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An overview of KPMG global news:

United Kingdom

McKinsey, KPMG and IBM join UNESCO's Global Education Coalition In order to help countries scale their remote learning practices for the Covid-19 crisis, and in case of future pandemic lockdowns, UNESCO has launched a new coalition of private, public sector and i
22 July 2020
Lebanon

Lebanon calls in trio of leading management consulting firms The Lebanese government has hired a trio of leading management consulting firms to audit the country’s embattled central bank.
22 July 2020
Australia

KPMG Consulting partner Michael Rowland new CFO of Westpac Michael Rowland, a partner in KPMG’s consulting division, has left the Big Four to join Westpac where he has been installed as chief financial officer, ending a near six-month job search.
20 July 2020
United Kingdom

KPMG powers Ajax and City Football Group innovation programme A new initiative by the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Royal Netherlands Football Association, City Football Group, and AFC Ajax is looking to tackle the challenges football faces thanks to the Covid-19 pandem
17 July 2020
United States

Meet the new leadership team of KPMG in the US Accounting and consulting firm KPMG US has unveiled its new 12-person management team, which will focus on the strategic direction of the firm.
16 July 2020
United Kingdom

AI helps HSBC cut false alarms from flagged payments An AI tool designed and implemented by KPMG has enabled HSBC to save nearly a quarter of its sanctions monitoring spend.
16 July 2020
Singapore

KPMG finds 200 dodgy transactions at oil trader ZenRock Supporting a police investigation into charges filed by HSBC, KPMG has found more than 200 questionable transactions in the trade and financial activities of Singapore-based oil and commodities giant
15 July 2020
Australia

Higher costs slash profits of Australia's four major banks Australia’s major banks saw a decline of more than 40% in their profits for the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year.
13 July 2020
United Kingdom

Big Four must split consulting and accounting profits in UK The UK’s audit industry regulator has announced plans to force top accounting and advisory firms to separate profits relating to their different lines of work.
13 July 2020
Singapore

Singapore is the globe's top country for autonomous driving In a new benchmark report by KPMG, Singapore has been named the globe’s top country for autonomous driving, slipping ahead of the Netherlands, which held the top spot for the past two years.
13 July 2020
United Kingdom

11 consulting firms share top prizes at MCA Awards 2020 Hundreds of professionals from across the UK consulting industry have tuned in remotely for the first ever digital edition of the MCA Awards.
09 July 2020
Australia

Brendon Lamers re-joins Clayton Utz after 10 years at KPMG Thirteen years after leaving the firm, Brendon Lamers has re-joined Australian law firm Clayton Utz.
09 July 2020
United Kingdom

KPMG, HFW and Augusta Ventures to support Covid-19 legal disputes As many companies struggle to overcome problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic, HFW, KPMG and Augusta Ventures have announced a non-exclusive project to support them.
08 July 2020
Australia

Seven ways how consumer behaviour is changing for good Looking beyond the current Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis, seven trends in consumer behaviour are here to stay.
06 July 2020
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Europe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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