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An overview of KPMG global news:

United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG installs Catherine Burnet as UK audit chief After the promotion of Jon Holt to the highest office in KPMG’s UK wing, the outgoing Head of Audit has been replaced by Catherine Burnet.
13 May 2021
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

KPMG renews commitment to Special Olympics in the region Building on a successful collaboration to establish the inaugural Special Olympics UAE in 2019, KPMG has signed on with the games’ organising body to support ongoing initiatives that promote inclusiv
12 May 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

The dealmakers that advised on the Allegro | Toll Group deal Australian private equity outfit Allegro Funds has acquired the express division of Toll Group, leaving the country’s largest third-party logistics operator with its forwarding and contract logistics
10 May 2021
Asia

Asia | Regional

Asia's top consulting firms to work for according to big data What are the top companies to work for in Asia? New big data analysis by business network platform LinkedIn sheds light on the top employers for career growth, lauding numerous large consulting firms
10 May 2021
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

KPMG brings its Apptio partnership into the Singapore market Global professional services firm KPMG has expanded its Apptio partnership into Singapore, with the aim of helping local organisations ramp up their control of IT spending.
10 May 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG appoints Rob Aitken as Director in Aberdeen office The Scottish wing of KPMG has appointed a new Director in its transaction services team.
10 May 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Big Four win millions in government consulting contracts The Big Four have followed a bumper 2020 in federal public sector work with a swag of new government consulting and professional services contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars so far this y
09 May 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG Australia fires staff for using expenses to pay strippers The Australian wing of global advisory giant KPMG has parted ways with several of its Melbourne staff, after it emerged they had allegedly expensed their “boys’ night out” to the firm.
07 May 2021
United States

North America | United States

Large consulting firms on LinkedIn's top US employers list Several large consulting firms were on LinkedIn’s annual list of the 50 best companies to grow your career in the US.
06 May 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Mary O'Connor exits KPMG after being passed over for CEO role KPMG’s leadership woes refuse to die down, after the company’s most senior female employee announced her exit from the firm – having been passed over in the race to become its next UK leader.
06 May 2021
Canada

North America | Canada

KPMG buys Quebec accountancy Lacroix Allaire Héroux Beaudry KPMG Canada has acquired Lacroix Allaire Héroux Beaudry Chartered Professional Accountants, a boutique accountancy located on the North Shore suburbs of Montreal.
05 May 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK's top consulting firms for women and gender diversity What are consulting’s leading employers for women and gender diversity? Consultancy.
04 May 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG Scotland promotes Colin Boyd and Martin Douglas In Scotland, KPMG has promoted two of its senior managers to director level: Colin Boyd and Martin Douglas.
04 May 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

KPMG gives staff a wage bonus (4% of annual salary) The latest 4 percent wage bonus for KPMG staff surpasses the severe pay cuts made last year, and is a token of appreciation for the challenging period KPMG’ers have gone through.
03 May 2021
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

LinkedIn names KPMG the top employer in the Netherlands Big Four accounting and consulting firm KPMG has been named the top company to work for in the Netherlands by LinkedIn, which examined millions of data points to come to its analysis.
03 May 2021
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

Firas Haddad joins KPMG's Lower Gulf partner team KPMG has bolstered its team in the United Arab Emirates with newly appointed partner Firas Haddad, who embarks on his third spell at a Big Four consultancy.
01 May 2021
Canada

North America | Canada

Big Four register net audit client losses in 2020 The Big Four accounting and consulting firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG) as a group registered a net loss in SEDAR (Canadian public company) audit clients in 2020, according to a report in Canadian
29 April 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG appoints Chris Smith Director in Scottish tax team Advisory and accounting giant KPMG has appointed Chris Smith as a Director in its tax team. The move comes as KPMG looks to boost its specialist offering in Scotland.
27 April 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Nash Advisory and KPMG advise Total Drain Group on deal Total Drain Group (TDG) – a utilities-focused sustainable solutions group based in New South Wales – has acquired direct competitor Bartlett Environmental.
26 April 2021
Europe

Europe | Regional

How technology is helping ports optimize their operations The ports industry is facing a range of emerging challenges including growing freight traffic, increasing pressure to address environmental concerns, operational challenges and last but not least, th
26 April 2021
Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

KPMG brings its global Oracle partnership to Saudi Arabia KPMG and Oracle have brough their global partnership to the Saudi market – to help businesses leverage the power of cloud and explore emerging technologies such as AI and IoT.
23 April 2021
United States

North America | United States

KPMG names Carole Streicher head of Deal Advisory and Strategy KPMG has appointed Carole Streicher, a Chicago-based partner, as leader of the deal advisory and strategy (DAS) practice.
21 April 2021
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Meet KPMG's new CHRO for UAE and Oman: Gretchen Moxcey Global accounting and consulting giant KPMG has installed a new Chief Human Resources Officer for the UAE and Oman: Gretchen Moxcey.
21 April 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Firms appointed to Manchester's professional services framework Transport for Greater Manchester has appointing over forty firms to its framework agreement for external professional services.
20 April 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Senior KPMG Executive scrutinised amid M&C Saatchi investigation One of KPMG’s most senior executives faces scrutiny from the UK audit regulator over a series of errors in the accounts of M&C Saatchi.
20 April 2021
Asia

Asia | Regional

Tokyo Pride Week supported by big name professional services firms Set to kick off this weekend, Tokyo Pride Week is back after missing out last year, with big name professional services firms among the event participants and sponsors.
20 April 2021
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

How KPMG's FRM practice helps clients adapt to changing financial risk Helen Stijnen and Hessel van Straalen from KPMG’s Financial Risk Management (FRM) practice spoke to Consultancy.eu on how the firm supports the response to regulatory developments.
15 April 2021
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

KPMG financial services experts on the Middle East's fintech scene Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, funds pumped into FinTech companies globally topped $100 billion for only the third time in history, demonstrating the sector’s growing importance within the wider fina
14 April 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

KPMG scraps early retirement policy age of 58 Following a similar move by EY last year, and criticism from the government, Big Four professional services firm KPMG has scrapped its early retirement policy – citing community expectations and the
13 April 2021
Canada

North America | Canada

Canadians back continued government stimulus, finds KPMG survey Most Canadians (77%) continue to support major stimulus spending to kick-start the country’s economy, according to a recent survey from KPMG Canada.
13 April 2021
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

Strategic imperatives for UAE banks amid pandemic-stricken change Innovation, digitalization, customer-centricity, compliance and better management of cost and risk are some strategies that banks in the UAE can employ – as they emerge from a year of shrinking profi
12 April 2021
United States

North America | United States

Judd Caplain named head of KPMG's global financial services practice Judd Caplain has been appointed head of the global financial services practice at KPMG, effective April 1. He is based in New York.
08 April 2021

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