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United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Eight professional service firms among UK's Best Employers For Race The charity ‘Business in the Community’ has listed eight professional services firms as among the UK’s top employers for race.
27 November 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG duo Katsouris and Ashbrook promoted to Partners KPMG has added two new Partners as part of its latest round of promotions in the North West.
24 November 2017
Nigeria

Africa | Nigeria

94 million Nigerians are financially underserved, says KPMG According to KPMG’s Nigerian outfit, the country’s vast and increasingly tech savvy population is suffering from a lack of options with respect to technological solutions, particularly in the FinTech
23 November 2017
India

Asia | India

Gayathri Parthasarathy leads financial services advisory arm of KPMG KPMG India has appointed a new head of financial services within its Advisory practice in the country.
23 November 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK manufacturers call for R&D and Industry 4.0 focus from government Investment into UK research and development remains a priority for the manufacturing industry, with the emerging technologies of Industry 4.0 seen as key to the future development of the industry.
20 November 2017
India

Asia | India

Strategy consulting firms are top destination for IIMB summer placements This year’s summer placements at the Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore (IIMB) have concluded, and the institute has maintained its hundred percent placement record.
20 November 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Corporate finance and M&A advisors compete for Yorkshire Awards The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) scene of Yorkshire is performing well at present, with the region’s businesses completing over 300 deals worth around £4 billion over the last year.
13 November 2017
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

KPMG South Africa unveils new leadership team to restore confidence KPMG South Africa has unveiled the new leadership team which it has put in place to restore public trust in the firm following the media massacre it has received on the back of its role in the Eskom,
10 November 2017
India

Asia | India

KPMG India enters Guinness World Records with cybersecurity initiative In a time of relentless threats to cybersecurity across the world, KPMG celebrated Global Cyber Safety Day on the 27th of October, conducting classroom sessions on cyber security with students across
10 November 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Integral and agile strategy is key for success of FinTech investments 46% of financial services leaders have a FinTech strategy in place, with 57% of financial institutions believing it is a key priority.
07 November 2017
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

KPMG to move into R220 million development in Umhlanga Global professional services firm KPMG will consolidate its presence in South Africa next summer by moving into a new office situated in the prosperous Umhlanga region near Durban.
03 November 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Insurance companies leverage opportunities offered by disruption Insurance companies are increasingly faced with internal and external disruptions, largely due to new technologies and business models arising.
02 November 2017
India

Asia | India

Vodafone, HP and KPMG link up to help Indian enterprises with GST A consortium of KPMG, HP and Vodafone Business Services (VBS) has come together to offer ‘GST Ready Solutions’ (Goods and Services Tax), as firms across the market scramble to restructure to become c
31 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Number of European mergers and acquisitions drops, but value rises The global merger and acquisition market has seen a fall in the number of deals completed, while the total value of deals has risen.
30 October 2017
India

Asia | India

Half of the change programs in India lack a HR business case According to a HR Transformation study by KPMG, nearly 60% of Indian firms have reported that they lack an established business-case for HR transformation.
26 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The globe's best consulting firms for digital HR transformation The Big Four firms – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC – along with rivals McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company, are the globe’s best consulting firms in the area of digital HR transformation, according to
25 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Board level GDPR engagement may need more attention The British government has warned that boards of 15% of FTSE 350 companies are scarcely aware of the introduction of the GDPR, while only 8% are completely prepared, meaning a significant number of t
24 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG appoints Justin Benson as new Head of Automotive The UK arm of Big Four firm KPMG has appointed Director Justin Benson as new Head of Automotive, as the company prepares for increasing demand resulting from period of change in the sector.
24 October 2017
India

Asia | India

The best 25 companies to work for in India Online retail firms appear to be among the most attractive places to work in India, according to Business networking platform LinkedIn, who have released their list of the Top 25 companies to work fo
23 October 2017
India

Asia | India

Indian automotive sector to focus more on HR technology A new report from KPMG highlights the need for the Indian automotive component industry to improve its HR dimension, primarily through strategic digitisation.
18 October 2017
India

Asia | India

Digital advertising spend in India to near $295 billion by 2021 Expenditure on digital advertisement in India is set to skyrocket over the next few years, at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 31% and an expected value approaching $295 billion by 2021
16 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG to administrate ailing UK airline Monarch Big Four firm KPMG have been appointed as administrators for Monarch, after the airline became the largest ever in Britain to enter administration.
12 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

CEOs see disruption as opportunity for business success UK CEOs are using technology to their advantage, with around 40% noting technology as a risk to their business, as companies attempt to utilise innovation to negate global uncertainty regarding key c
11 October 2017
United States

North America | United States

CEOs see tech disruption as business opportunity US CEOs are looking to use technology to their advantage, with around 60% seeing technological disruption as more of an opportunity for their business than a threat.
11 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG to support growth plans of blockchain start-up ETCH Big Four consulting firm KPMG will support ETCH, a blockchain-based payroll system, as the solution bids to build its operations in a compliant way.
09 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Highly skilled EU nationals consider Brexit of their own With Brexit negotiations continuing to cast doubt over freedom of movement between the UK and Europe, young, well-educated and high-earning EU nationals are the most likely group to be planning to re
04 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Advisors from 10 consultancies contributing to Internal Audit 2017 In second week of October, over 400 internal auditors will assemble for the 2017 Internal Audit conference in London.
04 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Screen, KPMG and Front Consulting partner of Screen Markets In the second week of October 2017 a large conference for professionals in the financial services sector will take place in Amsterdam.
04 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Nicola Quayle succeeds Jonathan Holt as KPMG's Manchester boss Firm veteran Nicola Quayle, who was most recently head of Audit for the North of England, has been promoted as the head of KPMG’s Manchester outfit.
03 October 2017
India

Asia | India

KPMG seeks to rebuild Indian Advisory arm after Deloitte raid Having been ransacked by competitors Deloitte last year, KPMG has devised a strategy to rebuild its advisory practice in India.
03 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG names Martin Wells a Partner in management consulting arm KPMG has picked up power & utilities expert Martin Wells, who joins the firm from Capgemini where he was a Vice President in its Utilities and Business Transformation consulting practices.
22 September 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG boosts its UK apprenticeship programme by 40% KPMG has boosted its apprenticeship intake by 40%, with new intake dispersed over its the firm's regional offices.
19 September 2017

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