KPMG appoints new executive board members
KPMG has announced several new appointments to its executive board and revealed its intentions to create a new UK Advisory Council. Mary O’Connor will take over as head of Clients ...
Sunday, September 27, 2020
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FRC implicates KPMG in Carillion audit breaches
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has delivered its initial report into KPMG’s audit of Carillion, showing the watchdog found a number of breaches made by the firm during its initial ...
KPMG nominated to oversee proposed Aspinal CVA
Aspinal, a UK based manufacturer and retailer of luxury goods has nominated KPMG to oversee its proposed CVA. The company, which has 10 stores located in city centres throughout the ...
KPMG accountancy firm to put hold on pension cuts
It is said that KPMG told its 17,000 UK staff that it was pausing plans to reduce pension plans for some of its 3,000 employees. According to Sky news, ‘Insiders ...
VC investment in fintech remains ‘robust’ as M&A activity stalls
While overall global fintech funding fell during the first half of 2020, with $25.6bn (£19.2bn) of investment globally across 1,221 deals, corporate deals are driving continued strength in VC activity, ...
UK economy ‘unlikely’ to recover until 2023, says KPMG
The UK economy is ‘unlikely’ to reach its pre-Covid level until early 2023, according to new forecasts by KPMG. Its latest economic quarterly economic report suggests the country’s GDP will ...
KPMG appointed administrators to Calon operating companies
Jim Tucker and David Pike from KPMG’s Restructuring practice have been appointed joint administrators of a number of operating companies of the Calon Energy group. This follows the appointment of ...
Digital transformations ‘increase exponentially’ during Covid-19
Digital transformations in the workplace have ‘‘increased exponentially’’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, with organisations becoming increasingly reliant on digital products and services to survive, according to a report released by ...
Firms move to slash emerging tech funding, KPMG finds
In the immediate wake of Covid-19, Global 2000 companies moved to slash funding for emerging technologies, such as automation, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and 5G, according to new KPMG International ...
KPMG appoints new global head of tax and legal practice
KPMG International has appointed David Linke as the next global head of tax and legal services, effective 1 October 2020. He succeeds Jane McCormick who has successfully led the Global ...
