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An overview of KPMG global news:

United States

Deloitte: US executives see compelling business case for blockchain A new survey from Deloitte found that three in four executives see a compelling business case for blockchain technology. Almost half consider blockchain a top strategic priority.
31 May 2018
Lebanon

Lebanon signs consulting contracts for initial CEDRE projects The Higher Council for Privatization and Public Private Partnership has signed a historic agreement with multiple players in the private sector attracting over $11 billion in soft loans and grants.
31 May 2018
Canada

KPMG acquires IT solutions company Adoxio KPMG Canada has acquired digital customer relationship management (CRM) consultancy Adoxio.
30 May 2018
United States

Cyber security is top fear among US CEOs American CEOs are more fearful of a cyberattack on their business than their counterparts across the globe, reveals a new KPMG report.
30 May 2018
United Kingdom

KPMG appoints Linda Ellett as UK Head of Consumer Markets KPMG has appointed a new UK Head for its Consumer Markets offering. Linda Ellet will lead the firm’s consumer wing forward in what is a challenging time for clients on the UK highstreet.
30 May 2018
Middle East

KPMG and EY acknowledged at Middle East M&A Awards for 2018 Big Four firms KPMG and EY have taken home awards in the third annual Mergermarket Middle Eastern M&A Awards for 2018, with the event held in Dubai earlier last month.
30 May 2018
United States

US edges China as global hotspot for disruptive innovation Global tech leaders believe disruptive innovation is most likely to come from the US, a new study has found, but China is catching up quick on its rival technology superpower.
25 May 2018
Nigeria

KPMG launches Family for Literacy initiative in two Nigerian schools KPMG’s Family for Literacy (KFFL) – the Big Four firm’s corporate social responsibility initiative – has officially launched operations in Nigeria.
24 May 2018
United States

Tech consultancy named among Chicago's Greatest Places to Work Chicago-based technology consulting firm West Monroe Partners has been named the best small or medium-sized company to work for in the Windy City.
22 May 2018
United Kingdom

Parliamentary report prompts Big Four to prepare for forced break-up The Big Four professional services firms are preparing for state intervention forcing them to separate their auditing and consulting wings in the UK, after a damning parliamentary report further sugg
22 May 2018
United States

Top consultants named among Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America Paul Linton, the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at FTI Consulting, has been named among the Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America by Savoy magazine.
21 May 2018
Asia

Big Four firms KPMG, Deloitte and EY dominate Asia Tax Awards for 2018 The International Tax Review’s annual Asian Tax Awards have rolled around for 2018, with KPMG leading the field across the Asia Pacific region.
18 May 2018
United Kingdom

Dutch Dragathon wins KPMG's Learning & Development innovation award KPMG Netherlands has won the 2018 edition of the firm’s annual Learning and Development (L&D) Innovations contest, with an idea to help new employees avoid dreaded industry burnout.
16 May 2018
Qatar

KPMG in Qatar sign MoU to support 2022 FIFA World Cup legacy planning KPMG in Qatar will collaborate on research, education and training with the agency responsible for overseeing infrastructure development for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Supreme Committee for Deliver
14 May 2018
United Kingdom

Twelve financial consulting firms scoop EMEA M&A Advisor awards Twelve financial advisory firms have managed to scoop an award during M&A Advisor’s 2nd EMEA Corporate Growth Summit, held in London last week.
08 May 2018
South Africa

After McKinsey, KPMG has now been dropped by Barclays South Africa After three of South Africa’s major financial institutions terminated their contracts with McKinsey & Company in light of the Gupta scandal, a similar fate might be awaiting global accounting and adv
07 May 2018
United Kingdom

KPMG strikes alliance with Nuix to bolster data-driven M&A offering KPMG has announced a tie up with Nuix, in an alliance which will lend the global forensic technology firm’s powerful data analysis capabilities to the Big Four company’s delivery capactities.
03 May 2018
Asia

Venture capital funding into Asian start-ups top $14 billion yet again Venture capitalists are increasingly eyeing Asian start-ups.
03 May 2018
United Kingdom

Global venture capital funding moving from startups to scaleups Venture capital markets boomed over the first half of the recent decade, with Angel / Seed investment climbing steadily between 2010 and 2015, as the number of investments almost tripled.
02 May 2018
United Kingdom

FRC mulls KPMG investigation over Conviviality auditing KPMG could face investigation by the Financial Reporting Council over its role in the collapse of Conviviality.
01 May 2018
Thailand

Government to push Thailand as premier medical tourism centre The Thai government is putting in place infrastructure and mechanisms to promote medical tourism in the country, with a programme of special class visas being instituted.
01 May 2018
Thailand

Study shows popularity of electric vehicles in Thailand remains low The number of electric vehicles in Thailand remains low, with under 85,000 hybrids and plug-in hybrids in the country.
27 April 2018
Hong Kong

Employers must compete on salary to attract and retain talent in Hong Kong KPMG has released the 2018 edition of its Hong Kong Recruitment & Salary Outlook analysis.
25 April 2018
Brazil

KPMG and HSBC advise Indorama Ventures on Brazilian PET purchase Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited acquires Brazil’s largest Polyethylene terephthalate plant.
24 April 2018
United Kingdom

Big Four pull trigger on Initial Coin Offerings advisory services Responding to client demand, the Big Four consulting firms are finally pulling the trigger on years of accumulated digital currency expertise.
23 April 2018
Malaysia

Remuneration for non-executive directors in Malaysia is on the rise Malaysian companies, under intense pressure to innovate and compete globally, are handsomely rewarding experienced non-executive directors, a new report finds.
23 April 2018
Thailand

KPMG sets CSR example in Thailand with Care & Share day KPMG employees in Thailand have come together to give back to the community in the company’s Care & Share day.
21 April 2018
United Kingdom

KPMG to remove all plastic water cups across UK offices KPMG has become the latest global entity trading in the UK to make a concerted effort to end plastic waste in its offices, by removing all plastic water cups from its UK locations.
20 April 2018
Malaysia

Big Four firms KPMG and Deloitte celebrate milestones in Malaysia Two of the acclaimed Big Four accounting and advisory firms are currently celebrating their milestones in Malaysia, with KPMG notching its ninetieth year of service in the country and Deloitte blowin
20 April 2018
India

Head of Tax for KPMG India breaks off to start his own advisory firm The former Head of the Tax practice for all of India at Big Four professional services firm KPMG, Girish Vanvari, has broken off to launch an independent consulting firm by the name of Transaction Sq
19 April 2018
United Kingdom

Auditor questions Northamptonshire council consultant's role Cash-strapped Northamptonshire County Council has come under fire from multiple angles, following the institution cutting £40 million from its budget amid claims it had wasted money on frivolous acti
13 April 2018
United Kingdom

Just 40% of global companies reporting on UN Sustainable Development Goals As the world attempts to adapt a seemingly contradictory growth-based economy to sustainability measures, aligning business practice with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals goals remains a thorny
04 April 2018

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