Monday, July 31, 2017

Healthcare Cyberattacks Remain Persistent Despite Better HIT

July 31, 2017 - A recent KPMG survey found that the healthcare industry has experienced an increase in healthcare cyberattacks and data loss since ...
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Dramatic Surge in Healthcare Cybersecurity Breaches Since 2015

A KPMG survey shows that 47% of healthcare payers and providers experienced security-related violations or cyber-attacks that compromised data in ...
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BDO overtakes KPMG to take top spot in AIM auditor rankings

With one more client gain, BDO has muscled out KPMG with whom it was tied in April with 148 clients each. Consequently, KPMG has descended into ...
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'Paranoid' PwC chief executive Luke Sayers boosts revenue figures

He added that he had greatest respect for rivals – citing rival big four outfits Deloitte, EY and KPMG, strategy houses the Boston Consulting Group and ...
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LabCorp just signed a billion-dollar deal for a healthcare company you've probably never heard of

"We are at the beginning of this process," KPMG principal Paul Saias told Bloomberg. Here are some of the other notable CRO deals from the past few ...
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Nation-States Seen As Biggest Cyber Security Threat Among Drug And Medical Device Makers ...

KPMG's 2017 Cyber Healthcare & Life Sciences Survey found that financial information and intellectual property were the top targets for hackers ...
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Adtech Firm Fork Media Acquires Majority Stake In Digital Audio Advertising Startup Rappio

As per The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG India report 2017, 'programmatic advertising' is the future of digital advertising and will ...
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Execs Cite Surge In System Breaches, Data Loss Since 2015: KPMG ...

NEW YORK, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The KPMG 2017 Cyber Healthcare & Life Sciences Survey of providers and health plans found a dramatic ...
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NSW urged to lift fintech efforts to protect jobs

Its author Ian Pollari, KPMG's national banking head and global co-leader of fintech, said there has been plenty of talk about the fintech opportunity ...
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Sygnia CEO expresses dismay at 'deafening silence' from business

RYK VAN NIEKERK: Magda Wierzycka, the chief executive officer of Sygnia Asset management, has announced that she has fired her auditor, KPMG.
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Serendipity Labs Coworking Debuts in DFW at KPMG Plaza at HALL Arts

The Serendipity Labs at KPMG Plaza at HALL Arts will feature a 29,000-square-foot workplace on the building's 17th floor and lobby level. KPMG ...
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Investigation launched into Deloitte's audit work on Mitie Group financial results

Mitie booked £88.3 million in one-off items in most recent accounts following a review of its accounting practices conducted by KPMG which found ...
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Redevco Iberian Ventures buys Mercado San Miguel

DLA Piper and KPMG advised Redevco Iberian Ventures. ... Iberian Ventures on the acquisition of Mercado San Miguel was DLA Piper and KPMG.
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FRC launches probe into Deloitte's audit of Mitie

The investigation follows the discovery of “material errors” in Deloitte's audits of Mitie's financial statements during a review by KPMG. This led to a ...
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Luxembourg For Finance CEO hits back at Irish politician's criticism

A July report from KPMG showed though that Luxembourg was benefiting from post-Brexit relocations more than its neighbours or Ireland. The report ...
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Scotland's food industry warned to plan now to stay competitive after Brexit

Susan Dunlop of KPMG says exporting companies must remain competitive after Brexit despite an 11 per cent increase in the first quarter of 2017.
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Ben Ward to run converter PEMCO

Prior to joining the company, he held numerous accounting and financial positions at KPMG, as well as chief financial officer at Berkline/BenchCraft ...
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Flipkart's orders being delivered by Amazon? That's perfectly fine

According to a report by KPMG and CII, the Indian logistic sector will be worth $2.2 billion by 2020, which makes it highly alluring. Even, Amazon ...
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Sources: Sykes seeks investor to finance coated, chilled retail expansion

UK-based processor Sykes Seafoods has KPMG running a sale process for a stake in the company, in order to finance an expansion into coated and ...
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Redevco and Ares Management's Iberian Joint Venture Acquires Renowned Madrid Attraction ...

Advising Redevco Iberian Ventures on the acquisition of Mercado San Miguel was DLA Piper and KPMG. The seller was advised by Aguirre Newman ...
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Deloitte facing probe by accountancy watchdog over Mitie audits

Mitie was stung by £88.3 million of one-off costs after a review of its books by KPMG showed practices that were "less conservative, albeit still ...
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"Branding To Win Seminar: New Horizon of Digitalisation"

... the Associate Director for the Global Strategy Group of KPMG, Mr Alvis Kong; Co-founder and Business Director of Fimmick Limited, Mr Willy Lai; the ...
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By book or by MOOC

According to a recent report by Google along with KPMG, with the growing smartphones penetration and increasing data speed, the Indian online ...
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Entries close for Illawarra Business Awards in exactly one week

Auditor of judging Warwick Shanks, of KPMG Wollongong, and IMB Bank chief executive Robert Ryan are encouraging as many business as possible ...
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Banks face scrutiny over debt crisis fear

'I would imagine the Bank would have formed a view on which firms are worse than others,' Steven Hall of auditor KPMG told the newspaper. The BoE ...
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Cracks in the edifice widen

As the fallout continued, Sygnia, a financial technology firm, decided to terminate its contract with KPMG because: “Examples need to be made of ...
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Son of the soil on Mission Bengal

Stints with Starbucks and KPMG in West Asia followed, but Taranjeet wasn't one to be content with the corporate high life. He headed back to India ...
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GroundUp: Civil society mobilises to end Zuma presidency

Among these is one of the “big four” auditing firms, KPMG, who wrote the R30-million off as “business expenses”. [This is not an isolated example of ...
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US CEOs embracing disruption caused by emerging technologies

We're also focused on how emerging technologies might impact KPMG — both in the services we provide and the way we conduct our business.
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Video on demand rising

According to a recent FICCI-KPMG report, mobile video traffic will grow 11.5 times in the next five years, at a compounded annual growth rate of 63 per ...
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Soon, your order on Flipkart will be delivered by Amazon

... 2016 and is projected to witness a CAGR of around 48% in the next five years to reach $2.2 billion by 2020, according to a report by KPMG and CII.
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Inside Mainstream: focus on asset sales and expansion

The company has circulated a teaser document as part of a sales process being run by KPMG. The project received a boost recently when Scotland's ...
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Corporate America's nightmare run in Venezuela

Consulting firm KPMG still has a presence in the country. In the week leading up to the vote, tear gas was fired near its office in Caracas.
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Czech Republic best prepared country in Central Europe to withstand shock developments

... Europe to reacted to unexpected global, political, or economic developments according to a ranking drawn up by the consultancy company KPMG.
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The 2GO business case study

Tagud replaced SGV with KPMG/Manabat, also a highly respected audit firm, which audited the company from 2014-2016. KPMG followed the ...
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Is global business disruption leaving PNG behind?

Recent research undertaken by KPMG of 1,300 chief executive officer's (CEO's) leading many of the world's largest and most complex businesses ...
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Sunday, July 30, 2017

This Week In Golf Biz: Topgolf Heads To Canada, Private Jet Savings, Spieth's Unintentional Promo

1 on the women's side, has partnered with the AJGA since 2012 -- first for the KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior Open and now for the KPMG Stacy Lewis ...
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Millions of women hit by pensions gender gap

David Fairs, pensions partner at accountancy firm KPMG, says the relatively high number of women in part-time, low-paid work get a raw deal.
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#UKZNMedBust: Students shut down UKZN's med school indefinitely

The school's student representative council (MSRC) wants management to hand over the R1.4 million KPMG forensic report into bribery and ...
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Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport gateway for agriculture exports

KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne said Australia was a leading economy in the agricultural sector and the building of infrastructure, such as the ...
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Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska

Runge is currently senior manager-tax for KPMG in Omaha. Hempel was a Girl Scout in her youth and earned the Silver Award. Prior to her election to ...
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The 'tech Triangle' Between India, Israel And US

... US, particularly in areas of innovation tech and entrepreneurship,” the Jerusalem Post quoted Arun Kumar, the chairman and CEO of KPMG in India, ...
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New valuation pegs BSNLs prime land at Rs 65000 cr: CMD

"We were informed by our consultant KPMG that a window of opportunity was provided for this year, for all companies... So we are among companies ...
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Sweden attended KPMG networking luncheon in Manila

According to The Inquirer, the Swedish ambassador acknowledged KPMG RGM & Co.'s efforts in bringing more Swedish power players to the country ...
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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Civil society mobilises to end Zuma presidency

Among these is one of the “big four” auditing firms, KPMG, who wrote the R30 million off as “business expenses”. [This is not an isolated example of ...
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Molotsane dominates multirace road series

The Bloemfontein-based KPMG runner lost to British athlete Tish Jones, who is placed 12th on the table with 30 points. The national cross-country and ...
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Court order to end six-year wait for Custom House Capital cash

... protracted and expensive reconciliation exercise in which liquidator Kieran Wallace of accountants KPMG attempted to trace exactly what remained ...
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Scorecard of CSR impact in communities

... demonstrating that sustainability reporting provides financial value and drives innovation, adds global professional services company, KPMG.
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Scale and systemic nature of AHTC issues 'different'

In October last year, KPMG found that over $33 million in payments to the council's former managing agent FM Solutions and Services (FMSS) and ...
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Various options to take town councillors to task

... from the Ministry of National Development (MND), and the appointment of independent auditor KPMG to comb through the council's accounts.
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Qualified risk professionals in demand

The speakers include Kailash Mittal, Director of KPMG (Actuarial Practice) who spoke on 'Adoption of RBC in Asia Pacific Countries'. Abhishek ...
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#GuptaLeaks: Let's hear from the horse's mouth

The #GuptaLeaks are shredding the reputations of top international household names like consultants MckInsey, auditors KPMG, German software ...
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O'Flynn named new Musgrave finance chief

... interim group finance director and head of business development. Before joining Musgrave he worked with KPMG, Motorola and Avery Dennison.
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Chariot, the commuter shuttle from Ford, is en route to New York

According to a study conducted by KPMG, each Chariot in operation can remove about 10 cars from roads, Ford said. In addition to commuter service, ...
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Aliko Dangote shares business success, reveals daily routine

This is contained in the 2017 KPMG CEO Outlook, which profiles CEOs from leading corporations around the world to assess their perception of the ...
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BT profits plummet after £225m payout over Italian scandal

PwC was dropped as auditor as a result, and will be replaced by big four rival KPMG and BT chief executive Gavin Patterson was stripped of his bonus ...
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Report slams BCM sports funding

The investigation was presented in council this week by forensic investigators KPMG as a top secret item. The report followed months of investigations ...
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Students get to work on pioneering captive

... was in Bermuda to bring together the captive's directors, review the code of conduct and meet with partners, including Aon and auditors KPMG.
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The 'Tech Triangle' Between India, Israel and US

... particularly in areas of innovation tech and entrepreneurship,” the Jerusalem Post quoted Arun Kumar, the chairman and CEO of KPMG in India, ...
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AMES names Ben Ward as general manager of PEMCO division

Prior to joining the company, Ben held numerous accounting and financial positions at KPMG, as well as CFO at Berkline/BenchCraft and Imperial ...
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Bowling, Dorothy Black

She lived most of her life in Greensboro and retired from KPMG Marwick in 1983. She is survived by one sister, Helen Ellis Watson of Greensboro and ...
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GST impact on tax: Revenue set to plummet in July-September period; Centre says impossible to ...

... these discounts, which is expected to lead to a subdued demand in the first few month from July,” Sanjay Garg, partner, indirect tax, at KPMG said.
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Dangote Cement CFO Brain Egan Becomes Executive Director

... he was also Financial Director and Company Secretary Georgia-Pacific Ireland Ltd; and CFO of Coca-Cola HBC Russia. He trained with KPMG and ...
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Friday, July 28, 2017

Hospitals review in critical three weeks

Consultants KPMG were appointed to deliver a report into the Future Fit process that was launched more than three years ago to reorganise ...
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State capture likely to continue if Zuma faction wins – economist

“For example, Sygnia Capital indicating it was ending its relationship with KPMG and making statements about their association with the Gupta family; ...
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RUSI Contributes to New Study on Illicit Cigarette Trade in Maghreb Region

RUSI has been commissioned by KPMG to undertake qualitative analysis on illicit trade within the region. RUSI's analysis was used to provide ...
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Latest News

He has been a partner at KPMG since 2006 and is a principal in the Advisory Services practice in Jamaica, according to a press release from the ICAJ ...
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Libre: The accountant | SunStar

In the case of 2GO, Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. restated the financial statements of the company, previously audited by KPMG through its local partner, ...
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BT profits sink 42 per cent following Italian accounting scandal

Back in September, BT began an internal investigation along with KPMG on its Italian operation, which is part of BT's Global Services division and ...
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Brooke Henderson goes above and beyond, yet again

1 amateur player in the world and the winner of the 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Henderson is one of the most popular players on the ...
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Annual report highlights Oakville council achievements for 2016

The report noted that an audit performed by the external auditors KPMG found the financial statements prepared by the town to be a fair presentation ...
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15 Good things that have happened since South Africans started making noise about State Capture

And on Friday, JSE-listed financial services group Sygnia has dropped the services of auditing firm KPMG due to its alleged role in state capture.
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A consulting firm is now getting more than $40 million from cash-strapped Riverside County

The county Board of Supervisors this week approved a two-year contract extension worth up to $20.3 million with consulting firm KPMG to continue an ...
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Caribbean companies resistant to digital change – survey

According to Mariette Simmons-Browne Manager of IT Advisory KPMG (Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean), low budget was a major challenge ...
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Crowley Inspired by Study Abroad Trip to China

Crowley, an IT management and economics double-major, spent three weeks abroad before interning with KPMG for the duration of the summer.
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British Hospitality Association Welcome Government Report Into Role of EU Workers

“In March, KPMG published a report, commissioned by the BHA, which showed that in the event of free movement ending and no successor regime ...
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Davies and Creamer Seek To Qualify for Ricoh Women's British Open

... Silver Medalist Lydia Ko, and Bronze medal winner Shanshan Feng and 2017 Major winners So Yeon Ryu (ANA Inspiration), Danielle Kang (KPMG ...
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The Only Direction Cloud Companies Are Going Is Up

Microsoft's customer list for the quarter included AXA Global, KPMG, Dun & Bradstreet, Hearst, Walgreens, T-Mobile, travel technology provider Sabre ...
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41% of healthcare C-suite execs say 1st reaction to ransomware is to pay: 4 survey insights

... providers and payers experienced an information security-related HIPAA violation in the last two years, according to a recent KPMG survey.
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Former Google Exec Joins New KPMG Business

Professional services firm KPMG Australia has hired former Google exec Lisa Bora for its Brand & Marketing advisory business, launched following the ...
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The Growing Pains of Mergers and Acquisitions

According to a study conducted by KPMG, 83 percent of mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver shareholder return. Accounting for the unknown or the ...
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International collections increasing for Indian movies, from US to China

But now even regional movies have started contributing to the larger pie,” says Girish Menon, partner & head (Media & Entertainment), KPMG, ...
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PwC publicly rebuked over alleged Vodafone conflict

... at BT's Italian business were brought to the company's attention by a whistleblower and fleshed out by a subsequent investigation by KPMG.
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He guided the process of integrating two firms

After the military, he worked at a variety of companies, including the accounting and professional services firm KPMG and telecommunications firm ...
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Best Of HuffPost On 28 July: 9 Stories You Shouldn't Miss

Those who tried -- often in vain -- to do the right thing include Transnet business support manager Karen Ferreira, Rone Alex, a junior auditor at KPMG ...
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KPMG disappointed after Sygnia terminates its services

JOHANNESBURG - KPMG says it's disappointed by asset management company Sygnia's decision to end its relationship with the auditing firm.
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People on the move: KPMG hires team of transfer-pricing vets

RSM appoints Boston office partner; Weaver promotes seven to partnership; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across ...
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Healthcare executives are investing heavily in cybersecurity technology—analysts worry that ...

Two-thirds of healthcare organizations have invested in information security over the past year, according to a survey by KPMG scheduled to be ...
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Why not to work in fintech: Consolidation could eat your job

U.S. fintech companies received $1.5bn of investments across 124 deals in the first quarter of this year, according to KPMG. That's despite the fact that ...
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Bankers' scourge Tyrie holds audit firm talks

During his tenure at the helm of the Treasury Committee, Mr Tyrie was often critical of the FRC's oversight of its biggest members - Deloitte, EY, KPMG ...
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Cyber-crime 'undermining' financial system warns Black Economy boss

Former KPMG global chairman Michael Andrew is head of the Black Economy Taskforce. He says it has never been easier for criminals to create or ...
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KMPG-Gupta links: Sygnia's Wierzycka fires KPMG for 'looking the other way'

Meanwhile, KPMG leaders appear to have their proverbial heads in the sand, opting for a “silence is golden” approach to managing their reputation in ...
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UK Audit Quality Still Lagging Expectations: Financial Reporting Council

According to the report, the dominance of the “big four” — KPMG LLP, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Ernst & Young LLP and PwC — has risen from ...
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Mitie shareholders revolt over Deloitte reappointment

... profit warnings and had to write down more than £50m in profits following an accounting review by KPMG which found a number of “material errors”.
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Carter Centre praises Kenya's strengthening democratic culture

... the commission exhibited a lack of transparency during the audit process and was initially reluctant to release the full KPMG report,” the Centre says.
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2017 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show: Rieslingfreak and Hunter Valley winners

LORD OF THE RIESLINGS: John Hughes' Rieslingfreak 2017 No 3 Clare Valley took five titles at the Sydney Royal Wine Show on Thursday, ...
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Sygnia fires KPMG

This week she went a step further announcing that Sygnia had fired its external auditor KPMG for its alleged role in state capture, according to this ...
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What a night for Rieslingfreak

But he definitely didn't expect to pick up a whopping five trophies – including The KPMG Perpetual Trophy for the Best Wine of Show – with the drop ...
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Sygnia axes KPMG over Gupta links

JSE-listed asset management firm Sygnia has dumped KPMG over the auditing giant's links to the Gupta family‚ the Mail & Guardian reported on ...
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JSE-listed Sygnia Terminates Services of KPMG over 'Gupta links'

Sygnia chief executive and South Africa's richest woman Magda Wierzycka has ended the JSE-listed company's relationship with KPMG over the ...
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Affordable $12.99 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc takes out TWO top awards at competition - and the ...

'We are totally over the moon with our wonderful Trophy Wins for the Miles from Nowhere Sauvignon Blanc 2017 at last nights KPMG Sydney Royal ...
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Nigeria: Dangote Shares Insights Into His Business Success

Dangote disclosed this in an interview for the 2017 KPMG CEO Outlook. For the third year in a row, KPMG has surveyed CEOs from leading ...
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CIOs' role expanding

The latest Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey shows that 52 per cent of those surveyed are investing in more nimble technology platforms to assist their ...
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Dangote Shares Insights into His Business Success

For the third year in a row, KPMG has surveyed CEOs from leading corporations around the world to assess their perception of the global economy, ...
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Elite online dating app for rich and pretty people launches in Denver August 1

The top employers in the inaugural class are Charles Schwab, Deloitte, and KPMG. The top jobs are founder, consultant, and attorney. “It is elitist,” ...
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Councils: first the clarity, now for the confusion

As well, the Government must release the secret $400,000 KPMG report used by the former Premier to justify the forced mergers.” NSW Labor is now ...
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What a night for Rieslingfreak

Mr Hughes was quietly confident he might pick up a couple of trophies at last night's 2017 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show. But he definitely didn't ...
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Riesling on top at Sydney Royal Wine Show

Riesling has proved a popular grape at the 2017 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show, with the 2017 RieslingFreak No. 3 from Clare Valley, taking out five ...
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Fort McMurray rebuild happening too quickly and cheaply, review finds

The KPMG report found Fort McMurray's previous attempts to mitigate fire damage lacking. For example, the city's adherence to FireSmart, ...
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'Let's curb cybercrime'

KPMG is a cyber-security services firm that helps organisations apply appropriate information security measures by providing confidentiality, integrity, ...
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Riesling back on top at 2017 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

Riesling has been the star of the Show with an example from South Australia taking out five awards at the KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show's awards ...
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Global Companies Eye Asian Renewable Energy Market

“What this offers is a great platform for somebody who wants to have a pan-Asia view of the renewable energy sector,” said Sharad Somani, KPMG's ...
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New CFO for SuperValu owner Musgrave Group

Mr O'Flynn joined the Cork-founded company in 2005, having held senior finance roles with international companies such as KPMG, Motorola, and ...
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FRC says auditors must challenge their clients more

... improving audit quality and a commitment to continuous improvement in a sector dominated by the "Big Four", namely PwC, KPMG, EY and Deloitte.
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New York-based shared office concept to put Texas hub in Arts District

The Arts District hub includes the entire 17th floor of KPMG Plaza with a roughly 3,000-square-foot office on the ground floor next to the sculpture ...
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Top D-FW commercial real estate deals for the week of July 24

KPMG has expanded its office lease by 11,430 square feet in the KPMG Plaza building on Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas. Kim Butler with Hall ...
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Long Beach Grand Prix Will Remain American IndyCar

City staff asked for help to analyze the proposals, and the City Council approved the KPMG contract in April. After evaluating the proposals on nine ...
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Editorial: Putting ethics ahead of profits

In recent weeks, the extent to which several private companies – Bell Pottinger, KPMG, McKinsey, SAP and Software AG – appear to have aided the ...
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KPMG put through the wringer

JSE-listed asset manager Sygnia has fired KPMG over its alleged role in state capture – the first private sector pressure that has been brought to bear ...
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Boosting Swedish economic ties

Top local auditing firm KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG RGM & Co.) takes the lead in boosting close economic ties with Sweden as it recently ...
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The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo asked KPMG to do a review of the handling of last year's fire that forced about 88,000 people to flee the ...
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Singapore

OCTOBER 2016: Audit firm KPMG, appointed by AHTC to look into its books, issues a report noting that $33,717,535 in payments to FMSS and service ...
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Embattled PwC faces fresh audit scrutiny over Vodafone 'conflict'

The firm, which has since been sacked by BT and will be replaced with KPMG, has also faced an investigation into its auditing of Tesco - although the ...
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Prevention, disaster management key lessons from Fort McMurray wildfire: report

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo commissioned the KPMG review following the fire in May 2016 that forced about 88,000 people to flee the ...
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Ford is readying a shuttle service to ease NYC's 'Summer of Hell'

... transportation — without costing the city a dime. An added benefit, according to a KPMG study, is that every Chariot vehicle in operation removes ten ...
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Monthly GST returns to burden professionals

... it appears that GST has a mixed impact on professionals with both positives and negatives. (The author is Partner and Head, Indirect Tax at KPMG ...
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People in Business

KPMG has added Mark Martin and Mark Horowitz as principals in the tax practice. David Windham has joined Cypessbrook Co. as a commercial ...
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Are Healthcare IT Security Leaders Still Underestimating Cybersecurity Risks?

KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory services firm, surveyed 100 CIOS, chief technology officers (CTOs), chief security officers (CSOs) and chief ...
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Hamlets, Indigenous communities near Fort McMurray lack wildfire evacuation plans: Report

The warning is part of a 178-page report completed by KPMG on behalf of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo looking at the wildfire response ...
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Appeals court rejects pension settlement, finds SRHS's ability to pay 'arguable'Appeals court ...

Why any payments SRHS receives from companies involved with the failed pension — including accounting firm KPMG and plan administrator ...
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Prevention, disaster management key lessons from Fort McMurray wildfire: report

The KPMG review was commissioned by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo following the fire in May 2016 that forced about 88,000 people to ...
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HIPAA Data Breaches, Cyber Attacks Reported by 47% of Orgs

For the survey, KPMG interviewed 100 respondents from healthcare providers and payers with over $500 million in annual revenue. Individuals held ...
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Hamlets, Indigenous communities near Fort McMurray lack wildfire evacuation plans: report

The 178-page report by KPMG lists dozens of lessons and observations compiled during their investigation. Elements of the recovery process are ...
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Shared office provider heads to Dallas Arts District with new operation

Serendipity Labs Coworking is taking 29,000 square feet in the KPMG Plaza tower on Ross Avenue near Pearl Street for its first local location. And the ...
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PGA Professionals to be featured in CBS Sports special

Others include the Ryder Cup, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. The PGA Championship ...
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US Auto CEOs More Bullish On AI, Emerging Technology Investments Compared To Global ...

In the KPMG study, 59 percent of the CEOs say their companies intend to invest heavily in AI in the next 12 months, compared to 39 percent of global ...
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Stora Enso to divest its holding in Bulleh Shah Packaging

At Stora Enso's request, an independent third party, KPMG Sustainability Services, is advising the company on responsible exit from Pakistan.
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Hong Kong policy think-tank urges tax breaks to lure private equity

... needed capital that they are seeking,” Darren Bowdern, the Hong Kong-based head of alternative investments at KPMG Tax who helped the council ...
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BankThink The battle between banks and disruptors is just beginning

... have seen investments from venture capital and other funds averaging $25 billion for the last four years, according to figures published by KPMG.
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Kidero wants court to stop CMA from probing bank accounts

In October 2015, the county chief obtained a court order barring directors of audit firm KPMG from circulating a draft report on the status of Mumias.
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Gov't seeks compromise deal with Russians

In a statement, Dixon-Warren of KPMG said government seeks to dispose of the BCL group's assets preferably as a whole to an interested party who is ...
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RieslingFreak's drop of magic takes Best Wine of Show award

... Hughes Wines in South Australia took out five awards at the event in Sydney last night, including the KPMG Perpetual Trophy for best wine of show, ...
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Anticipation for Fort McMurray wildfire report

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is expected to release a KPMG report. The report will outline lessons learned from the massive May blaze, ...
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'The Entrepreneur's Roadmap'

Aamir Husain, National IPO Readiness Leader for KPMG added: “As recent volatile markets have shown, companies need to have the flexibility to file ...
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Hospitality welcomes government study of EU workers

In March KPMG published a report, commissioned by the BHA, which showed that in the event of free movement ending and no successor regime ...
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Audit calls for broad changes to fix high DeKalb water bills

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained the draft audit, prepared by financial services firm KPMG, on Wednesday through Georgia's Open Records ...
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Introduction To Destruction: UK CEOs Welcome Technological Disruption

This year's KPMG CEO Outlook highlights that UK CEOs are aware that at present, organizations are struggling to remain current when it comes to ...
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Wood Buffalo releasing Fort McMurray wildfire report

The report, conducted by auditing firm KPMG, is expected to examine the regional-level wildfire response and recovery. It includes surveys of ...
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Another coup for Big Four as Astrid Raetze joins KPMG from Baker McKenzie

KPMG has lured Baker McKenzie financial products star Astrid Raetze. Raetze has been at the firm for 13 years, holding leadership roles globally in ...
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KPMG CIO Edel McGrath to join Chelsea Apps Factory as COO

The CIO of professional services firm KPMG, Edel McGrath, is to leave the organisation to become chief operating officer (COO) of the enterprise ...
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Chris O'Keefe: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian had no choice but to abandon council ...

It was he and his staff who pushed for a secret independent KPMG report to justify the whole process. That didn't have to happen. A decision could ...
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David O'Flynn takes over Musgraves CFO role as Tim Kenny moves to Cairn

Before joining Musgrave in 2005, he held senior finance roles with KPMG, Motorola and Avery Dennison. At Musgrave, Mr O'Flynn has held divisional ...
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KPMG US adds Mark Martin, Mark Horowitz, Tracy Gomes to TP team

Based on growing demand from clients for assistance with BEPS compliance, KPMG US has hired three new transfer pricing specialists, Mark Martin, ...
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Great northern migration underway as Aussies move north to escape housing affordability crisis

KPMG economist Brendan Rynne believes the numbers are on their side. "At the moment what we're seeing in Queensland is that house prices are at ...
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Campaigns do not give us licence to disparage institutions

... Disaster Operations Centre, Acting Interior CS Fred Matiang'Iand even the internationally reputable auditing firm KPMG of conspiring against them.
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