| 29/12/2011 | A number of UK travel companies and tour operators will struggle to survive in 2012 unless they radically change their business models and adapt to a fundamentally new market environment, says advisory firm KPMG. |
| 23/12/2011 | Mark Guinibert, Customer & Channel Partner at KPMG, has outlined 3 key changes he believes UK organisations must adopt, if they are to boost performance in 2012. |
| 22/12/2011 | The New Year will fail to bring a rosier outlook for the UK’s struggling retailers, according to the KPMG/Synovate Retail Think Tank (RTT). |
| 22/12/2011 | “For aviation operators with flights departing and/or arriving in Europe, this will place a significant compliance burden with associated costs |
| 22/12/2011 | KPMG warns businesses to be extra vigilant over the festive season to avoid being scammed by bogus suppliers. |
| 21/12/2011 | Mark Winlow, UK head of general insurance at KPMG, gives his ‘new year outlook’ for the general insurance market.
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| 20/12/2011 | KPMG and the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) are today publishing the first in a series of guides, designed to support doctors as they seek authorisation from the NHS Commissioning Board. |
| 20/12/2011 | Commenting on the Treasury’s endorsement of the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) proposals, Jon Pain, UK head of financial services risk consulting at KPMG, said |
| 19/12/2011 | HMRC released today extensive statistics for the first time about transfer pricing enquiries, Advanced Pricing Agreements (APAs), and Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP). |
| 19/12/2011 | Counterfeit products are more easily available and cheaper compared to four years ago, according to KPMG’s Counterfeit Christmas Index. |
| 16/12/2011 | Businesses in the UK, Germany and Canada are lagging behind their peers in the emerging markets when it comes to adopting and using social media. |
| 16/12/2011 | The International Accounting Standards Board today confirmed that it will retain its existing model for offsetting financial assets and liabilities |
| 16/12/2011 | The Joint Special Administrators of MF Global UK Limited, today release their latest administration update, which includes an update on positions closed and client and creditor claims forms received to date. |
| 15/12/2011 | Financial reporting in the shipping industry is improving but still lags best practice, according to a KPMG study into the reporting practices of the world’s biggest shipping companies |
| 15/12/2011 | John Leech, partner in KPMG’s automotive practice comments on the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders car production figures |
| 14/12/2011 | Reacting to the publication, today, of the latest UK employment figures, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG, says: |
| 13/12/2011 | Helen Dickinson, head of retail at KPMG comments on the latest UK inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics: |
| 13/12/2011 | An update from the European Parliament this morning has revealed that Omnibus II has been further delayed with the European Parliament not due to vote on the final rules until April 2012. |
| 12/12/2011 | As the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, unveils a new system to assess success in the health service based on the quality of care patients receive, KPMG Partner, Roberta Carter, comments |
| 12/12/2011 | Christine Hewson, tax partner at KPMG in the UK, outlines 5 key tax issues that all groups should have considered prior to year end |
| 12/12/2011 | KPMG today announced member firm combined revenues totaling $22.7 billion for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 |
| 09/12/2011 | KPMG has appointed Paul Sawdon as UK Head of its Internal Audit practice. |
| 07/12/2011 | The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market |
| 06/12/2011 | John Leech, partner in KPMG’s automotive practice comments on November’s new car registration figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT): |
| 06/12/2011 | HM Treasury has delays the implementation of a new statutory residence test until April 2013 – a year later than the original proposal of April 2012 |
| 06/12/2011 | UK retail sales values were 1.6% lower on a like-for-like basis from November 2010, when sales had risen 0.7%. |
| 05/12/2011 | KPMG’s latest Business Outlook survey offers a small crumb of optimism for business in the UK |
| 05/12/2011 | More businesses now planning for Olympics, but concerns remain over transport and skills |
| 05/12/2011 | Consumers around the world are embracing new technology at a rapid pace, a fact that is changing lifestyles and the commercial landscape around the globe, according to KPMG’s latest Consumer & Convergence Report. |
| 01/12/2011 | Estimates of Spectrum auction revenues across Europe could be in the region of €20 billion between 2011 and 2015, according to KPMG’s Spectrum Monitor |
| 01/12/2011 | KPMG has been named ‘Global Firm of the Year’ for the second year in a row at the British Accountancy Awards and picked up three other accolades |
| 01/12/2011 | John Leech, partner in KPMG’s automotive practice comments on the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data published today |
| 30/11/2011 | “While the audit profession was not the cause of the financial crisis referenced in the EU’s Green Paper, KPMG supports new policies and ideas to improve audit relevance and quality in the context of wider regulatory reform. |
| 28/11/2011 | Some UK retailers blame poor or unexpected weather too often as a reason for poor performance figures, according to the latest White Paper from the KPMG/Synovate Retail Think Tank |
| 28/11/2011 | Richard Fleming, Richard Heis and Mike Pink of KPMG LLP, the Joint Special Administrators of MF Global UK Limited, have announced today a timeline for the return of client money and client assets. |
| 25/11/2011 | The UK’s corporate tax competitiveness appears to have finally turned a corner, according to research commissioned by KPMG in the UK. |
| 25/11/2011 | Chris Morgan has been appointed head of tax policy at KPMG in the UK, taking over from Anneli Collins who is now global head of M&A tax for KPMG in the UK. |
| 23/11/2011 | Richard Fleming, Richard Heis and Mike Pink of KPMG LLP, the Special Administrators of MF Global UK Limited, announce today |
| 21/11/2011 | Over the past 5 years, the UK Fiduciary Management market has grown to now comprise over £40bn of assets, covering over 200 pension scheme mandates, and equating to around 4 percent of the total UK pension scheme assets under management. |
| 21/11/2011 | Chris Morgan, tax partner at KPMG in the UK, comments
on HM Treasurys recommendation for the introduction of a General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) |
| 21/11/2011 | KPMG Europe LLP has appointed Tim Payne as Head of People across its member firms. |
| 18/11/2011 | Tom Brown, European head of investment management at KPMG, responds to the technical advice issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive |
| 18/11/2011 | KPMG has seen over 650,000 MF Global open positions closed since the UK business was placed into administration on Monday 31 October. |
| 16/11/2011 | KPMG has appointed Dr Marc van Grondelle as Head of its Joint Venture practice in the UK and Europe. |
| 16/11/2011 | Shamus Rae, lead Partner in the Sourcing Advisory practice, KPMG in the UK, won the ‘outsourcing professional of the year’ award for 2011 at the eighth annual award ceremony of The National Outsourcing Association, which took place in London. |
| 15/11/2011 | Global rebalancing of corporate versus indirect tax continues |
| 15/11/2011 | Helen Dickinson, head of retail at KPMG comments on the latest inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics: |
| 14/11/2011 | KPMG welcomed the second round of proposals on revenue issued today by the International Accounting Standards Board and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board. |
| 11/11/2011 | KPMG in the UK was the highest ranked accountancy firm in the Environment Agency’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) league table published this week. |
| 10/11/2011 | While UK life insurers are on track to meet Solvency II requirements they remain under considerable pressure, despite the 12 month implementation delay, primarily due to the lack of clarity about the final requirements. |
| 10/11/2011 | Austerity is triggering change on an unprecedented scale within local government |
| 09/11/2011 | The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies. |
| 08/11/2011 | Consultation paper released today sheds further light on SII requirements, however more clarity still needed. |
| 08/11/2011 | Danny Clark, insurance partner at KPMG, commented: “The release of today’s consultation paper package is a very positive move by EIOPA to get the industry engaged and drive the Solvency II debate forward |
| 08/11/2011 | The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor measures changes in the actual value (including VAT*) of retail sales, excluding automotive fuel. |
| 07/11/2011 | Nearly every Global Fortune 250 (G250) company now reports its corporate responsibility activity, with the UK topping the global ranking according to the KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011 |
| 07/11/2011 | KPMG has seen over 650,000 MF Global open positions closed since the UK business was placed into administration on Monday 31 October. |
| 04/11/2011 | Inflationary pressures on household budgets mean debtors likely to breach repayment plans, warns KPMG |
| 04/11/2011 | Dr. Ashley Steel, KPMG’s global head of transport comments on IAG’s agreement to buy Lufthansa-owned Bmi: |
| 03/11/2011 | The joint administrators of MF Global UK have provided the following update on progress since their appointment on Monday 31st October |
| 02/11/2011 | Malcolm Marshall, head of KPMG’s information security and business resilience practice comments on the Conference on Cyberspace, being held in London |
| 01/11/2011 | Andrew Smith, KPMG’s Chief Economist, comments on the UK’s 0.5pc third quarter growth |
| 01/11/2011 | Glynn Bellamy, partner in KPMG’s manufacturing practice comments on the UK manufacturing PMI figures: |
| 31/10/2011 | Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of infrastructure, building and construction, comments on the Government’s three-pronged plan to revive Britain’s economy |
| 31/10/2011 | Upon the application of the directors of MF Global UK Limited, the High Court has today appointed Richard Fleming, Richard Heis and Mike Pink of KPMG LLP as joint special administrators of MF Global UK Limited, a UK based broker-dealer business. |
| 31/10/2011 | If all UK defined benefit schemes had to have a mark-to-market funding valuation at 30 September, the aggregate deficit could be as much as £295bn |
| 24/10/2011 | Asset-backed financing for pension schemes (where a sponsoring employer uses business assets to generate cash which is then paid to the pension scheme) continues to grow |
| 24/10/2011 | KPMG is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Evans as a Director in its Risk Consulting practice. |
| 21/10/2011 | Responding to today’s announcement by the Office of Fair Trading that it is referring the market for the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK to the Competition Commission, KPMG said: |
| 20/10/2011 | Dr. Ashley Steel, KPMG’s global head for transport comments on Frankfurt Airport’s fourth runway:
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| 20/10/2011 | Commenting on the European Commission’s proposals on the second Markets in Financial Instrument Directive (MiFID) released today |
| 19/10/2011 | KPMG has appointed Stephen Cooper as UK Head of its Diversified Industrials practice. Stephen is an audit partner and has been with the firm for 30 years. |
| 19/10/2011 | KPMG's Mike Walker comments on the judgment from the Supreme Court on the long-running “Gaines-Cooper” tax residence case |
| 17/10/2011 | In a bid to escape sluggish economic conditions at home, UK firms have been on an M&A spending spree in Central and Eastern Europe according to KPMG’s latest ‘Emerging Markets International Acquisitions Tracker’ (EMIAT); |
| 17/10/2011 | UK caravan and motorhome retailer, Discover Leisure Plc, and its trading subsidiary Signlease Ltd, have today appointed Mark Firmin and Paul Flint of KPMG as joint administrators. |
| 14/10/2011 | KPMG has launched a new graduate recruitment process fit for the digital age which uses an advanced software application to take students into a simulation of a real office environment complete with a series of real-time tasks.
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| 14/10/2011 | The latest construction output figures are yet more evidence that the green shoots of recovery are withering; particularly worrying is the near 25% fall in private industrial new work. |
| 14/10/2011 | Increasing numbers of pensioners are receiving offers from their previous employer to change the form of their pension... |
| 13/10/2011 | Success of KPMG’s Global Green Initiative demonstrates commitment to reducing environmental impact—further reduction targets announced |
| 10/10/2011 | KPMG in the UK has announced the appointment of 29 new partners and 88 new directors from within the firm. The promotions took effect from 1 October – KPMG’s new financial year. |
| 10/10/2011 | Jon Exley, previously a partner within Mercer’s specialist Financial Strategy Group, is to join the Investment Advisory practice at KPMG in the UK as a partner in November this year. |
| 07/10/2011 | Commenting on the significant tax agreement signed yesterday between Switzerland and the UK, Paul Harrison, tax partner and head of tax investigations at KPMG in the UK, said: |
| 07/10/2011 | The market for portfolios of bank debt has officially thawed in the UK, according to the second Global Debt Sales report from KPMG’s Portfolio Solutions Group. |
| 06/10/2011 | KPMG is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Muller to its European investment management practice. Charles was previously the Deputy Director General of ALFI, the association of the Luxembourg fund industry. |
| 06/10/2011 | KPMG’s annual ‘Run-off survey’ of UK non-life insurance, has shown that liabilities have reduced again in 2010 but at a slower pace than in the past. |
| 06/10/2011 | Following the MPC’s decision to embark on another round of quantitative easing, Andrew Smith, KPMG’s Chief Economist, commented: |
| 05/10/2011 | The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies. |
| 05/10/2011 | Helen Dickinson, KPMG’s head of retail comments on today’s interim results by retailers Tesco and Sainsbury: |
| 04/10/2011 | Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of infrastructure, building and construction comments on the latest Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data |
| 04/10/2011 | KPMG today welcomed the FSA’s announcement that it has revised its assumed implementation dates for Solvency II in light of European discussions on Omnibus 2. |
| 03/10/2011 | KPMG announces the purchase of Xantus, one of the leading independent management consultancies in the UK specialising in IT advisory services. |
| 03/10/2011 | KPMG’s global cloud study “Clarity in the Cloud: the impact, opportunity and risk of cloud” canvassed 806 senior executives in 15 countries |
| 30/09/2011 | Third quarter management buyout activity has seen a dramatic drop in the average size of deals to £80m; compared with £140m in the second quarter of 2011 and comparable with the first quarter of 2009 |
| 30/09/2011 | KPMG has been ranked as the only ‘Big 4’ professional services firm in the ‘Top 10 Employers for Working Families’ by the independent benchmarking and award organisation, Working Families. |
| 30/09/2011 | KPMG is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Bonner as a Partner in KPMG’s Information Protection and Business Resilience business. |
| 30/09/2011 | With just a year to go before auto enrolment becomes compulsory for large employers, KPMG is warning that businesses that have not already begun to plan for this major change need to take action fast |
| 29/09/2011 | KPMG, the global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, has been ranked second for two years running on Universum’s 2011 index of “The World’s Most Attractive Employers”. |
| 29/09/2011 | The UK has the 4th highest top rate of personal income tax in the EU, according to the latest KPMG International Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey. |
| 28/09/2011 | Glynn Bellamy, Partner in KPMG’s Aerospace and Defence practice comments on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and its benefits to the UK supply chain: |
| 27/09/2011 | Despite recent market volatility almost doubling UK FTSE 100 pension deficits to bring them to approximately £70 billion, the outlook for FTSE 100 companies on pensions is broadly positive, according to KPMG’s 2011 Pensions Repayment Monitor |
| 27/09/2011 | The European Council has now agreed a position on Omnibus 2 as detailed in the accompanying paper to the redraft issued late last week. |
| 23/09/2011 | The Private Client practice at KPMG in the UK has won “Accountancy Firm of the Year” at the prestigious STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’) Awards held on 15 September |
| 22/09/2011 | Richard Threlfall, UK head for infrastructure, building and construction comments on the debate of whether NHS trusts are “at risk” from PFI costs: |
| 22/09/2011 | Dr. Ashley Steel, KPMG’s global head for transport comments on the economic impact of “hub airports”: |
| 22/09/2011 | Thames Clippers announced today that KPMG, Europe’s foremost accountancy and professional services organisation, will have exclusive sponsorship rights to its expanding scheduled commuter service. |
| 22/09/2011 | Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of infrastructure, building and construction comments on the Government’s announcement to earmark a GBP500m funding pool to help develop local infrastructure across the country |
| 21/09/2011 | Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of infrastructure, building and construction comments ahead of Nick Clegg’s closing speech at today’s Lib Dem party conference: |
| 21/09/2011 | The announcement of a £400m investment in an engine plant near Wolverhampton, which is projected to create over 750 new jobs, is a huge vote of confidence by Tata in the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. |
| 21/09/2011 | 2011 will be remembered as an exceptional year for the insurance industry, with record losses in the catastrophe market and key players posting losses in their half-year statements. |
| 20/09/2011 | Large global manufacturers are setting their sights on top-line growth over the next two years |
| 19/09/2011 | KPMG is to double its school leaver intake in 2012, the firm announces today, following the successful launch of its new School Leaver Programme. |
| 19/09/2011 | Board level interest in anti-money laundering (‘AML’) is being squeezed by other priorities, according to KPMG’s Global AML survey 2011 |
| 14/09/2011 | Spending in Britain’s leading pub and restaurant groups grew marginally in August 2011 despite the effects of the rioting that hit many parts of UK. |
| 14/09/2011 | The joint administrators of Aero Inventory have announced today the launch of aeroinv.com, a multi-hundred-million dollar aircraft parts ecommerce business. |
| 14/09/2011 | Helen Dickinson, KPMG’s head of retail comments on the opening of Westfield Stratford City: |
| 12/09/2011 | KPMG has announced the appointment of Ann Davies and Lee Swinerd to its Turnaround and Cash team, within the Transactions & Restructuring practice. |
| 12/09/2011 | Integrated Reporting provides a potential new source of competitive advantage for business in the search for capital at a reasonable cost according to a new paper from KPMG |
| 12/09/2011 | The ICB recommendations are only one small step short of full Glass-Steagal separation of retail and investment banking in calling for operational, economic and legal separation |
| 09/09/2011 | Giles Williams, head of KPMG’s Regulatory Centre of Excellence in Europe comments on the final report from the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) |
| 09/09/2011 | The Government must act now to attract vital new investment into the UK’s ageing infrastructure. |
| 07/09/2011 | European chemical companies have called the end of the downturn in their market and are now on an aggressive growth drive |
| 07/09/2011 | Moderate increases in permanent placements and temporary billings, weakest rise in permanent salaries for 22 months |
| 06/09/2011 | “The rise in new car sales of 7.3% to almost 60,000 units in August is a welcome cheer but it is September’s plate-change figures that are the health barometer of the new car market. |
| 06/09/2011 | Over three quarters (78%) of UK IT security professionals do not have insurance, or do not know if their organisations are insured against e-crime legal costs. |
| 06/09/2011 | The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor measures changes in the actual value (including VAT*) of retail sales, excluding automotive fuel. |
| 29/08/2011 | Twenty-five years after the Building Societies Act 1986 came into force the outlook for the UK’s building societies which remained mutual is still highly competitive. |
| 25/08/2011 | Paul Harrison, Tax Partner and Head of Tax investigations at KPMG in the UK comments on the agreement between the UK and Swiss tax authorities: |
| 25/08/2011 | KPMG gave a qualified welcome to today’s proposed amendments to consolidation requirements issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. |
| 19/08/2011 | 20th August marks 100 days until the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa. Vincent Neate, who leads KPMG’s UK Climate Change & Sustainability practice, looks at what the challenges and achievements might be |
| 18/08/2011 | Healthcare mergers can be a valuable tool to drive sustainable clinical and financial outcomes if performed in a structured and professional way |
| 17/08/2011 | Banks face uncertainty over future growth streams and regulatory costs according to KPMG’s UK Banks Performance Benchmarking Report |
| 17/08/2011 | “Enhanced Transfer Value” (or “ETV”) exercises* have grown increasingly common as a tool for employers to manage their pension risks and their use is set to increase, according to a survey by the Pensions Team at KPMG in the UK. |
| 16/08/2011 | Consumer spending in pub and restaurant groups grew in July – showing that the British public is still prepared to go out to eat and drink. |
| 16/08/2011 | The retail industry must work together on creating a guide for compiling like-for-like sales figures, or risk the measurement becoming obsolete |
| 15/08/2011 | The employment recovery is set to slow sharply, according to this summer’s Labour Market Outlook survey of over 1,000 employers from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and KPMG. |
| 15/08/2011 | UK pension funds are choosing to spread their liability matching assets across a very small number of fund managers. |
| 12/08/2011 | The IRS has issued a Revenue Ruling confirming that US taxpayers can claim credit for the remittance basis charge |
| 11/08/2011 | Half of GPs in England are actively involved in commissioning decisions of their consortia and are taking steps to prepare for their role as commissioners, according to a survey by advisory firm KPMG and Ipsos Mori. |
| 11/08/2011 | “In many respects incidents such as these highlight the importance for general insurance to safeguard against unforeseen events. This will also serve as a reminder to consumers of the need to understand the fine print of their policies."
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| 10/08/2011 | In response to the Bank of England’s August Inflation Report, which pointed to continued above target inflation but weaker growth, Andrew Smith, Chief Economist at KPMG in the UK said… |
| 10/08/2011 | The insurance industry needs to engage more actively with policymakers regarding the future regulatory framework |
| 10/08/2011 | KPMG’s UK Investment Advisory practice (“KPMG”) has been appointed as investment advisers to the Trustees of the Lloyd’s Register Superannuation Fund Association (“the Fund”). |
| 09/08/2011 | Retailers report the value of their sales for the current period & the equivalent period a year ago. |
| 08/08/2011 | KPMG to increase hiring targets to support global growth strategy |
| 05/08/2011 | Costs of going bankrupt increasingly unaffordable |
| 05/08/2011 | The latest statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown a meaningful drop of 11% in the number of administrations for the second quarter of 2011 |
| 04/08/2011 | Earlier forecasts that car sales would end this year down by around 5% are starting look optimistic with the latest monthly figures showing the market is down by 6.7% year-to-date. |
| 04/08/2011 | For the vast majority of transport companies in Europe and the Middle East sustainability and environmental issues are currently less important business priorities, a survey from advisory firm KPMG has found. |
| 03/08/2011 | KPMG’s Digital Media Specialist, Mark Harding comments on today’s announcement by Business Secretary Vince Cable to scrap plans to block websites that host copyright infringing material |
| 03/08/2011 | The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market |
| 02/08/2011 | UK firms have failed to create a culture of cost consciousness within their organisations despite three years of cost-cutting and uncertainty – threatening to reverse the savings made during recession |
| 02/08/2011 | Responding to yesterday’s FSA policy statement on platforms and the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) |
| 01/08/2011 | A KPMG report, entitled Bruised but not broken, predicts that global banking M&A activity will continue to be largely locally focused and big-ticket M&A transactions are unlikely to return for at least two years. |
| 01/08/2011 | Med Hotels appeal win: a “key decision” for the travel sector, says KPMG |
| 29/07/2011 | ‘Zombie’ companies – businesses with low or no profitability which are accordingly unable to generate sufficient cash flow to repay borrowings |
| 29/07/2011 | KPMG notes the provisional decision of the Office of Fair Trading to refer the market for statutory audit services to large companies to the Competition Commission. |
| 29/07/2011 | The state of retail health fell in quarter 2, sinking a further point to 84, as predicted during the RTT’s April meeting |
| 26/07/2011 | Malcolm Edge, UK head of markets at KPMG comments following publication of the UK GDP Preliminary figures |
| 25/07/2011 | Michael Andrew, Chairman-elect of KPMG International, has announced KPMG’s new leadership team. |
| 25/07/2011 | Favourable pricing conditions, increasing affordability and a fear that looming “Solvency II” regulations may make buy-ins more difficult |
| 21/07/2011 | KPMG welcomes 154 interns from across the UK to join its Vacation Programme this year. The paid internship scheme is designed to let university students discover more about KPMG and the work it undertakes for clients. |
| 20/07/2011 | Economic fundamentals underpinning the UK energy policy are in need of review, according to a report published by KPMG and the Economic Policy Centre (‘EPC’). |
| 18/07/2011 | Confidence in the UK deal market has taken a knock since the beginning of the year, according to the latest ‘Global M&A Predictor’ report from KPMG. |
| 18/07/2011 | Ahead of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD 4) final text, KPMG's Giles Williams, said: “It is unlikely that there will be any surprises in the substance of the Directive, given it is based on the Basel 3 package." |
| 18/07/2011 | KPMG in Jordan has announced that it is joining KPMG Europe LLP. |
| 13/07/2011 | Senior local authority executives support Government proposals to enable them to appoint their own auditors, according to a survey by KPMG, and believe that such proposals will enable them to gain better value for money. |
| 12/07/2011 | 64% of business leaders in Europe and the Middle East agree that Europe’s position as a world economic & political superpower has peaked |
| 11/07/2011 | A mix of energy generation which has a low or no nuclear contribution could send the price of electricity generation in 2050 up 60 percent |
| 11/07/2011 | Alan Downey, head of KPMG’s public sector business, comments on the Government’s “Open Public Services” White Paper: |
| 11/07/2011 | Pre-occupied with battling the on-going downturn, UK businesses now also find themselves fighting more fraud than ever before – KPMG reveals today. |
| 05/07/2011 | Colin Haig and Samantha Bewick of KPMG were appointed administrators to Bridge Business Recovery on 1st July 2011 |
| 04/07/2011 | KPMG is pleased to announce that Neil D Miller has joined as global head of Islamic finance. Neil joins from the law firm Norton Rose where he led their global Islamic finance practice. |
| 01/07/2011 | Despite the crescendoing noise and continued speculation around the Bribery Act, a third of all UK companies remain unprepared for today’s implementation, risking a jail sentence or unlimited fine. |
| 01/07/2011 | The mega private equity deal is back in the UK, according to the latest management buyout (MBO) research from KPMG. |
| 30/06/2011 | HM Treasury’s proposals on reforming the ‘Controlled Foreign Companies’ regime issued today are largely successful in striking the very difficult balance between delivering a more competitive tax system |
| 30/06/2011 | KPMG announces the appointment of James Stewart OBE, recently chief executive of Infrastructure UK, as chairman of its global infrastructure practice. |
| 30/06/2011 | The Home Secretary today praised KPMG’s work with the Police Service. |
| 29/06/2011 | KPMG’s report, Focus on Transparency, finds that retail and commercial banking performance has improved |
| 29/06/2011 | UK police leaders meet to discuss how the police service can respond to the government’s ambitious reform programme |
| 28/06/2011 | Asset management CEOs believe their organisations will need to become more agile if they are to remain relevant to clients and grow profitably. |
| 28/06/2011 | Global companies are doing little more than ‘flipping a coin’ when it comes to enhancing value through doing deals in the emerging markets of the Asia Pacific (ASPAC) region, according to KPMG’s latest global M&A study ‘A new dawn’. |
| 28/06/2011 | KPMG warns that unless there is a more co-ordinated approach to the regulation of the investment management industry in Europe and the US, businesses will increasingly look to move their operations to Asia. |
| 28/06/2011 | A report from KPMG examining the investment management industry’s readiness for the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) reveals that a significant amount of work remains to be done prior to its commencement on 1 January 2013. |
| 27/06/2011 | Misha Patel has become the first in-house lawyer from KPMG to be named in the prestigious Management Today ‘35 Women Under 35’ list |
| 22/06/2011 | More London firms are hiring as normal and fewer are resorting to redundancies compared with six months ago, as companies are cautiously optimistic about business prospects |
| 20/06/2011 | Company bosses including those working within the chief executive or managing director’s offices are increasingly committing more fraud, according to a global KPMG survey. |
| 20/06/2011 | The new Financial Services Transfer Pricing and Indirect Tax team comprises around 50 people drawn from KPMG’s existing transfer pricing and indirect tax teams in the UK. |
| 20/06/2011 | The revised Omnibus II Directive issued 14 Jun 11 includes specific transitional arrangements for (re)insurance companies in run-off under SolvencyII |
| 17/06/2011 | HM Treasury has today published consultation documents on a new statutory residence test and proposed reforms to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals |
| 16/06/2011 | Today the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued its long awaited revised pensions accounting standard IAS 19 Employee Benefits. |
| 15/06/2011 | A unique community of UK turnaround investors has emerged since the dawn of the recession and has invested nearly £1bn in distressed companies in the UK in the last 12 months, according to research by KPMG. |
| 15/06/2011 | KPMG has received a Highly Commended in the Business Team Volunteering Award in the Business in the Community East of England 2011 Awards for Excellence at a ceremony held at Hengrave Hall, Bury St Edmunds. |
| 15/06/2011 | Commenting on the Chancellor’s endorsement of retail banks ringfencing their operations, David Sayer, global head of retail banking at KPMG, said: |
| 13/06/2011 | Mark Powell, UK head of energy consulting, KPMG, comments on the OPEC discussion on increasing supplies to dampen prices in the face of rising consumer utilities bills |
| 13/06/2011 | KPMG’s latest Media and Entertainment Barometer released today reveals the sharp increase and uptake of smartphones and tablets, driving expenditure and consumption of ‘on the move’ media, most notably, eBooks. |
| 13/06/2011 | Patent box consultation “very positive” for affected businesses, but some, notably the software industry, will be disappointed |
| 10/06/2011 | KPMG is pleased to announce the appointment of Giles Triffitt as a Risk Director in its financial risk management division. |
| 09/06/2011 | Government’s announcement to release public land in order to build as many as 100,000 new homes |
| 09/06/2011 | MPC interest rate decision June 2011: Decision to hold means rate rise this year is unlikely |
| 08/06/2011 | A key emerging feature of the current public sector recession is a significant rise in external investment in local government, according to KPMG |
| 08/06/2011 | KPMG has acted as lead adviser to Ford Motor Company in its successful formation of a joint venture with Russian automobile company Sollers OJSC |
| 06/06/2011 | KPMG in the UK has appointed David O’Hara from Hymans Robertson as a Principal Investment Consultant to lead its newly established Scottish Investment Advisory team |
| 06/06/2011 | Advisors from KPMG’s Gatwick office have advised German Linder Group on the acquisition of Surrey based Prater Ltd, the UK’s leading building envelope specialist on a deal in which they were sold for an undisclosed sum |
| 01/06/2011 | KPMG predicts that many hedge funds are not taking advantage of available R&D tax credits which could potentially save their businesses hundreds of thousands of pounds a year |
| 31/05/2011 | Using its KLean data quality tool, KPMG has analysed over 100,000 occupational pension scheme member record to reveal some worrying findings. |
| 26/05/2011 | KPMG has appointed Rees Aronson as the new head of financial services audit in the UK. Rees has been a partner with KPMG since 1989 and also sits on the insurance leadership team as head of insurance audit. |
| 26/05/2011 | Very few organisations are ready to meet new EU requirements on website cookies, according to KPMG's George Thompson. |
| 24/05/2011 | UK law firms have seen an increase in financial services disputes post August 2007, up 33 per cent, according to global KPMG research, however, the expected large-scale growth of disputes has yet to happen both here and across the world. |
| 24/05/2011 | After last year’s ash cloud and the unprecedented closure of European airspace aviation regulators have issued much clearer guidelines for flying. |
| 23/05/2011 | UK residents owning property in France are likely to see an increase in the French taxes they pay from 1 January 2012, according to KPMG in the UK as a result of two key changes.
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| 20/05/2011 | Fraud against the UK Government has risen dramatically (142 per cent) over the last three years, as criminals adopt an increasingly businesslike approach – KPMG reveals today. |
| 19/05/2011 | KPMG’s Pensions Accounting Survey 2011 reveals a more positive picture emerging on pensions for UK companies than has been seen in previous years. |
| 19/05/2011 | The FSA and Bank of England today launched a detailed plan about the shape of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). |
| 18/05/2011 | The impact on the overall labour market of a slight rise in private sector recruitment, fuelled almost exclusively by the manufacturing and services sectors, is still being cancelled out by large-scale public sector job losses |
| 18/05/2011 | a report published by KPMG finds there is still significant divergence among European regulators in their approaches to implementing the Pillar 2 guidance on capital adequacy. |
| 17/05/2011 | KPMG has welcomed the new flexible working proposals put forward by the Government today |
| 03/05/2011 | Omnibus 2 is a significant milestone for Solvency II and delays to its finalisation are having an unwanted impact on the Solvency II timeline. |
| 15/03/2011 | KPMG welcomes yesterday’s publication of the results of QIS 5, the fifth European-wide quantitative impact study on the forthcoming Solvency II rules for the insurance industry. |
| 22/02/2011 | KPMG to provide broader global outsourcing advisory services through acquisition of EquaTerra |
| 01/01/2011 | All press releases from KPMG in the UK during 2011 |
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