost and make it more competitive in the enterprise [the Alternative Investment Market], All the way up to & # 39; outside the FTSE 100. [Clients from] the FTSE 100 will be our next target. "
OQ Verification: According to Prem Sikka, the accounting academic who is also conducting a review of the Labor Party, the BDO Moore Stephens deal will do little to challenge the dominance of & # 39; the Four Great.
He said: "If this merger passes smoothly, the merged entity would & # 39; about 30 percent of the size of & # 39; KPMG. Even if all firms ranked from five to ten were merge , still smaller than the smallest & # 39; the Big Four and will not be able to face significant portions of the market by [them]. Mergers in & # 39; mid-level can help but can not address the issues of competition and choice in the top end of the market. "
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