Monday, October 31, 2016

Singapore companies have improved risk transparency: ISCA-KPMG study

KPMG head of risk consulting Irving Low said that disclosures relating to behavioural factors such as risk culture are not as forthcoming and are not ...
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Nimbrix launches blockchain-powered platform and new industry consortium

London-based company Nimbrix announced the launch of its new blockchain platform, along with the formation of an industry consortium with KPMG ...
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Former north fabrication yard bought in £5million deal

In the report KPMG said: “Based on the valuation advice provided by our agents at the start of the marketing process, the sales price achieved is ...
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Chamber pension plan released from government oversight

Board members indicated that 32 recommendations made in the KPMG report have been implemented to improve the management of the fund.
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KPMG Football Fest returns to Lyford Cay

Nassau, Bahamas - On Friday, November 4th from 8.15am through 4.30pm, Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) will host its annual KPMG Football ...
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El antiguo PM Nikola Gruevski se reúne con los ejecutivos de KPMG y debate sobre la ...

LONDRES, 31 de octubre de 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- El antiguo Primer Ministro de Macedonia y actual gobernador y líder del partido VMRO-DPMNE, ...
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Enjoy lower tax rates on higher chargeable income

(From left) Meling, Tang, Lau and Yap pose for a photo after delivering their talk at KPMG Tax Seminar on 2017 Budget Proposals at a hotel here ...
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Here's the big reason men are being paid more than women

That's according to a new study by KPMG Australia that looks at a range of factors contributing to the gap including educational attainment, experience ...
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Elizabeth Warren Sends Misguided Letter To KPMG About Wells Fargo

This past weekend CNN reported that Senator Elizabeth Warren fired off one of her famous letters. She's made a habit of telling others what miserable ...
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European banks stuck with $1.3 trillion of bad loans: KPMG

"Reversing the profitability of European banks is not a lost cause but it will certainly be a lot of hard work,” Marcus Evans, a partner at KPMG's ECB ...
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A treat for erring taxpayers

Maria Gracia D. Dyoco is a supervisor from the tax group of KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG RGM&Co.), the Philippine member firm of KPMG ...
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Biz briefly: Cordoba CEO honored; LA design firm moves to Irvine; Coastline collecting food for ...

Mark Clemens has been named managing partner of KPMG's office in Irvine. Clemens began his career with KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory firm ...
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KPMG retains spot as top AIM auditor

The AIM advisers ranking for the period to 5 October 2016 shows that KPMG has a total of 150 AIM clients (152 in July). BDO retains second place with ...
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One in five workers "paid less than living wage"

According to KPMG and Markit, there were 5.6 million people in the UK being paid less than £8.25 per hour, or £9.40 in London, which, until today, ...
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European banks hit by rising costs

A report from KPMG highlights the challenges facing European banks from the move to the Basel 4 capital requirement ratio, and lower net interest ...
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Senators Question Wells Fargo Auditor

KPMG, Wells Fargo's independent auditor from 2011-2015, received a letter from Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont; Mazie ...
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Healthcare IT Budget Growth Seen Outpacing Broader Industry: Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare companies are more likely to increase information technology spending over the next 12 ...
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One fifth of workers paid less than living wage – study

More than five million people – 22% of the workforce – are earning less than £8.25 per hour or £9.40 in London, the research by Markit for KPMG ...
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Senators Want To Know Why KPMG Didn't Catch Wells Fargo Fake Accounts

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has reportedly sent a letter to KPMG, Wells Fargo's auditor, questioning why the accounting firm did not catch the fake ...
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half a million earners in the South West earning less than a Living Wage

Some 484,000 people in the South West are paid less than the Living Wage, according to new estimates published by KPMG. This is the equivalent of ...
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$1.3 Trln in Bad Loans Jeopardise European Banks' Profits

According to a report by the global audit firm KPMG LLP, commercial lenders are unable to effectively restructure or disburse toxic assets due to ...
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KPMG administrators appointed as aircraft engine specialist nosedives

Jim Tucker, David Pike and Ed Boyle of KPMG have been appointed as joint administrators of a number of companies which together make up the ...
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Melbourne Cup 2016: Anthony Pratt and Gina Rinehart to attend, movers and shakers at Derby Day

Doing his bit to help the Crown billionaire was KPMG partner Paul Howes who, in his words, had lost “all of our money” at Packer's Melbourne casino ...
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Want to scale your startup to India? Here's how

Leading Indian financial institution Mahindra Finance has partnered Matchi and KPMG to launch an SME Fintech Challenge, seeking to proof of ...
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European Banks Stuck With $1.3 Trillion of Bad Loans, KPMG Says

“Reversing the profitability of European banks is not a lost cause but it will certainly be a lot of hard work,” Marcus Evans, a partner at KPMG's ECB ...
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A chunk of Vitaco's annual profits chewed up by bankers, lawyers

One-off transaction costs have been estimated at $5.5 million by KPMG for the proposed buyout of Vitaco, the maker of Nutra-Life, Wagner and ...
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KPMG event unveils new trends in internal audit

KPMG, a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, recently brought together over 85 internal audit leaders for an ...
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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Business Executives Lack Confidence in Generating Trusted Insights from Data and Analytics ...

For the report, Building Trust in Analytics, KPMG commissioned Forrester Consulting to survey 2,165 respondents from 10 countries1 to identify in ...
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Blockchain: opportunity or imminent threat?

Samjong KPMG has recently issued a report, titled “Management Paradigm Shift Brought by Blockchain,” to assist domestic firms to come up with ...
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European banks struggle for profits in face of multiple headwinds

The average return on equity across all banks in the EU stands at around three per cent, according to the report from consultancy giant KPMG.
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[ October 31, 2016 ] KPMG Nigeria sees significant growth in mobile banking BANKING

KPMG Nigeria has described the improvement in mobile banking in the country as significant, attributing it to investments made by banks.
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Brokers 'can't put their heads in the sand' on insurtech

The Fintech 100, complied by KPMG Fintech and investment firm H2 Ventures, listed 12 insurtech companies, compared with 7 in 2015 and 0 in 2014 ...
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66% customers dissatisfied with information from banks – KPMG

KPMG has disclosed that an average of 66 percent of banking 'customers in Africa are not satisfied with information sent out to them. In its 2016 ...
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Fintech firms moving from London to Berlin after Brexit

... US$186 million (S$259 million) in fintech funding capital in the second quarter - 80 per cent more than Britain's US$103 million, KPMG said.
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One in five workers paid less than voluntary living wage

More than five million people - 22% of the workforce in the UK - are earning less than £8.25 per hour, or £9.40 in London, research by Markit for KPMG ...
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Sri Lanka Retailers' Association holds inaugural founder members' meeting

... Principal-Tax & Regulatory, KPMG , Ajith Amarasekara, CEO Swarnamahal Jewellers/ Asst. Treasurer SLRA, Kaushalya Perera, Director D. Samson ...
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European banks trapped in downward spiral, says KPMG report

With warning bells clanging over the future of Deutsche Bank, there will be few cheering the contents of KPMG's The Profitability of EU Banks: Hard ...
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City news: Post Office, living wage, New Balance and what the Sunday Papers say

Simon Collins, senior partner and UK chairman of KPMG, said: “The reality is that more than five million working people in the UK are only earning ...
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Kerala amongst most vocal States on GST Council, says KPMG

The session was jointly hosted by the Ficci and KPMG in India with the Government of Kerala and witnessed active participation of ministers from the ...
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Fifth of workers paid less than recommended living wage

The study, carried out by Markit on behalf of KPMG, discovered that some 5.6m workers are paid less than the £8.25 per hour, or the £9.40 per hour in ...
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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Shortlist for KPMG Irish Independent Property Awards is announced

The winners of the KPMG Irish Independent Property Excellence Awards will be announced on November 10 at a gathering of 800 property ...
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One fifth of workers paid less than voluntary living wage, says study

More than five million people - 22% of the workforce - are earning less than £8.25 per hour or £9.40 in London, the research by Markit for KPMG ...
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Warren calls out KPMG for Wells Fargo disaster

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders fired off a letter on Thursday to KPMG, calling the accounting firm out for failing to discover the widespread ...
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Warren, Sanders, other senators want answers from auditor KPMG on Wells Fargo

#Appraisers, here are some new tools to help make your business more efficient. https://t.co/9EzIG6YS5u Let us know what else to review. 17 hours ...
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Car firm's staff left 'struggling'

After the closure was announced administrators KPMG advised previous staff members it would help them reclaim any redundancy pay back from the ...
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Talent War: Big 4 offer fixed appraisals to new recruits

EY, KPMG and Deloitte did not respond to a detailed questionnaire. In the Big Four, the remuneration, especially for partners, depends largely on the ...
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Bermuda's Red Bull boat gets a makeover

The high-performance foiling catamaran, a GC32, was branded with a design created by Bermudian Nina Cotterill of KPMG Bermuda as part of ...
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Great Basin Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:GBSN) & Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) Watch List

KPMG should know Wells Fargo & Co. well. It's been the bank's independent external auditor for more than 85 years, and for Wachovia, before Wells ...
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'VAT introduction set to be a challenging time for the region'

Ashok Hariharan, Partner & Head of Tax at KPMG was one of several business leaders in attendance who shared key insights into the introduction of ...
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Friday, October 28, 2016

Trade, industry will benefit from GST, says official

... on 'GST and its Implications' organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and KPMG here on Friday.
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'Trade, industry will benefit from GST'

... Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and KPMG here on Friday. ... enhance the State's finances significantly,” said Sachin Menon of KPMG.
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Former PM Nikola Gruevski Meets with KPMG Executives to discuss Macedonia's Economic ...

The meeting hosted by Vice Chairman, Financial Services, David Sayer was a tie-in to KPMG's 2016 Invest in Macedonia report, which promotes the ...
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KPMG drama: Global heads step in to steady ship

MUMBAI: Richard Rekhy's leadership role at KPMG India was curtailed as the firm's global bosses sought to right the ship following the recent ...
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KPMG Names OC Managing Partner

Accounting firm KPMG named Mark Clemens managing partner for its Orange County office in Irvine. Clemens will manage the strategy and growth of ...
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Unilife Corporation Going Concern

In Form 10-K filed on October 24, 2016, Unilife Corporation's auditor, KPMG LLP, raised substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a ...
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Use keywords to search content on this website

In the wake of KPMG demographer Bernard Salt's controversial smashed avocado comments, Realestate asked experts for their tips for first-home ...
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Warren And Sanders Going After Auditing Firm In Wells Fargo Scandal

Warren, along with Democratic Sens. Bernie Sanders, Mazie Hirono and Edward Markey, sent a letter to KPMG Thursday inquiring why the bank failed ...
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Movers and shakers

KPMG International also announced new co-leaders for the global cyber security practice: Akhilesh Tuteja, a partner with KPMG in India, and Greg ...
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Kristofer le Sage de Fontenay leads UK FS arm of Capgemini Consulting

After nearly three years with the consulting firm, Kristofer joined KPMG Consulting, where he delivered operational improvement projects for clients ...
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Elizabeth Warren calls out KPMG for Wells Fargo disaster

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders fired off a letter on Thursday to KPMG, calling the accounting firm out for failing to discover the ...
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Nov 4 deadline for AHTC to hand in financial statements

Meanwhile, the court also disclosed in its judgment that AHTC had met with its accountant KPMG on Thursday to finalise a report on a review of its ...
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Senior Spotlight: Tanner Augustine

“I have a full-time position after graduation at KPMG in Des Moines,” he said. “I hope to one day be the controller or CFO of a well-known company.
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Next up for Sen. Warren in Wells scandal: Its auditor

The Massachusetts crusader (along with Bernie Sanders and a couple of others) has fired off a letter to Wells Fargo's (NYSE:WFC) auditor KPMG ...
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Luxury North East furniture maker loved by celebrities goes out of business

Howard Smith and Jonny Marston from KPMG's restructuring practice were appointed Joint Administrators to The Original Sofa Company Ltd on ...
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Implementation of GST will help trade, industry: Official

Sachin Menon, FICCI Co-Chair- GST, Partner and Head, Indirect Tax, KPMG in India, said, Kerala being one of the highest consuming states, it will be ...
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Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders go after KPMG as Wells Fargo probe widens

Wells Fargo's auditor, KPMG, is now facing a round of intense questioning from a suite of Democratic senators including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie ...
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Stocks Under Street Preference- Wells Fargo & Firm (NYSE:WFC), MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE ...

KPMG should know Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) well. It's been the bank's independent external auditor for over 85 years, and for Wachovia, before Wells ...
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Being based centrally in Athol Street is important to us - Fayle

More than 100 work at the Athol Street office of KPMG which provides audit, tax ... Mr Fayle referred to how KPMG committed itself at an early stage to ...
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Court sets deadline for AHTC to hand over Punggol East documents

However, it emerged during the court hearing that AHTC's representatives were scheduled to meet KPMG on Oct 27 to finalise the auditor's past ...
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People in the news: KPMG, Mitchell Charlesworth, Green & Co

Aidan Brennan has joined KPMG as head of solutions, where he will lead the firm's investments in new technology solutions and services for clients.
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This is the best time to join the Big Four companies! They are giving double appraisals, regardless ...

EY , PwC , Deloitte and KPMG- the Big Four, in hope to get the best talent, are tweaking terms in employee contracts where the new employees will ...
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The Basics Of Financial Crime

In a study by KPMG, it has been revealed that 81% of healthcare organisations have had their data compromised in the last two years, with 47% of ...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Warren grills auditor over role in Wells Fargo's fake account scam

KPMG, one of the largest US auditors, had OK'ed the bank's public financial documents from 2011 to 2016 — the five years that the Consumer ...
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'Small units may be hit hard during disaster'

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) are underprepared to face or recover from natural calamities, according to a recent CII-KPMG report.
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Senators Question Wells Fargo's Independent Auditor KPMG about Failure to Identify Illegal Activity

Washington, DC -(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. In a letter sent today to Wells Fargo's independent auditor KPMG, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren ...
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Senators Warren and Sanders Question KPMG Audits of Wells Fargo

A group of Senators, including Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are asking KPMG about the quality of its audits in the wake of the ...
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Talent War: Big 4 offer fixed appraisals to new recruits

Before that some of the senior executives from KPMG's tax practice joined PwC. ... EY, KPMG and Deloitte did not respond to a detailed questionnaire.
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Elizabeth Warren Has Questions for KPMG Re: Wells Fargo

Last month we wondered aloud if KPMG would get dragged into this Wells Fargo kerfuffle. It took awhile, but it appears that Massachusetts Senator ...
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Wells Fargo scandal prompts senators to focus on clawbacks, KPMG

While one of the harshly worded missives demands ougher "clawback rules" from regulators, another demands that KPMG, the bank's one-time ...
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Warren, Sanders, other senators want answers from auditor KPMG on Wells Fargo

In a letter sent to KPMG, which served as Wells Fargo's independent auditor from 2011-2015, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Bernie Sanders, ...
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Warren Targets KPMG Over Wells Phony Accounts

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are raising concerns about why independent audits of Wells Fargo's internal controls ...
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Bond holder seeks winding up of Perisai

KPMG partner Martin Wong - appointed by Perisai as financial adviser - did not respond to an e-mail from ST asking if KPMG had resigned from the ...
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Talent War: Big 4 offer fixed appraisals to new recruits

Recently, about 20 partners and about 300 executives with KPMG put in their ... EY, KPMG and Deloitte did not respond to a detailed questionnaire.
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Gender pay gap improvement in Australia has stalled for two decades, new KPMG report says

The pay gap between Australian men and women has not changed in 20 years, a new report released by KPMG says. Discrimination against women ...
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KPMG announces senior tech advisory appointment

Simon Collins, chairman of KPMG in the UK, said: “Aidan will lead in developing and delivering the solutions our clients need and will help us to ...
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Warren, Senators press auditor KPMG to explain how it missed Wells Fargo's illegal activity

US Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachussetts, and three other senators asked Wells Fargo auditor KPMG to explain why it failed to ...
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Senators Question KPMG About Its Wells Fargo Audits

Four senators on Thursday questioned KPMG U.S. LLP about why its audits of Wells Fargo & Co. did not identify activities related to the widespread ...
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Warren Targets KPMG, Accounting Law in Wake of Wells Fargo Scandal

"KPMG conducted audits assessing Wells Fargo's internal control over its financial statements...But none of KPMG's audits identified any concerns with ...
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Widening wage gap blamed on gender bias

A KPMG Australia report has found the proportion of the pay gap ... Based on 2014 data, KPMG estimated average hourly earnings for women were ...
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Mobile Users Divided on Personal Data Sharing for Govt Use: KPMG

Given the growing threat of global terrorism, the 2016 KPMG Consumer Loss Barometer Study, sought to examine if Americans would be willing to ...
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Trollip gives corruption a further blow with Ethics Hotline launch

KPMG will collate all received information and forward this onto the Municipality, but will protect the personal information of whistleblowers in the ...
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Wealth Migrate Featured on KPMG & H2 Ventures' Global 2016 Fintech 100 List

On Thursday, real estate crowdfunding platform, Wealth Migrate claimed it was selected as the only South African company to be featured in the top 50 ...
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Superannuation during paid parental leave needed to address pay gap: report

"There's a trending down in the pay equity gap...there could easily be a relaxing of people's focus on the issue," Susan Ferrier, KPMG's head of people ...
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Wealth Migrate Featured on KPMG's Global 2016 Fintech100 List

Wealth Migrate was selected as the only South African company to be featured in the Top 50 of KPMG's 2016 Fintech100 List. A collaborative effort ...
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Deal saves jobs as aerospace firm enters administration

Jim Tucker, David Pike and Ed Boyle of KPMG were appointed as joint administrators of TES Parts Ltd, Total Engine Support Ltd, TES Holdings Ltd, ...
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Dealmaker becomes partner as KPMG announces promotions

KPMG has appointed an experienced dealmaker as a new partner as part of a series of promotions in the North West. KPMG's tax practice made three ...
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Air Mauritius hires IBM and KPMG to overhaul technology operations

Air Mauritius has hired IBM and KPMG to overhaul the national airliner's enterprise planning processes and data analytics capability with a range of ...
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Proposed occupier for former KPMG home unveiled

More details have emerged about plans to redevelop the landmark former Leeds home of KPMG, including the proposed occupier lined up for the ...
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EURUSD: Nothing Has Changed, and That's Scary

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$25m price tag for health centre

Melbourne-based commercial realtors CBRE have listed the investment on behalf of receivers KPMG. The medical centre and tenants operating within ...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

KPMG boss has 'no time for macho approach' to work

Mr Fayle announced the move at a meeting with the workforce at KPMG in Athol Street, Douglas. He told Business News it was one of the company's ...
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Chinese seek VC deals as global funding stalls

Irene Chu, head of the High Growth Technology and Innovation Group at KPMG China, said that Chinese VC investors are focusing on markets ...
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Cricket gives brands a ticket to Indian growth

Its initial contract expires in 2017, but the company is keen to stay in the game, according to a study by consultancy KPMG and the Confederation of ...
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9 Israeli fintech cos make KPMG top 100

Nine Israeli companies were among KPMG's 100 most promising fintech companies for 2016, compared with eight in 2015. Two Israeli companies ...
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Gupta brings professional experience to the classroom

Gupta is an accounting professor at Lehigh currently on sabbatical practicing accounting at KPMG in New York. (Courtesy of Parveen P. Gupta).
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Local M&A market remains resilient

According to KPMG New Zealand's latest M&A Predictor, our local market remains relatively buoyant; with deal volumes up 14% during the first half of ...
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1MDB yet to find new auditor

KPMG meanwhile was reportedly dismissed after a difference of opinion on the fair value of 1MDB's investment in Bridge Global SPC through Brazen ...
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Rochester Chamber Top 100 announced; Hamilton Stern No. 1

1 spot on the 2016 Rochester Chamber Top 100, the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and KPMG LLP announced Wednesday evening.
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Travel industry calls for PMC re-think

... (AFTA) and other travel industry representatives have put a case to an Australian government Senate Committee - using KPMG modelling – arguing ...
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BC tech sector gets 'A' grade nationally, but big picture is more mixed

In another sign that the west coast's tech industry is surging ahead, the BC Tech Association (BC Tech) together with KPMG Canada, released a ...
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Mobile Customers Split On Personal Data Collection For Government Use: KPMG Study

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the 2016 KPMG Consumer Loss Barometer, in surveying 449 consumers, KPMG found that ...
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Israeli High-tech Likely Headed for Record Fundraising Year

The figures come two weeks after KPMG International and CB Insights reported that tech funding in the U.S. dropped 29 percent from a year earlier to ...
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Israel Q3 tech funding up 14 percent, deals down 13 percent: IVC/KPMG survey

Israel's third-quarter technology funding rose 14 percent on 13 percent fewer deals, according to a survey by the IVC Research Center of Tel Aviv and ...
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Great Oak Awards

Center, from left: Cyndi Bruce (KPMG), Laurene O'Donnell (Ericcson), Eileen Martin (Document Solutions), Alan Sobel (Sobel & Co.) and Marilyn ...
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Battle looms over KWV sale

Van der Veen's R13.47 per share offer to Cilliers is the value determined by KPMG in the independent expert report it undertook for the KWV board ...
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KPMG announces latest promotions in Manchester

The Manchester office of business advisory firm KPMG has announced nine new director promotions and the appointment of Alex Hartley as partner.
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Immunicum AB: Report from the Annual General Meeting of Immunicum AB (publ) on October 26 ...

The AGM resolved to appoint the registered public accounting firm KPMG as Auditor for the period until the next Annual General Meeting. KPMG has ...
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Israeli tech firms raise $1.19 billion in third quarter

According to the IVC-KPMG report, by the IVC Research Center and the KPMG auditing company, the quarterly figure was markedly affected by one ...
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DfE admits errors in handling of chief social worker's 'conflict of interest'

The evaluation had found a consortium led by accountancy firm KPMG, and including Morning Lane, was the “only viable option”. As a result it was ...
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Aussie companies rank amongst world's leading fintech innovators

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, announced the listings on Wednesday, revealing ...
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Israeli high-tech capital raising bucks global downturn

IVC-KPMG Survey findings presented only 142 funding deals closed in the third quarter of 2016, a 26% drop from the 193 deals in the preceding ...
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KPMG & H2 Ventures Announce Third Annual Fintech 100 List

The annual study shows that four of the top five global innovators in financial technology now come from China, reflecting the "indisputable" growth of ...
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Israeli High-Tech Companies Raised $1.19 Billion in the Third Quarter of 2016, the Second ...

The IVC-KPMG Survey has shown that larger deals are the running trend this year; Q3/2016's amount up 12% from three-year average; while number ...
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Fintech 100: China Leads The Way

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, has announced its list of the world's leading ...
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KPMG administrators to buckling steel company

Howard Smith, associate partner at KPMG and joint administrator, said: 'SBV Engineering has struggled to recover from the loss of a major trading ...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

City Moves for 26 October 2016 | Who's switching jobs

KPMG in the UK has appointed Aidan Brennan as head of solutions. In his new role, Aidan will lead the firm's investments in new technology solutions ...
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KPMG Survey Shows 42% of Customers Use Online Banking Platforms

As part of efforts to improve the growth of banking in Nigeria and other countries in Africa, KPMG Nigeria has developed a retail customer satisfaction ...
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India's local festivals go national

... durables like TVs and refrigerators, but KPMG India data indicate how shopping patterns are altering, in part driven by the online bargains that have ...
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Are Big 4 Firms Getting Stingy?

For example, when I started at KPMG many moons ago, I remember the firm matched our 401(k) contributions dollar for dollar. It was a great perk!
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Banks fail to translate social media to adoption of mobile banking – KPMG

Nigeria's banks have largely failed to translate this passion for the internet and social media into increased adoption of internet and mobile banking ...
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Palo Alto Networks Names New Board Member (PANW)

McCarthy, who served as vice chair of KPMG LLP, will also join the board's audit committee. The Silicon Valley cybersecurity pioneer has strategically ...
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Workshop to provide overview of GST

Summary: Sachin Menon, FICCI co-chair, GST, partner and head, Indirect Tax, KPMG, and Deepak L. Aswani, co-chair, FICCI Kerala State Council, ...
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China all over FinTech 100 2016 top 10

That's according to FinTech Innovators, a collaboration between H2 Ventures and KPMG FinTech, which has announced its third annual FinTech 100 ...
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H2, KPMG Release Global List of 100 Leading Fintech Innovators

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm H2 Ventures and KPMG, today announced its list of the world's leading fintech ...
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LEAGUE, SecureKey lead list of Canadian companies atop FinTech 100 list

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between FinTech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today announced the 2016 FinTech 100, meant ...
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APTRA issues invite to 'valuable' Insight Seminars

APTRA and KPMG, together with research partner m1ndset, have embarked on a roadshow of key markets in Asia Pacific to share the principal ...
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Aussies sparkle as emerging fintech stars as China dominates

A report from venture capital firm H2 Ventures and KPMG names Nine Australian companies as among the world's leading fintech innovators, ...
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IFA moves closer to filling its top job as first round interviews take place

The interview panel, which is led by the IFA President Joe Healy, comprises two other IFA members along with a representative from KPMG and a ...
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Is China threatening UK fintech dominance?

The UK's presence in the world's top 100 fintech companies has declined as China gains ground, according to KPMG's Fintech 100 list.
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APTRA highlights Insights Seminars

APTRA and KPMG, together with research partner m1ndset, have embarked on a roadshow of key markets in Asia/Pacific to share the principal ...
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#GetReadyforFIS2016 | Analysis. What are the strengths and challenging points of Romania from ...

As Toader of KPMG highlights, Romania continues to benefit from a good macroeconomic environment, a respectable market size, as well as a pretty ...
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SecureKey is one of the World's 100 Leading Fintech Innovators For 2016

San Francsico - Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, announced the third annual ...
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Mobile Customers Split On Personal Data Collection For Government Use: KPMG Study

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the 2016 KPMG Consumer Loss Barometer, in surveying 449 consumers, KPMG found that ...
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Partial commitment on UK airport capacity does not reassure global investors says KPMG

James Stamp, global head of aviation at KPMG, said: “Now, more than ever, UK plc needs to demonstrate both its ability and willingness to connect to ...
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Is it time to invest in challenger banks?

One area where challengers might be expected to struggle is in the buy-to-let property market, which KPMG says accounts for about 15 per cent of ...
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9 Australian companies have made it to the latest global Fintech 100

The latest annual list, compiled by accelerator H2 Ventures and KPMG, includes Prospa (31), Tyro (43) and SocietyOne (50) among the leading 50 ...
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China's Firms Shine Bright in 2016 'Fintech 100' List

The Fintech 100 report is a result of a collaboration between fintech investment firm H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech. Two sets of rankings were ...
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Tax reform proposal for individuals

Mark Joseph Pe is a supervisor from the tax group of KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG RGM&Co.), the Philippine member firm of KPMG International ...
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Jobs lost after Teesside administration

As a result, Howard Smith and Jonny Marston from KPMG's restructuring practice were appointed joint administrators on 24 October 2016.
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Australia still more of a “emerging star” according to Fintech100 list

The list, released by H2 Ventures and KPMG, included twice as many "emerging star" companies as established fintech companies. The Fintech100 ...
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York's Mitrefinch secures £20m investment from LDC to drive international growth

LDC was advised on its investment by KPMG (Jonathan Boyers, Alex Hartley, Graham Pearce and Nick Dodd from KPMG's Deal Advisory practice), ...
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Monday, October 24, 2016

Business Executive Awards: Excellent experts who can navigate a company through difficult times

Ian Borley, partner at KPMG and member of several boards, Aldo Zilli, executive chef at San Carlo, and Nick Pulley, chairman of the Leicester and ...
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Survey: Hedge Funds Raising Tech Investment As AI, Cybersecurity Risks Loom

The 2016 study, undertaken by KPMG, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), and the Managed Funds Association (MFA), ...
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