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United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG fires trainee for gross misconduct The UK wing of KPMG has parted ways with audit trainee Zhihui Lu, following a series of strange altercations with the professional services giant’s management.
03 July 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Cybersecurity teams need to catch up in public cloud space Following a survey of 750 respondents cross North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, KPMG and Oracle have concluded that cloud strategies across the globe are distinctly lacking an adequate security f
01 July 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

KPMG CEO calls for strengthening of South Africa's CA pipeline KPMG South Africa CEO Ignatius Sehoole has called for more vigilance than ever in South Africa’s accounting sector, as the Covid-19 crisis poses a unique challenge to the business environment.
01 July 2020
United States

North America | United States

Former KPMG partner Troy Rudd appointed CEO of Aecom Troy Rudd, a seasoned finance and operations executive and former KPMG partner, has been appointed CEO of Aecom, a global design and engineering consultancy based in Los Angeles.
29 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

KPMG's Scott Cass-Dunbar new Chief Strategy Officer of DTA Three months after seeing its Chief Strategy Officer leave to join Boston Consulting Group, the Digital Transformation Agency has found his replacement in the consulting industry.
28 June 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Covid-19 and its effect on municipal infrastructure Municipalities will have to chart an effective infrastructure strategy to successfully weather the ongoing pandemic, according to a recent insight article from KPMG Canada.
26 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Quiz appoints KPMG for restructuring Fashion retailer Quiz has tapped KPMG administrators to restructure its store portfolio.
25 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The largest Irish consulting firms with an accounting heritage Ireland’s ten largest consulting firms with an accounting heritage generated more than €2 billion in fees last year, with the Big Four giants making up 86% of all fees.
23 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Supermarket Morrisons calls in KPMG for board review Big Four professional services firm KPMG has been tapped by the UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain to help review its corporate governance.
23 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Croydon Park Hotel appoints administrators from KPMG The Croydon Park Hotel has appointed administrators from KPMG, after the coronavirus pandemic significantly weakened its cash position.
19 June 2020
India

Asia | India

How PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG are cutting employee costs As the consulting sector looks to navigate the challenging circumstances, the Big Four in India are making a number of adjustments to their employee costs in order to weather the storm.
18 June 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Only 'minor risk' of Covid-19 transmission in football match While the matter remains controversial, new research has shown that playing football is actually much less of a risk for transmitting Covid-19 than previously thought.
17 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

British Business Bank hires Deloitte, KPMG and PwC Three of the Big Four accounting firms have won contracts to support the British Business Bank, which will pay out £20 million in consulting fees for their work.
17 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Chinese investments into Australia at lowest point in decade Chinese investment into Australia declined for the third year in a row last year, marking the lowest level of investment since 2008 according to KPMG.
15 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

RxMx hires KPMG Corporate Finance for investor hunt Australian medical technology company RxMx has brought in consultants from KPMG to help the firm find new investors willing to back its growth strategy.
11 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG sells Dawsons Music out of administration Professionals from KPMG have overseen the rapid sale of a UK music retailer out of administration, saving 75 jobs in the process.
10 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Five key growth sectors for Australian businesses in India By 2050, India is expected to be the world’s second largest economy behind China, providing Australian businesses and tertiary institutions with a wealth of growth opportunities.
09 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG appoints James Kergon as Head of Glasgow office Big Four professional services firm KPMG has appointed James Kergon as its new Senior Partner to lead the firm's Glasgow offices.
09 June 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Government aid essential as manufacturing sector faces cash crunch As manufacturers are impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, federal government aid will be essential to keeping operations running until the situation improves, according to Peter Hatges, KPMG Canada par
08 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG appointed to oversee Joe Media administration Joe Media, the parent company of social news website Joe.co.uk, has appointed administrators from KPMG.
05 June 2020
India

Asia | India

Tough times are ahead for India's real estate sector The next one or two years are going to be challenging for India’s real estate sector, according to Chintan Patel, partner at KPMG India and Lead for the firm’s Building, Construction and Real Estate
05 June 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

M&A activity in GCC region to gain pace amid Covid-19 Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are expected to increase amid the Covid-19 pandemic as small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and several large corporates
04 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Richard Threlfall leads KPMG's ESG practice KPMG Impact KPMG has appointed a new leader of its ESG business. Partner Richard Threlfall will assume the position of Global Head of KPMG IMPACT alongside his previous role as Global Head of Infrastructure.
03 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Corporate fraud on the rise as ASX 200's bend focus to covid-19 Corporate Australia is more vulnerable than ever to fraud under Covid-19 conditions, according to a study, with some cases already emerging of corrupt practices that are taking advantage of the circu
02 June 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

List of the 30 richest football clubs in Europe Europe’s 30 richest football clubs are only getting richer, according to a new analysis of enterprise value by Big Four accounting and advisory firm KPMG.
01 June 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Meet UK's 80 female technology leaders of tomorrow Eighty professionals have been named a ‘Future Star of Tech’, of which around twenty work in the consulting industry.
01 June 2020
United States

North America | United States

Trends and predictions for the global space industry The global space industry is at a pivotal point.
22 May 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

99% of KPMG's employees accepts 20% voluntary pay cut Nearly all of KPMG’s staff in Australia have accepted a controversial temporary measure – earning 20% less while working the same number of hours – in a move that is designed at softening the Covid-19 hit.
22 May 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Andrew Burn named KPMG UK Head of Automotive Restructuring expert Andrew Burn has been named as KPMG UK’s new Head of Automotive. Burn takes over from the out-going Justin Benson.
22 May 2020
United States

North America | United States

City of Austin appoints former KPMG director Shirley Erp as new CISO The city of Austin, Texas has appointed Shirley Erp as its new chief information security officer.
19 May 2020
Asia

Asia | Regional

The top graduate consulting firms in China and Hong Kong The consulting life appeals to graduates across China and Hong Kong, with many registering their preference to work at one of the top global consultancies.
19 May 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

How work and the workforce will change for good post-corona The world will be a different place as it emerges from the Covid-19 crisis. Two of the most impacted areas will be the nature of work and the composition of the workforce.
18 May 2020

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