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United States

North America | United States

Bill Thomas re-elected as KPMG's chairman and global CEO Bill Thomas was elected to his second term as global chairman & CEO of KPMG International.
05 November 2020
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

KPMG adds five new partners to its Dubai team Global accounting and consulting firm KPMG has admitted five new partners into the partnership of its Dubai office.
05 November 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

27 consulting firms sign Race at Work Charter An array of consulting firms have signed up to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, an initiative that aims to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in
05 November 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Harrogate Councillors call for KPMG report to be made public A local council is coming under pressure to make a report prepared by consultants from KPMG public.
05 November 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Half of UK financial services staff want shift to flexible working More than one-quarter of finance workers want to work from home full time once Covid-19 passes, while one-in-ten are looking to relocate following the pandemic.
04 November 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Canadian businesses worried second Covid wave will sink them Nearly one-third (31%) of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners and leaders believe they won’t have the adequate liquidity or access to financing to make it through a second Covid-19 wave,
02 November 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Following Deloitte, KPMG explores sale of restructuring arm The UK arm of KPMG is reportedly mooting the sale of its restructuring arm, just months after the global leadership of Big Four rival Deloitte vetoed similar efforts in its own British wing.
29 October 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Period of major change drives up venture capital investments The current economic climate is not yet holding back venture capitalists’ desire to spend their money. Both globally and in Europe, investments in startups increased over the past three months.
28 October 2020
Ukraine

Europe | Ukraine

Ukraine's government selects KPMG for large privatisation project Ukraine’s government has selected KPMG to serve as the lead advisor for the privatisation and sale of the JSC First Kyiv Machine Building Plant, one of Eastern Europe’s larger manufacturing plants of
28 October 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG promotes nine to partner in Deal Advisory practice The Deal Advisory practice of KPMG has admitted nine new partners to its UK partnership.
27 October 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Alfonso Marone leads KPMG's TMT Deal Advisory practice KPMG has named Alfonso Marone the new Head of its Deal Advisory practice within the Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) vertical.
23 October 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

KPMG inks partnership with supply chain platform ChainPoint Professional services firm KPMG has inked a partnership with ChainPoint, a Dutch provider of supply chain software.
23 October 2020
United States

North America | United States

KPMG slashes 1,400 jobs in United States KPMG US announced in late September that it is laying off 1,400 – or approximately 4% – of its 35,000-person workforce.
21 October 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

BCG and KPMG bag millions at Digital Transformation Agency The Digital Transformation Agency has this year handed contracts worth millions to Boston Consulting Group and KPMG.
20 October 2020
United States

North America | United States

KPMG promotes 42 to partner in US advisory business KPMG US has promoted 42 team member to partner-level in its advisory services division.
20 October 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

KPMG Canada promotes nine partners in advisory business KPMG Canada announced its partner promotions for fiscal year 2021, with a total of 30 KPMG professionals being elevated to partner level.
20 October 2020
Romania

Europe | Romania

KPMG acquires Romanian management consulting firm Ensight The Romanian team of KPMG has acquired Ensight Management Solutions, a Bucharest-based management consultancy with around 25 professionals.
19 October 2020
Lebanon

Middle East | Lebanon

A&M, KPMG and Oliver Wyman start work at Banque du Liban Two months after announcing the deal, consultants and auditors from Alvarez & Marsal, KPMG and Oliver Wyman have finally hit the ground running in Beirut.
19 October 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Questions remain on net-zero resolve of Big Four Three of the world’s four largest professional services firms have recently committed to producing net-zero carbon emissions in the next decade, while the fourth has made noises toward the same goal
15 October 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Bain and Big Four advise on APi's acquisition of SK FireSafety US-listed APi Group has acquired SK FireSafety Group, a European company that offers critical safety products and solutions in the active fire safety market.
14 October 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

KPMG Canada makes two senior appointments KPMG Canada has named Yannick Archambault as leader of the national family office and Rebecca Burrows as general counsel. Both of the appointees are based in KPMG’s Toronto office.
09 October 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo calls in KPMG for Orana's closure One of Adelaide's most-lauded restaurants has folded amid its months-long pandemic-induced closure.
08 October 2020
Germany

Europe | Germany

German Government enlists consultants for BaFin reform The Federal Government of Germany has tasked consultants from Roland Berger, KPMG and Sopra Steria with assisting an overhaul of the nation’s financial watchdog BaFin.
08 October 2020
United States

North America | United States

KPMG names Michelle Wroan as head of Los Angeles office Big Four firm KPMG has appointed Michelle Wroan, a 27-year veteran of the company, as managing partner of the Los Angeles office.
07 October 2020
Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

How banks and insurers in Saudi Arabia are faring during Covid While Covid-19 has understandably had a significant impact on Saudi Arabia’s financial services industry, the banking and insurance sectors have proven resilient this year.
07 October 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Top CEO priorities: Digital, talent, ESG and business purpose Covid-19 has well and truly changed business priorities, as CEOs connect with their business purpose and realise the value of digitalisation, among other major shifts.
06 October 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG announces four executive board appointments KPMG has made a string of executive board appointments to its UK wing. Mary O’Connor, John Bennet, Kevin Hogarth and Rachel Hopcroft take on the roles.
30 September 2020
United States

North America | United States

Companies spent $15 billion extra on technology per week during pandemic Companies spent approximately $15 billion extra per week on technology, according to the 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey.
29 September 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Delivering a new model of primary healthcare in Saudi Arabia The development of enhanced primary care is a multi-organisational and interprofessional endeavour that requires a diverse workforce, enthusiastically engaged around a shared vision of transforming t
29 September 2020
Hong Kong

Asia | Hong Kong

15 professional services firm commit to D&I Charter in Hong Kong Two years on from the launch of the Racial Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Employers in Hong Kong, the document has nearly 50 signatories, 15 of which are professional services firms.
28 September 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Most business leaders support federal wage subsidy Most Canadian business leaders (76%) think the revamped Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) is a good investment to keep Canadians working, according to a recent client survey from KPMG Canada.
25 September 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Broad Horizon enters Danish market with acquisition of Delegate Danish IT consultancy Delegate has been acquired by Broad Horizon, a Netherlands-headquartered IT services group.
25 September 2020

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