Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Half of today's car-owners say they do not want to buy any more

Dieter Becker, KPMG's global chair of automotive studies, said the car companies were heading into “a very diverse powertrain technology landscape, ...
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Union Budget 2017: Air travel expenses and telephone bills set to go up post GST, says Priyajit ...

Union Budget 2017: FM Jaitley should provide greater clarity on the implementation of the GST, says Priyajit Ghosh, Partner, Indirect Tax at KPMG in ...
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Avoka appoints CFO

Lewis was most recently a director in KPMG's deal advisory division, specialising in financial and accounting due diligence investigations and ...
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Union Budget 2017: Modi government needs to do more to enable more investment into India, says ...

Speaking to FE online, Prashant Kapoor – Partner, Deal Advisory, M&A Tax, KPMG in India, said that the interplay of GAAR with various international ...
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Want to Steward at the KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show?

Registrations are open to express your interest in Stewarding at the 2017 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show, which will be held at Sydney Olympic Park ...
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Game has changed for carmakers, says survey; it's all about connectivity, on-demand mobility

KPMG Connectivity, big data, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence are driving new economic models for automakers. Most see tremendous ...
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Pitch@Palace heads to KPMG Birmingham

Steve Ward, a partner at KPMG Enterprise in the Midlands, added: “We are delighted to be hosting Pitch@Palace at our Birmingham office next month.
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India will grow at 6.75-7.5 per cent rate in 2017-18: Survey

... says Richard Rekhy, CEO of KPMG in India. “The issue of non-performing assets is most likely to be addressed coherently, along with taking stock of ...
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Digital is the new normal for marketing, says CII-KPMG Report

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG in India have just unveiled a report titled 'Digital - The New Normal of Marketing', at the CII ...
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Cashing in on connected cars

All of which leads KPMG to conclude that data alone could generate revenues of over US$1tril (RM4.4tril) within the next decade. "The game has ...
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LatAm webcasts highlight Bermuda captive insurance

... Butterfield Bank, Estera, Granite Management, HSBC Global Asset Management (Bermuda), Kirkway International, KPMG, R&Q Quest Management ...
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Finding Attractive Deals Among Top Concerns for CRE Execs in 2017, KPMG Finds

If implemented, Trump's tax plans will leave “some winners and some losers,” according to Philip A. Marra, the U.S. real estate funds leader for KPMG.
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Webcasts Highlight Bermuda Captive Insurance

... Butterfield Bank, Estera, Granite Management, HSBC Global Asset Management [Bermuda], Kirkway International, KPMG, R&Q Quest Management, ...
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Budget talks begin: Council talks paving

At the end of last year, a representative from KPMG presented to Council, saying that in Tumbler Ridge, the service levels were high, while the taxes ...
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Non-GAAP Measures Help Provide Full Performance Picture, Says KPMG Survey Of Corporate ...

The survey of the more than 475 attendees at KPMG's 26th Annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Symposium found that a vast majority of ...
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Double blessing for Oman's economy

“We have a very hardworking set of indigenous population and nurturing them should be a major goal,” said Vikas Papriwal, Head of Markets at KPMG ...
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Ruling the World, Have the ''Big Four'' Gone too Far?

Since the Enron-induced extinction of Arthur Andersen in 2002, the four largest accounting firms in the world (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC) have ...
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Trump's weapon in trade war

John Viemeyer, the global chairman of the huge accountancy firm KPMG, sounds a similar warning. "You can't look at US tax in a vacuum, you push ...
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KPMG Survey: Auto Execs Say 1 Connected Car Generates 10 Times More Revenue Than A ...

The KPMG research, which polled nearly 1,000 executives with the world's leading automotive companies, found that 76 percent say one connected ...
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Millennials seen as top consumers with shift to e-commerce -- KPMG, IDEA

Even though e-commerce has yet to take off in the Philippines, KPMG said that the long-term potential to change the landscape of the consumer ...
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Why aren't more fathers taking paternity leave?

But many companies – among them Facebook and Big Four accountancy firm KPMG – do top-up employees' paternity benefit in much the same way ...
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Video to combat shorter attention spans : CII-KPMG report

Industry body, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG in India unveiled a report titled 'Digital - The New Normal of Marketing', at the CII ...
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Audit firm launches Philippine Consumer Market Report

In Photo: KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. Vice Chairman and CEO Emmanuel Bonoan; Chairman Roberto Manabat; and Vice Chairman and Head of Audit ...
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Managing talent top priority for executives in Oman: KPMG survey

Muscat: Developing and managing local talent is the top priority for chief executive officers (CEOs) in Oman, according to a survey finding by KPMG.
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Majority of Investors Will Increase Their U.S. Real Estate Investments This Year: KPMG Report

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority of real estate industry leaders polled plan to increase their U.S. investments this year, as they ...
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Omani CEOs confident about growth despite low oil prices – KPMG

According to KPMG's survey, 96 per cent of Oman CEOs said that their organisations will continue to focus on certain “core competencies” to grow ...
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Analysts say economic survey underlines headwinds to growth

Richard Rekhy, chief executive of KPMG India said, "The survey points to a likely bold and reformative Budget that will have a strong focus on ...
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Economic Survey experts speak: Survey has set an optimistic tone for Budget 2017, says KPMG ...

KPMG India CEO Richard Rekhy said: The survey scores on recognising the economy's shortcomings, prescribing the required action and setting an ...
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62% Of Auto Execs Think EVs Will Fail Due To Infrastructure Challenges, KPMG Survey Finds

A recent survey of 1,000 of the top automotive industry execs around the world taken as part of the 2017 KPMG Global Automotive Executive Study ...
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GWC reports net profit of $56.4m for 2016

... and was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, GWC's external auditors KPMG, and the company's shareholders.
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KPMG co-sponsor BusinessCloud Manchester tech scene event

Hosted at KPMG's new office on St Peter's Square, a panel of entrepreneurs will be joined by industry experts to look at what the future holds for ...
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Uchumi losses narrow by 17pc on lower operating costs

Its auditor KPMG questioned the values of some of its assets that have since been overtaken by liabilities. The retailer says it is seeking to turn around ...
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Costs rack up over failed carpark plan

“The difficulty is, the things that cost all the money is the thing we can't find, how much was the KPMG report? We don't know. How much was paid to ...
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Monday, January 30, 2017

India is One of the Fastest Growing Advertising Markets, Globally: CII-KPMG Report

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG in India have unveiled a report titled 'Digital – The New Normal of Marketing', which bring out ...
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Allentown Council rejects managing director nominee

Council voted 6 to 0 with one abstention against Oscar Montoya, a New Jersey resident who works for financial advisory firm KPMG, after questioning ...
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$100m Nhi Launch Pushed Back To May

#The revelations come as the KPMG accounting firm, in a letter published on Page 3B in Tribune Business today, said it “stood firmly” behind its ...
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India's digital adspend soars

The study from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG India, Digital – The New Normal of Marketing, projected that digital would total Rs ...
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A Swedish Training Program May Hold the Answer to Iran's Banking Challenges

One possible model is the Risk Management in Banking International Training Program (ITP) designed by KPMG Sweden. For over a decade, the ...
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Media professionals launch new communications agency, Kicker

Former KPMG communications manager Ashford Pritchard and media and government relations manager, Fran Foo, have launched new PR agency, ...
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Digital advertising to cross Rs 255 billion mark in 2020

MUMBAI: Digital advertising in the country is expected to cross the Rs 255 billion mark in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 33.5 per cent, a CII-KPMG report ...
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Transition to Ind As—connect the dots to see the real picture

Sai Venkateshwaran is partner and head of accounting advisory services at KPMG in India. Ajit Vishwanath, director of accounting advisory services at ...
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Arun Kumar likely to become next KPMG India CEO

MUMBAI: KPMG India board has nominated Arun Kumar, an Obama administration member and an old global hand in the professional service major, ...
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Q4 2016 slow for new SEC clients

Among large firms, KPMG brought in the most new clients, with four, but Crowe Horwath topped the list among its peers by netting two new clients (see ...
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Marcus Hotels names Peterson VP of finance and transactions

Before joining Marcus, he worked in public accounting at KPMG. Peterson holds a bachelor's in accounting from the University of Illinois.
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Marcus Hotels & Resorts Promotes Key Executives

Prior to joining Marcus Hotels & Resorts, Hendricks served as an audit manager for KPMG LLP where he worked with mid-market companies to ...
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration Against Non-Signatory To Arbitration ...

The plaintiff from one of these class actions (Lowe) brought claims against KPMG but did not expressly rely upon KPMG's engagement letters with ...
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Credit trust fund hike not enough, say analysts

Amarjeet Singh, Partner (Tax), KPMG in India, notes the sheer number of MSMEs that vie for this fund will make the hiked amount seem inadequate.
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MGEU President concerned about sudden home care name change

These developments follow the government's decision last fall to hire consulting firm KPMG to make recommendations on restructuring our health care ...
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Store sales fetch £13m in My Local administration

... giant Morrisons in 2015 for £25m, but failed in late June 2016 with restructuring specialists from KPMG called in to handle the insolvency process.
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Marcus® Hotels & Resorts Promotes Jeff Peterson to Vice President of Finance and Transaction ...

Peterson, a CPA, began his career in public accounting at the international accounting firm, KPMG. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a ...
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Crowdfunding Grows Up as VC Activity Declines

A new report from KPMG about venture funding landscape shows that 2016 was a challenging year for VC investment. Global activity declined by ...
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KPMG Tops Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg 2016 Mid-Market M&A League Tables

KPMG was ranked as the leading mid-market provider of M&A services for both the number of announced and completed deals in 2016, according to ...
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India is one of the fastest growing advertising markets globally: Report

These findings are a part of the joint Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG India report, titled 'Digital – The New Normal of Marketing', which ...
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Digital advertising to cross Rs 255 billion mark in 2020

Digital advertising in the country is expected to cross the Rs 255 billion mark in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 33.5 per cent, a CII-KPMG report said.
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Digital Advertising to Cross Rs 255 Billion Mark in 2020

Mumbai: Digital advertising in the country is expected to cross the Rs 255 billion mark in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 33.5 percent, a CII-KPMG report ...
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Union Budget-Railways Budget merger: Modi government breaks the legacy

Vikram Doshi - Partner, Tax at KPMG in India ... expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of KPMG in India.
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Budget 2017: NGOs need certainty over registration and approval, says Nabin Ballodia of KPMG

The Narendra Modi government should look to extend relief to Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the forthcoming Union Budget 2017.
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Budget 2017: Taxes on petrol, diesel may come down; here's how Modi government can build city ...

Lauding the Narendra Modi government for making the move to decontrol the price of petrol and diesel, Nabin Ballodia, Partner, Tax, KPMG in India ...
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PwC wins QinetiQ defence technology audit

Current auditor KPMG will undertake the audit for the year ending 31 March 2017, having been reappointed at the 2016 annual general meeting.
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Agent of change

Since he joined KPMG Vietnam as managing partner of the audit practice in 2004, Mr Ditty has overseen the growth of the firm from two partners and ...
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Work in progress

... billion worth of M&A transactions in Vietnam which is a pretty healthy number," John Ditty, managing partner of KPMG in Vietnam, told Asia Focus.
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Long to rain over us

“After graduating from University, I pursued a career in accountancy and joined KPMG. I qualified and stayed with them in their consultancy ...
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Radix gets underway at IIM-Ranchi

The first speaker of the day, Rajib Basu, Partner, Risk Advisory, KPMG started his talk by re-emphasizing the difference between Red and Blue Ocean ...
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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Greater responsible leadership needed for infrastructure agenda - KPMG report

According to the 2017 Emerging Trends in Infrastructure report from KPMG International, offshoots of disruption and uncertainty around the world pose ...
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Donald Trump's border adjustment tax 'could send the world into a recession'

KPMG partner Grant Wardell-Johnson said US President Donald Trump's border adjustment tax – if it was ultimately imposed on Australian goods ...
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KPMG Survey: 7 key expectations of professionals from Budget 2017

In a bid to garner public insight on their anticipation from the upcoming Union Budget 2017-18, KPMG in India has conducted a Pre-Budget Survey ...
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Metal recycling firms seeks 0% import-duty from Budget 2017

On Friday, union minister of steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh released a KPMG report on what measures can be taken by the Union government to ...
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Reporting provides transparency

CAPE TOWN. – The latest KPMG Mining Reporting Survey looks at how the African mining industry, faced with significant uncertainty, volatility and ...
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Is the banking system overlooking key challenges in its rush to go digital?

... KPMG India partner and head (financial services) Naresh Makhijani and cybersecurity expert Vijay Mukhi at the 10th Mint Annual Banking Conclave ...
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The Autonomous Report: AVs could generate $1 trillion in revenue, but black hat hackers may ...

This week we look into a report by KPMG on the revenue potential of AVs, the nomadic communities of the future, how cars may become the next big ...
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Palaszczuk ministers disclose cash meetings

KPMG's professional services competitors Ernst & Young and PwC each paid for five meetings with ministers, while Singaporean sugar company ...
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Union Budget 2017: Why India should follow China's example for defence allocation

... and shift a greater share of defence allocation to capital and investment in technology, says Gaurav Mehndiratta, Partner, Tax at KPMG in India.
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Extended tax holiday period, flexible compliance model crucial for Start-ups and e-commerce, says ...

Extended tax holiday period, flexible compliance model crucial for Start-ups and e-commerce, says Amarjeet Singh of KPMG in India. With the start-up ...
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Corporate transformation in Nigeria: My BOI experience

I arrived BOI with 25 years of fast-paced experience gained from reputable institutions such as KPMG, GTBank, Ecobank, Universal Trust Bank ...
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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Budget 2017: Tax incentives, infra status can make the difference for healthcare sector, says Nabin ...

Budget 2017: Tax incentives, infra status can make the difference for healthcare sector, says Nabin Ballodia of KPMG India. Budget 2017 should ...
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2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Ticket Information

Tickets for the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club are now available. The event will take place June 27-July 2 ...
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85% expect income tax reduction: kpmg

NEW DELHI: A large majority of respondents from KPMG's pre-budget survey of industry professionals think that the upcoming Union Budget will ...
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Connected Cars and Their 'Ecosystem' To Change The Game For Automakers

All of which leads KPMG to conclude that data alone could generate revenues of over $1 trillion within the next decade. "The game has changed for ...
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KPMG Tops Thomson Reuters And Bloomberg 2016 Global Mid-Market M&A League Tables

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — KPMG was ranked as the leading mid-market provider of M&A services for both the number of announced ...
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Note ban: No near term impact seen on businesses: KPMG pre-budget survey

The abrupt ban of high-value Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes on November 8 last year _ popularly referred as 'demonetisation' exercise — will not impact ...
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Cashing in on connected cars

All of which leads KPMG to conclude that data alone could generate revenues of over US$1 trillion within the next decade. "The game has changed for ...
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Budget 2017 should provide some incentives to the education sector, says Nabin Ballodia of ...

Budget 2017 should provide some incentives to the education sector, says Nabin Ballodia of KPMG India. Ballodia says that the demand-supply gap ...
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Budget 2017: Government could reduce DDT rate this year, says Naveen Aggarwal, KPMG India

Reacting to this, Naveen Aggarwal, Tax Partner, KPMG in India, said, “The implementation of GAAR is well intended and addresses a number of key ...
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The world's CEOs are choosing to prepare — not 'paralyse' — themselves for a 'Hard Brexit'

DAVOS, Switzerland — The CEOs of the world's largest companies have been telling Isabelle Allen, KPMG's head of clients and markets that they are ...
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Budget 2017 – energising entrepreneurship

(The author is Partner and Head, KPMG Enterprise, KPMG in India) ... those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of KPMG in India.
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Friday, January 27, 2017

Budget 2017: GAAR Is Not Too Far... Anymore

Girish Vanvari, National Head of Tax, KPMG Clarification is provided for investments made prior to April 1, 2017 and also to bonus on these shares, ...
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Saxon on the Storm: Lawsuit filing says 11 of 20 OHL teams are losing money

That financial report was prepared by the accounting firm KPMG on behalf of the CHL. It was also done on financial statements supplied to KPMG by ...
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Richards: Burt declined to see airport document

KPMG (Bermuda) and KPMG (Canada): KPMG in Bermuda has a strong track record across a wide range of government and private sector work, ...
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Govt Offers Airport Project Agreement To PAC

KPMG [Bermuda] and KPMG [Canada]: KPMG in Bermuda has a strong track record across a wide range of government and private sector work, ...
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Positive effects of cash ban, GST to help GDP grow by 8%: KPMG

Budgeting for the year is going to be tricky this year due to the rollout of GST, Girish Vanvari, Head of Tax at KPMG India says. People usually don't ...
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KPMG Tops Thomson Reuters And Bloomberg 2016 Global Mid-Market M&A League Tables

27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG was ranked as the leading mid-market provider of M&A services for both the number of announced and completed ...
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BT's audit relationship with PwC under threat

BT added that KPMG is reviewing the systems and controls of the company's Italian operations and reporting directly to the chair of the BT Group Audit ...
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Peoples Bancorp Inc. Elects New Director

Mr. Sweet, 65, is a former partner of KPMG LLP ("KPMG"), a professional services company and one of the "Big Four" U.S. accounting firms, which is ...
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Peoples Bancorp Inc. Elects New Director

Mr. Sweet, 65, is a former partner of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), a professional services company and one of the “Big Four” U.S. accounting firms, which is ...
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Western Stores was there a minute ago

The NSW Government may even be able to get its money back from KPMG. Or it could get KPMG to do another report on how to fix all these issues ...
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BT hit by Italian division scandal as profits plunge 37% to £526m

"We've undertaken extensive investigations into our Italian business, including an independent review by KPMG, and I am deeply disappointed with ...
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Brexit presents 'real opportunity' to devolve corporate tax, says KPMG partner

Brexit presents a “real opportunity” to devolve corporate tax to the UK regions in order to “better spread investment around the country”, Tim Sarson, ...
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Budget 2017: From 'Digital India' push to tax relief, Naveen Aggarwal of KPMG India highlights why ...

Naveen Aggarwal, Partner, Tax, KPMG believes that contrary to the popular belief this won't be a big bang budget. According to Aggarwal, Budget ...
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York insurance broker snapped up by new owner

KPMG acted as financial adviser to the shareholders of D E Ford on the sale to PIB, which is backed by global alternative asset manager, The Carlyle ...
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BT quarterly earnings down as it deals with Italian accounting scandal

An investigation alongside accountants from KPMG, which was first announced in October, discovered earnings in the country found to have been ...
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From next January Pasha Holding to switch to IFRS 9 standard reporting with KPMG aid

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Yesterday, KPMG Azerbaijan hosted a workshop for Pasha Group of Companies on new accounting standard for financial ...
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York insurance broker gains 'financial firepower' through PIB acquisition

The corporate finance team at KPMG in Leeds acted as financial adviser to the shareholders of D E Ford on the sale to PIB, which is backed by ...
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Thursday, January 26, 2017

KPMG audit reveals K200mil 'cashgate' at Malawi National Audit Office

As Malawi is now becoming infamous as a nation of thieves in public offices, the giant private auditing firm KPMG has exposed that about K200 million ...
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Insurers: Report 'Overstates' Nhi Economic Impact

“By omitting this effect, KPMG has overstated the potential gain from ... the Association added: “The KPMG paper fails to reference the significant fiscal ...
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UK's FRC Reportedly Plans to Probe KPMG Over Rolls-Royce

U.K.'s accounting watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council, reportedly plans to investigate KPMG in relation to the bribery case against Rolls-Royce ...
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KPMG welcomes research showing millennials happy with apprenticeships

Michael Walby, UK Learning Director of Professional Qualifications at KPMG, comments on research published by University College London (UCL) ...
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Independent audit recommends updates to CFPB privacy policies

The CFPB has released a report for 2016 prepared by KPMG LLP of its independent audit of selected CFPB operations and budget. An annual ...
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To counter Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal, brick 'n mortar retailers look to lure buyers with 9-wk sales

... by at least 15 to 20%, while sales may increase by around 20%, Rajat Wahi, partner and head, consumer, retail and agri sectors, said KPMG.
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Improving performance at work

REDUCING stress, boosting energy levels and even reducing a person's biological age are some of the benefits of a program run by KPMG subsidiary ...
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PEI moves to change employment law, declaring CHL players amateurs

A report prepared in December by the accounting firm KPMG for the CHL in relation to the lawsuit claims that the Western Hockey League's 22 teams ...
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BT to bring forward auditor review in wake of Italian scandal

It initially pencilled in a £145m cost of inappropriate accounting but an in-depth investigation by KPMG uncovered a complex accounting scandal ...
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Result of AGM

Following a robust tender process, the Board concluded that it was in the Company's and shareholders' best interests to reappoint KPMG.
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Why Healthcare Must Invest in Data Security Measures

An October 2016 survey from Harvey Nash and KPMG found that 52 percent of interviewed healthcare CIOs said they would be seeing IT budget ...
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Accounting News Roundup: PwC's Humblebragging and KPMG's Tax Breaks | 01.26.17

PwC's announcement that it would bring over 600 GE tax professionals to the firm surprised a lot of people. Naturally, the firm is feeling good about ...
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China's Guoan FC now worth more than AC Milan

... at 5.5 billion yuan, making Guoan FC worth more than Milan, who are one of the most valuable European clubs, according to consultant KPMG.
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Media executives optimistic for tech future despite market disruption

The research, compiled by Forrester Consulting for KPMG, found that the rapid pace of change is making it difficult for media companies to catch up ...
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The Top Five Business Tax Issues of 2017

... for business leaders in 2017 is relatively short, but it is critical for organizational success,” says Jeffrey C. LeSage, Vice Chairman-Tax at KPMG LLP.
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KPMG: Slovakia is 44th in performance

The KPMG Index evaluates the long-term outlook of economic performances of 180 countries worldwide, and Slovakia ended up 44 th – third from ...
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After Brexit, the ad industry's London centricity is no longer comical but 'really serious'

KPMG's Essex said he believes the industry's attachment to London plays a part in its removed understanding of the wider UK public. “What gives our ...
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AHK Azerbaijan announces new Chairman of the Board

Furthermore, the Board of the AHK Azerbaijan appointed Mr. Farid Isayev, the Head of Law Practice of KPMG Azerbaijan Ltd., the Deputy Chairman of ...
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AAT BECOMES APPROVED APPRENTICE ASSESSMENT ORGANISATION

They are already attracting a lot of interest from employers, and delivery has started on behalf of a variety of employers, including KPMG who are using ...
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Car execs expect connectivity to be more profitable than the vehicle itself

A survey by KPMG says that car itself will not be the main source of profit in the future, with 85% believing the “digital ecosystem” generate higher ...
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KPMG Survey Shows Population Health Programs Taking Hold With Payers, Providers

A KPMG study revealed that population health programs, designed to improve quality and access to care while reducing costs for designated patient ...
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Execs lack confidence in analytics insights

In a new report, “Building Trust in Analytics”, KPMG International commissioned Forrester Consulting to survey 2 165 respondents from 10 countries ...
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Change of Auditor

KPMG LLP ('KPMG'), QinetiQ's current auditor, will undertake the audit for the year ending 31 March 2017, having been reappointed at the 2016 ...
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KPMG partner takes Aviva infra debt role

KPMG partner takes Aviva infra debt role. 26 January 2017 An infrastructure partner in KPMG's corporate finance team is to take over as Aviva's head ...
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Noseweek Issue #208, 1st February 2017 By Barry Sergeant

Through the years JCI's directors and auditors KPMG have stated from time to time that the accounts would be forthcoming “soon”. Most recently, on 9 ...
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Improvements in emission testing needed to measure levels of NOx

The ICCT research comes as an annual automotive survey from KPMG suggests nine out of 10 UK automotive executives expect electric vehicles ...
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Interest in banks keeping up

KPMG's annual publication analysing the local sector show that four banks made a loss in 2015 and five had either zero profit or just €1 million (see ...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

ECHO Regional Business Awards all set for 2017

Over the coming weeks and months the ECHO's new look business team will be working with senior executives at DLA Piper and KPMG to pick out ...
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Accountants (and others) must adapt to advance

Isabelle Allen, global head of clients and markets at KPMG, says it is becoming a core attribute for successful candidates at the professional services ...
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Bran: $500m Nhi Impact Is 'Peanuts'

#Branville McCartney, responding to the KPMG accounting firm's projections on the economic impact from implementing NHI's $100 million primary ...
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DBJ Offices: Tour KPMG's hip 'Ignition Center' downtown

DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - Just down the street from the Denver offices of professional services firm KPMG is a smaller, trendier office space ...
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High expectations from budget 2017

KPMG surveyed 750 senior professionals across sectors on issues such as policy reforms, rationalization of tax rates etc. Photo: iStockphoto.
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How Technology Trumps Politics

Nicholas Griffin, partner and global head of the Global Strategy Group at KPMG, explains the forces that will disrupt the business world over the next ...
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LifeSource Health, Inc. Announces David LaVance Selected as President and Joins Board of ...

Prior to co-founding Century Capital Associates, Mr. LaVance was a Managing Director of KPMG Health Ventures, a healthcare consulting group ...
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Accounting News Roundup: CPA FOMO; KPMG and Rolls-Royce; A QuickBooks Phishing Scam ...

AICPA President, CEO and Jean-Claude Van Damme stand-in Barry Melancon gave a speech to the Accountants Club of America on the "overall ...
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SA banks face a massive shake-up on how they treat their customers

... to a principle-based, forward looking, pre-emptive, outcomes-focused and risk-based approach,” said associate director of market conduct at KPMG, ...
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Whitehall's civil servants to be taught Brexit trade policy

The professional services giant KPMG has already been commissioned to “design a trade policy and negotiation learning offer” for the Foreign Office ...
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Italian prosecutors open criminal investigation into BT scandal

However, the company had underestimated the depth of the scandal being unpicked by KPMG and issued a warning on Tuesday that unwinding the ...
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KPMG: Online Fraud in 2016 Topped £120 Million

Online fraud in the UK hit £124 million in 2016 with some scammers making up to £2m per week, according to new stats from KPMG. The global ...
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Leaders helping leaders - GTA program celebrates the impact of mentoring on newcomers

CIBC, KPMG in Canada, the University of Toronto and Seneca College will receive awards for their achievements in mentoring at a special event on ...
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KPMG's Five Business Tax Issues For 2017

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "The tax action list for business leaders in 2017 is relatively short, but it is critical for organizational ...
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Value-based payments on the rise

A study from KPMG shows value-based reimbursement is bound to increase even more in the coming years. (Photo: iStock). An increasingly large ...
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DBJ Offices: Tour KPMG's hip 'Ignition Center' downtown (Photos, video)

Just down the street from the Denver offices of professional services firm KPMG is a smaller, trendier office space that looks like it belongs in Denver's ...
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125 jobs saved as rescue deal secures future of Rotherham printing business

Jonny Marston, partner at KPMG and Joint Administrator, said: “This transaction secures a large number of jobs and the continuation of operations at ...
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BT lines up new Europe boss after scandal

BT announced on Tuesday morning that an investigation by forensic accountants from KPMG had uncovered a series of "improper" transactions that ...
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Garnett Dickinson sold out of administration

Garnett Dickinson Holdings, Garnett Dickinson Print and GD Direct Solutions were placed into administration with KPMG yesterday (24 January) by ...
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Deal saves more than 120 jobs at printing group

The firm added it has a defined benefit pension scheme in "significant deficit" and KPMG advised current members of the pension scheme to contact ...
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Budget 2017 should incentivise production of green vehicles; push for Make in India: Ravi Shingari ...

Budget 2017 should incentivise production of green vehicles; push for Make in India: Ravi Shingari, KPMG. With less than 10 days to go for Union ...
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South East fraud level surges

KPMG's Fraud Barometer, which measures fraud cases with losses of £100,000 or more, said that commercial businesses in the region were the ...
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Budget 2017: 8 tax benefits salaried individuals must get post demonetisation

Ravi Shingari, Partner, Tax, KPMG in India (Authored by Ravi Shingari, Partner, Tax, KPMG in India. All views and opinions expressed herein are ...
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UK fraud hits record £1.1bn as cybercrime soars

Hitesh Patel, UK forensic partner at KPMG, said: “The figures for 2016 tell us two things. Firstly, that we can expect more of these super frauds as ...
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Fraudulent schemes targeting UK investors show rise – KPMG Fraud Barometer

The value of alleged fraud reaching UK Courts passed the £1 billion mark in 2016, according to the latest KPMG Fraud Barometer. The UK suffered ...
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