TITLE

Weak internal controls batter Metallgesellschaft

AUTHOR(S)

Verschoor, Curt

PUB. DATE

June 1994

SOURCE

Internal Auditor;Jun94, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p10

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the loss of more than $3 billion in equity by Metallgesellschaft AG, Germany's fourteenth largest corporation. Reason behind the loss; Analysts' views; Implementation of bailout by Deutsche Bank.

ACCESSION #

9411173591

Tags: METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG -- Finance;  FINANCE

 

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