EY cancels audit and consulting split plan, focuses on $500mn cost savings.
EY US has abandoned its plan to break up its business and will instead embark on a $500mn cost savings programme, including job cuts and restructuring. The move comes after the firm's partners voted against the break-up plan, which would have seen EY US split into four separate businesses. The cost savings programme will focus on areas such as technology and real estate, and is aimed at improving the firm's financial performance in the face of increased competition in the financial services sector.

