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| 23/05/2013 | Assets do not keep pace with liabilities; life expectancy continues to rise, finds KPMG survey
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| 22/05/2013 | Reacting to news that some customers have inadvertently been charged twice for shop-bought purchases because their contactless debit cards have been ‘picked up’ near in-store payment readers, Mark Hale, KPMG’s Head of Payments, says: |
| 22/05/2013 | Responding to the speech at the NAPF Local Authority conference by Brandon Lewis, Minister for Local Government, Steve Simkins, KPMG’s head of public sector pensions, says |
| 22/05/2013 | David McCorquodale, UK Head of Retail at KPMG, comments on the latest Retail Sales figures from the Office for National Statistics |
| 21/05/2013 | KPMG has underlined its support for the Living Wage campaign by seconding its Head of CSR, Mike Kelly, to work with Citizens UK for a year |
| 21/05/2013 | The government’s Work Programme – the scheme which uses private and voluntary sector contractors to find jobs for the long-term unemployed – has come in for a lot of criticism. |
| 20/05/2013 | Bullish predictions of growth in the ‘back office’ services sector are beginning to emerge, but hope of an immediate upturn in fortunes is being tempered by the rising number of contracts falling under the banner of ‘renege or renegotiate’ |
| 16/05/2013 | In the face of continued challenge innovative local authorities are under pressure to find ways to raise new revenue, cut costs and improve the quality of the services they deliver. |
| 16/05/2013 | Fundamental changes to lease accounting proposed today by the IASB and FASB would bring most leases on-balance sheet for lessees. |
| 16/05/2013 | Teams of professional advisors at KPMG’s headquarters at 15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf raised over £22,000 for Action for Literacy and Shelter in a gruelling 100km rowing challenge last week. |
| 16/05/2013 | Figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed that UK car output rose 16.6% in April 2013, reversing the decline experienced during the first quarter of 2013. |
| 15/05/2013 | KPMG has lent its support to a new professional services academy based in Birmingham. |
| 13/05/2013 | Global manufacturing executives rank the UK as one of the top destinations for future profit growth, ahead of established manufacturing economies such as Japan and Germany, as well as emerging economies like India and Brazil. |
| 10/05/2013 | Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction, comments on the UK construction industry output data for Q1, 2013, release by the ONS today |
| 10/05/2013 | Responding to reports that the Justice Secretary is keen to see probation services delivered through mutuals, Alan Downey, KPMG’s public sector head, says |
| 10/05/2013 | Reacting to news that 7 people are to be prosecuted for allegedly stealing $45m (£29m) by hacking into databases and withdrawing money from cash machines across the globe, |
| 09/05/2013 | Commenting on today’s decision from the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.5 percent and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion, KPMG Chief Economist, Andrew Smith, said |
| 09/05/2013 | Reacting to the publication, today, of Government figures showing that overpayments due to benefit fraud have remained at the 2011/12 of 0.7 percent, level, Hitesh Patel, KPMG’s Forensic Partner, says |
| 09/05/2013 | 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. |
| 08/05/2013 | UK retail sales values were down 2.2% on a like-for-like basis from April 2012, when they had declined 3.3% on the preceding year. |
| 08/05/2013 | VAT, GST, Sales, Consumption—whatever you call it—‘indirect’ tax is here to stay. |
| 07/05/2013 | John Leech, UK head of automotive at KPMG, comments on the car sales data released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) |
| 03/05/2013 | The latest statistics on administration appointments, issued by the Insolvency Service today, reveal that in the first quarter of 2013 appointments are down 28% on the previous year |
| 03/05/2013 | Following its quarterly meeting in April, the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) was able to report better news at last for the sector, although a significant increase in the health of UK retailing is unlikely to arrive any time soon |
| 03/05/2013 | KPMG has been named ‘Employee Benefits Consultancy of the Year’ in the UK Pensions Awards 2013 which took place last night |
| 03/05/2013 | 2013 will be the year that social impact investing gains critical mass, according to KPMG’s public sector practice, which has produced a guide to Social Impact Bonds. |
| 02/05/2013 | The regulatory developments taking place in the European passenger rail market represent a huge market opportunity for the industry, potentially worth billions of pounds a year in passenger revenue terms, according to research by advisory firm KPMG |
| 02/05/2013 | Brands need to develop integrated advertising campaigns across traditional and new media to interact effectively with their targeted communities |
| 29/04/2013 | Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction comments on the Public Accounts Committee report Planning for Economic Infrastructure, published today |
| 26/04/2013 | We welcome the current debate on tax and the seriousness with which parliament is looking at it. |
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