UK economy defies gloom with surprise surge in growth

The UK economy unexpectedly surged in the fourth quarter, with annual growth almost four times as fast as economists had expected after the Brexit vote. Official figures showed that the economy grew by 0.5 per cent between October and December, ahead of expectations of 0.4 per cent growth, ...

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'Sham transactions' found at Quinn's Indian office

In an affidavit opened to the Commercial Court last week, Kieran Wallace of KPMG said he had established over $15m was moved out of Mack Soft Tech, the company that controls the Q City complex in Hyderabad, through “sham transactions”. Wallace said that figure “represents just a fraction” of the ...

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Dunnes seeks bidders for Glasgow shop

Dunnes Stores has put its six-storey Sauchiehall Street store in Glasgow on the market, four months after closing its doors. The retailer also closed a long-standing store in Clydebank's Clyde Shopping Centre at the same time. It still has operations in the Forge Shopping Centre in Glasgow's East End ...

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Fantastic local line-up of comedy and music

Tasmania has a seemingly inexhaustible store of local talent, whether it is producing food, wine or music, this state certainly has a lot to celebrate. While Festivale is famous for showcasing the best in food, wine and produce, they have ensured the best in local entertainment is also highlighted.

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China to build brain science labs to nurture smarter students

According to a KPMG study released last year, venture capital investment in China shifted from big data in 2015 towards AI in 2017. Transformational new technology such as AI or digital technology are bringing new personalized education to both tutoring centers and formal schools. Chinese high-tech ...

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Profit warnings at two-year high

The pressures of rising costs pushed the rate of company profit warnings to a two-year high in the three months to December. There were 81 profit warnings from UK-listed firms during the quarter, 11% higher than a year earlier, according to figures by the consultancy EY. The retail and support services ...

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Players battling elements, boredom at shortened Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

Kang, the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA champion, said she “stole” her brother's caddie, Dale Smith for the start of the season. This is their first week together, a true test given the trying conditions. “He's very calm and collected,” said Kang, “and, you know, he just keeps telling me – I was kind of panicking ...

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Profit warnings surge to two-year high as economic pressure hits business

The number of listed companies issuing profit warnings hit a a two-year high last year, sounding a warning about possible strains in the UK economy. Research by EY found that in the final quarter of 2017, 81 profit warnings were released by quoted companies, with support services and retail ...

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McDonnell takes aim at “big four” accountancy firms

The big four accountancy firms - Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG - declined to comment when asked by the BBC for a response to Mr McDonnell's comments. Reacting to Mr McDonnell's comments, Treasury minister Robert Jenrick said an extra £160bn has been raised since 2010, when the Conservative ...

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Being 'EarthKind' Wins Big in North Carolina

EarthKind has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies, is a certified WBENC & Women Owned Small Business, and has won numerous for its innovative products, such as the highly coveted NEXTY award, which recognizes the next big brand in natural. Kari was named to the EY ...

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Rajiv Lall appointed to US India Business Council board

New Delhi: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman and managing director of Biocon Ltd, IDFC Bank founder Rajiv Lall, Abbott Laboratories chairman and CEO Miles White and KPMG International global chairman William Thomas are among those who have been appointed to the board of US India Business ...

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Becoming a Connected Enterprise

How to compete on Customer Experience and drive profitable growth. KPMG.com/US/connectedenterprise.

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Form NSAR-B Legg Mason ETF Investmen For: Nov 30

Changes in Registrant's certifying accountant On August 14, 2017, KPMG LLP ("KPMG") resigned, at the request of ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF and ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF (the "Funds"), each a series of Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust, as the independent registered ...

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MPs flip weapons on auditors over Carillion demise

Sky News has learnt that the big four auditors – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – have received letters from the Business and Work and Pensions select committees demanding that they reveal within a week work they had undertaken for Carillion since 2008. The move comes ...

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Budget 2018 and the tax effect

In a chat with Ashwin Mohan of ET Now, Ketan Dalal , Managing Partner, Katalyst Advisors and Sudhir Kapadia , National Tax Leader, EY , discuss the expected effect of Budget 2018 on taxes. If the revenue mobilisation is significant enough for the government, it is worth risking bringing back an LTCG, ...

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McDonnell takes intention at “massive 4” accountancy companies

The big four accountancy firms – Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG – declined to comment when asked by the for a response to Mr McDonnell's comments. Reacting to Mr McDonnell's comments, Treasury minister Robert Jenrick said an extra £160bn has been raised since 2010, when the Conservative ...

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EY - Малолетка 2018 (BELODB prod.)

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What to Look for as Cannabis Companies Move Into M&A Mode

According to a survey conducted by consultancy firm EY, ~87% of Canadian cannabis companies believe that the industry is inevitably going to consolidate over the next three years. The cannabis industry is soaring into the atmosphere, and several pot firms are slated to go on their own acquisition ...

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Will McKinsey help Lebanon chalk out a better economic model?

Had not successive governments commissioned similar reports by the likes of Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, PwC and EY? Didn't we already know what was holding us back? My cynicism was compounded by the fact that the report was commissioned by the minister of economy Raed Khoury who, ...

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MPs flip weapons on auditors over Carillion demise

Sky News has learnt that the big four auditors – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – have received letters from the Business and Work and Pensions select committees demanding that they reveal within a week work they had undertaken for Carillion since 2008. The move comes ...

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Did a advisor lower deputy response occasions? No, says sheriff. Sure, says Riverside County.

The release said the Hemet station asked for relief from the KPMG experiment in December; a six-month test at the Lake Elsinore station will end in February. Hours after the sheriff's release was posted, the county executive office, which oversees day-to-day affairs, proclaiming the experiment in the ...

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KPMG Hackathon cy #insurtech Sart Coding

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Did a consultant cut deputy response times? No, says sheriff. Yes, says Riverside County.

The release said the Hemet station asked for relief from the KPMG experiment in December; a six-month test at the Lake Elsinore station will end in February. Hours after the sheriff's release was posted, the county executive office, which oversees day-to-day affairs, issued a response proclaiming the ...

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This Week In Securities Litigation

Those charged in the actions are: Brian Sweet, CPA, a partner in KPMG's Professional Practice group and previously an Associate Director, PCAOB inspections group; Cynthia Holder, CPA, an Executive Director in KPMG's Department of Professional Practice after being an Inspections Leader at the ...

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McDonnell takes intention at “massive 4” accountancy companies

The big four accountancy firms – Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG – declined to comment when asked by the for a response to Mr McDonnell's comments. Reacting to Mr McDonnell's comments, Treasury minister Robert Jenrick said an extra £160bn has been raised since 2010, when the Conservative ...

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Kendrick Lamar's Triple J Hottest 100 Win Might Be A Little Problematic

And some of us – including yours truly – are mostly confused, because while it's catchy and some of Lamar's rapidfire insults against his detractors are fuckin' mint, ey, some of its lyrical content does sit uncomfortably – especially at a time where the entertainment industry is so committed to 'wokeness'.

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Budget 2018: FMCG Companies Expect Focus On Food Processing, Rural Area

New Delhi: In the run up to budget, consumer goods companies are looking for a greater thrust on food processing sector to add value to the agricultural produce, increase in rural wages and reduction in taxes to leave more money in the hands of consumers. The FMCG companies have asked for more ...

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New Cryptocurrencies Are Often Vulnerable To Hacks and Thefts

A report by EY Research said that in initial coin offerings as much as 10 percent of the early investments fell victim to hackers. This is often due to the fact that in ICOs, much of the company's money is tied up in advertising and promotions leaving the currency vulnerable to hackers. These hacks can ...

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Despite Laws, Companies in India LGBT-Friendly, Finds Open for Business Report

The coalition of global companies – Microsoft, Google, AT&T, IBM, LinkedIn to KPMG, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Virgin and several others – making what 'Open For Business' is, met in India and interestingly, went beyond the aspect of economics. At its only meeting in Mumbai with the added presence ...

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The Netherlands, Most Autonomous Driving-Friendly Country in the World

The Automated Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI), released by auditing firm KPMG does just that. It ranks countries depending on their ... KPMG encourages governments to support automakers developing autonomous vehicles, citing economic and social benefits. Some $50 billion have been invested ...

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Job alert! Cyber warriors discover themselves in large demand

The big four professional services firms—EY, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG—together control about 80% of the market. These firms currently have about 1,200 people in cybersecurity teams across India. “In last one year, there has been a spurt in the number of incidents, due to which not just the private ...

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Brexit Focus: What would city centre look like without cross-border spend?

“We estimate that cross border shopping to NI over the last year is back to 2010 levels, in the region of €418m [£367m],” says EY. That spending has assisted many retailers to cope with weak demand from hard pressed Northern Ireland residents. So what would our city centre look like without that ...

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“Thunderful” is the New Name For Image & Form and Zoinks

... to the Thunderful cooperation. “There's strength and clarity in gathering these great game developers and all their projects under one roof,” says Owe Bergsten. “The future looks both bright and exciting.” EY Corporate Finance acted as exclusive financial advisor in the establishment of Thunderful AB.

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LEO Learning and Watershed Research Report Reveals a Jump in Pressure on L&D to Measure ...

LEO Learning's expanding global customer base includes organisations such as the NHS, Civil Service Learning, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo, Virgin Atlantic, Novartis, Godiva, Volkswagen, Dunhill, KPMG, Roche, Sainsbury's and Mars. LEO Learning is part of Learning Technologies Group plc's ...

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Catherine Holt: Province needs to ask: 'What is missing?'

ICBC is in financial crisis, and big changes need to be made to stop the bleeding. This was anticipated by consulting firm EY (formerly Ernst and Young) in 2014, when the province asked it to review the corporation. article continues below ...

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Editorial: ICBC report was fiddled

Consultant EY (formerly Ernst & Young) submitted a draft of a Dec. 23, 2014, report to the Ministry of Transportation that included seven pages of suggested changes. When the government released the report on March 16, 2015, those seven pages and the relevant recommendations had vanished.

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UK economy picks up at end of tough 2017

Howard Archer, chief economic advisor at the EY ITEM Club research group, noted that Brexit turmoil had taken its toll. “GDP growth was 1.8 percent in 2017. This was a significantly better performance than had been widely expected at the start of the year, given the major Brexit uncertainties that were ...

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At Davos, economists and execs say the strategies that led major corporations to world domination ...

Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget hosted a panel at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos called "Toward a Better Capitalism." The guests were Washington State pension investor Theresa Whitmarsh, economist Joseph Stiglitz, PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi, EY's Mark Weinberger, and ...

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Driver jailed after fleeing police, crashing into another vehicle

Officers lost sight of the vehicle, last seen heading south in the 2200 block of Clearwater Road. ey found the vehicle had collided with another vehicle at 33rd Street South and Roosevelt Road. Witnesses told police immediately after the collision Olson fled on foot. Officers located Olson next to a ...

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Trump picks federal CIO

Kent is currently a principal with Ernst & Young and has been a managing partner at Accenture and worked in other capacities at JP Morgan and the Carreker Corp. According to an administration announcement detailing the move, Kent has long experience leading workforce and organizational change.

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Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Near Nablus

Israeli soldiers abducted, Friday, a young Palestinian man from Kafr Ra'ey village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after stopping him at a military roadblock, near Nablus, also in northern West Bank. The Palestinian, identified as Aysar Samir Sbeih, 25, was driving to his work in ...

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MSU's Adkerson School of Accountancy looks to future of analytics, big data with updated curriculum

Susan Bell, a partner with EY, observed that, “Technology is a key enabler across all aspects of business, including accounting, tax and auditing. MSU's added curriculum around data analytics and emerging technologies will help our students be more efficient and effective business leaders and ...

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BlockEx seleccionada como una de los 100 FinTech más influyentes

BlockEx ha sido seleccionada como una de las 100 empresas más influyentes de FinTech, por un grupo de profesionales de organizaciones incluyendo el London Stock Exchange, EY, Lloyds Banking Group e Innovate Finance. El Financial Technologist reunió a diez expertos de FinTech de algunas ...

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Australia to hit clean energy targets

Australia is set to achieve its target of generating a quarter of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020, according to new statistics out this week. The country's Clean Energy Regulator (CER) had previously estimated that 6000 megawatts would need to be added between 2016 and 2019 to ...

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Finding answers to closing the skills gap

Date: 25th January 2018. Picture James Hardisty. Barclays Roundtable Event held at Barclays, Park Row, Leeds. Pictured (left to right) Dave Masters, Leanne Birch, Craig Burton, Mark Casci, (Business Editor Yorkshrie Post Newspapers), Alastair Watson, (Corporate Director for West and North ...

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More people with disabilities are getting jobs. Here's why.

There is a shortage, particularly in our skills areas," said Lori Golden, who is leading the charge at EY to hire more people with disabilities. It's not just Ernst & Young. With unemployment at a low 4.1%, fewer people are looking for jobs. As a result, many employers are having a hard time finding people ...

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Sheriff gives `F' to pilot program intended to lower costs

A sheriff's statement described the KPMG project as a “failed test model, less effective and more costly.” However, the executive office countered that the Netherlands-based firm's strategy had produced positives, reducing the time for deputies to respond to calls for service while improving deputies' ...

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Deosaran: A relief that T&T will get a permanent CoP

A manageable system of directly electing a commissioner is the third option which puts direct democracy and the population's faith in themselves to the test.” The search to find a Police Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner cost taxpayers approximately $3.2 million (TT) to local consulting firm KPMG.

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Political spin needs to stop

If it were, there'd be fewer “Commercial in Confidence” excuses trotted out for projects with rubbery figures; the Adani airport that we are or aren't gifting from our cash reserves, the KPMG report into the FIFO figures, plus tender processes for infrastructure (don't get me started on the over-engineered ...

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Auto industry says public needs to accept autonomous vehicles before laws matter

Richard Threlfall, a KPMG partner and head of infrastructure, said that automation will start a “societal revolution” despite the public not being convinced that driverless vehicles are safe and free of human error. Snyder said there's a generation gap and that the younger generation is ready for automation ...

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YES to ungraded transit service

Yes; the mandatory U-Pass fee will increase by $46.84 per semester as of September. The vote passed by 63.3 per cent. In an interview held before results were announced, executive director of the Niagara College Student Administrative Council (NCSAC) Steve Kosh said he hopes the vote passes ...

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How scandal-hit accountant KPMG raked in almost £30m from bust builder Carillion

But a probe by the Mail found there were at least three former KPMG employees on the investigating committee. It has also emerged that Carillion was forced to reveal extra information in its 2016 accounts following an FRC review. It is not clear what the information was. A KPMG spokesman said: ...

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WEF: “O futuro é colaboração”, opina Charles Krieck, presidente da KPMG no Brasil.

O futuro é colaboração”, opina Charles Krieck, acrescentando que somente com o trabalho conjunto entre empresas, governo e sociedade será possível enfrentar...

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Mehalko and team win case competition at Global Leadership Summit for students

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg student Maggie Mehalko and her fellow team members won their case category during the KPMG sponsored Team Case Competition at the Beta Gamma Sigma 2017 Global Leadership Summit in Orlando, Florida. The team was selected as a winner based ...

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Landlords express grave concerns over proposed Bill

In a note to members, IPOA Chairman, Stephen Faughnan, said; "Independent research by such reputable bodies as DKM Consultants, KPMG, the Irish Tax Institute and Chartered Accountants Ireland all show that the burden of being a private landlord is just not worth the effort". He went on to condemn ...

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McDonnell takes aim at “big four” accountancy firms

The big four accountancy firms - Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG - declined to comment when asked by the BBC for a response to Mr McDonnell's comments. Reacting to Mr McDonnell's comments, Treasury minister Robert Jenrick said an extra £160bn has been raised since 2010, when the Conservative ...

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Nobody Knows Why Neil deGrasse Tyson Threatened the Internet with Science

Hey Neil! It's your nice friend, Rae. You doing okay, buddy? Just checking in because I'm worried about your tweets, as usual. On Friday, NDT dropped what could be interpreted as a subtweet about a specific person — or the entire internet. We're not really sure what the context is, but he sure does ...

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TCS joins global reskilling initiative to train 10 million people

Besides TCS, the 26 global founding partners include Adecco Group, Bahrain Economic Development Board, Barclays, British Telecom, EY, Jumeirah Group, King Abdullah Economic City, Mercer (MMC), Nestle, Nokia, SAP, TupperwareBrands and Zain Group. They have committed to scaling-up ...

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On the Move

Prior to joining he was the U.S. insurance regulatory lead in the KPMG Center of Excellence. Olshan Frome Wolosky has announced promoted Brian A. Katz to partner in the firm's Litigation Group. In addition, Shirlee Y. Gordon has been promoted to counsel in its Tax & Personal Planning Group.

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Trump IRS Nominee Built Career Helping the Rich Avoid Taxes

Rettig said at the time that he represented clients utilizing the practice, but did not specify who. KPMG, the accounting firm which developed SC2, was later subject to a wide-ranging tax-fraud indictment for its tax-sheltering practices; three people were ultimately convicted, while charges against 13 were ...

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What's next? At LSC event, talk turns to SciTech Scity

Steven Howe, the U.S. chairman and managing partner of EY, and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop both were acknowledged for their commitment to SciTech Scity. Howe said EY is thrilled to be a part of such a transformational effort. “EY has been committed and will stay committed to SciTech Scity,” he ...

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ISLA celebrates lending tax amendments

According to EY spokespersons acting on behalf of ISLA in the negotiations with the German ministry, in terms of the transactions in scope, only the income from securities lending and real repo transactions between a lending investment fund and any counterparty conducted over the relevant dividend ...

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EY ITS 2018 HERE'S WHATS UP

Crispy Mountain: http://youtube.com/crispymountain https://www.twitch.tv/thecrispymountain -- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/crispy_jonathan Facebook: https...

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Form NSAR-B ClearBridge Energy MLP For: Nov 30

Changes in Registrant's certifying accountant On August 14, 2017, KPMG LLP ("KPMG") resigned, at the request of ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc. (the "Fund"), as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund. The Audit Committee of the Fund's Board of Directors participated in, and ...

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Tory peer announced as preferred candidate for Charity Commission chair

It also included Lord Kakkar, professor of surgery at University College London and chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission, Julia Unwin, chair of the Independent Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society, and Alan Downey, a former KPMG partner and head of public sector practice – who carried out ...

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Voices Optimistic for the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution

Yesterday I had the chance to discuss the impact of recent global tax changes with Mark Weinberger, global chairman and CEO of EY, when we were interviewed for the Thomson Reuters Davos channel. We agreed that it's hard to gauge the direct economic impact of lowering the U.S. corporate rate, but ...

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HICL shares tumble as Carillion sparks loan agreement defaults

Parliament's Pensions and Business Committees have written to the Big Four auditing giants – KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte – to understand what services they offered Carillion over the past 10 years. It comes as a string of top bosses at the defunct construction company are to be grilled by MPs next ...

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Form NSAR-B WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIA For: Nov 30

Changes in Registrant's certifying accountant On August 14, 2017, KPMG LLP ("KPMG") resigned, at the request of Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (the "Fund"), as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund. The Audit Committee of the Fund's Board of Directors participated ...

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KPMG Ranks 20 Countries in Autonomous Vehicle Readiness

A new study by auditing firm KPMG International titled the “Automated Vehicles Readiness Index” has scored 20 countries in their preparedness to accommodate autonomous driving. In first place is the Netherlands, followed by Singapore, the United States, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Rounding ...

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Mazumdar-Shaw, Rajiv Lall appointed to USIBC board

New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, IDFC Bank founder Rajiv Lall, Abbott Chairman and CEO Miles White and KPMG International Global Chairman William Thomas are among those who have been appointed to the board of US- India Business Council for 2018, according to ...

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MPs demand Big Four tell all on Carillion collapse

MPs from committees across two government departments have jointly written to the Big Four financial services firms - KPMG, EY, PWC and Deloitte ... They said: “It is known that KPMG have audited Carillion's accounts every year since the company's inception in 1999, receiving £29.4m in fees in the ...

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BlockEx Selected Top 100 Most Influential FinTech

LONDON, Jan. 26, 2018 /CNW/ - BlockEx has been selected as one of the 100 most influential FinTech companies, by a panel of top professionals from organisations including the London Stock Exchange, EY, Lloyds Banking Group and Innovate Finance. The Financial Technologist gathered together ...

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More people with disabilities are getting jobs. Here's why.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - In June 2017, Christopher Morris started work as an associate at Ernst & Young. The 36-year-old is one of 14 people in the professional services firm's "neurodiversity" program, which hires people on the autism spectrum to work on its accounting and analytics projects.

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BlockEx Selected Top 100 Most Influential FinTech

BlockEx has been selected as one of the 100 most influential FinTech companies, by a panel of top professionals from organisations including the London Stock Exchange, EY, Lloyds Banking Group and Innovate Finance. The Financial Technologist gathered together ten FinTech experts from some of ...

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ADVERTISING FEATURE: You can count on it - the future is cryptocurrency

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, digital technology specialists EY and the Universa Blockchain Platform reached an agreement on a new strategic partnership. The partnership will involve the implementation and promotion of products based on blockchain technology to meet goals in the real ...

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McDonnell takes aim at “big four” accountancy firms

The big four accountancy firms are Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG. The BBC asked them to respond to Mr McDonnell's comments, but they chose not to. Reacting to Mr McDonnell's comments, Conservative MP Robert Jenrick, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury said: "Since 2010, we have raised an ...

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Luxury goods makers belatedly embrace digital platforms

And even if purchases are made in physical stores, buying decisions are increasingly made online: 68 per cent of millennials' luxury purchases are “digitally influenced”, according to EY. Small wonder that Richemont wants to expand its footprint online. Last year the group hired a chief technology officer ...

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Night Tube rollout to continue across Circle, District and Metropolitan Lines as TfL shells out to ...

London First and EY now predict the Night Tube will add £138m to the capital's economy annually for 30 years. Key benefits TfL has noted include significant time savings for workers and passengers making leisure trips, generating revenue. TfL said the Night Tube has cut late-night journey times by an ...

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What most makes Leeds laugh and smile?

You're never more than an "ey up" away from a conversation. I also love that we have such a vibrant theatre scene and, finally, an arena. As a celebrity culture fiend, I've seen so many of my idols in my home city - Harry Styles, The Osmonds, Ant and Dec, even Idris Elba. Dennis Appleyard. Although it is ...

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Former HMRC inspector Philip Manley joins Dow Schofield Watts

Manley previously spent 15 years at UK revenue authority HMRC, where he was the technical lead on accelerated payment notices (APNs), which were introduced in 2014 as part of the government's clampdown on alleged tax avoidance schemes. More recently he has worked with EY as part of the tax ...

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A to Z with Belleview senior Lexie Osborne

K ey to your team's success over the past few seasons: I would say mostly coaching. And now that we did win the district championship last year, we have more confidence. L east favorite sports moment: When I tore my meniscus last year during basketball season. I knew I was injured but didn't want to ...

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HICL shares tumble as Carillion sparks loan agreement defaults

Parliament's Pensions and Business Committees have written to the Big Four auditing giants – KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte – to understand what services they offered Carillion over the past 10 years. It comes as a string of top bosses at the defunct construction company are to be grilled by MPs next ...

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Melanie Richards, Deputy Chair, KPMG UK

Richards was appointed to the KPMG UK Board in 2012. She became Vice Chairman of KPMG UK in October 2014, and then Deputy Chair of the firm in October 2017. Richards is passionate about diversity and inclusion within and without KPMG, and is a recognised voice of gender equality. She is a ...

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MPs want clarity on Big Four's work with Carillion

Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC each received letters from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions select committees yesterday, asking for detailed accounts of all services the firms provided to the construction company and the fees received. Carillion filed for compulsory ...

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O'Brien to retire as Evans Bank chairman

John O'Brien, who has served as Evans Bancorp chairman since April 2012, said he will retire from that position effective March 31. He won't seek re-election to the board at its annual meeting on April 26. Evans said O'Brien wants to spend more time with his family and pursue personal interests.

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MPs want clarity on Big Four's work with Carillion

Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC each received letters from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Work and Pensions select committees yesterday, asking for detailed accounts of all services the firms provided to the construction company and the fees received. Carillion filed for compulsory ...

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London should remain Europe's financial centre after Brexit to 'balance' New York, says UBS

Swiss investment bank UBS has said it wants London to remain Europe's financial hub and it will try to keep as many staff in the City as possible after Brexit. Speaking to Bloomberg TV at the World Economic Forum in Davos, UBS's investment banking head Andrea Orcel said the Zurich-based bank ...

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Rotterdam port not ready for Brexit aftermath, red tape set to soar

Consultancy KPMG estimates that about 35,000 Dutch companies which trade with Britain have never had to deal with custom regulations in the past, and says their costs could increase by an extra €600m a year. Delays in shipments at the P&O and Stena Line roll-on/roll-off terminals are inevitable ...

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McDonnell takes aim at “big four” accountancy firms

The big four accountancy firms are Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG. The BBC asked them to respond to Mr McDonnell's comments, but they chose not to. Reacting to Mr McDonnell's comments, Conservative MP Robert Jenrick, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury said: "Since 2010, we have raised an ...

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Teligent, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Damian Finio as Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Finio began his career at KPMG in 1991. In addition to his role at Virtus, Mr. Finio has held numerous senior financial roles in the healthcare industry, including nearly fourteen years at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in addition to his experience at Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development, West-Ward ...

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China to build brain science labs to nurture smarter students

Over the past decade, Chinese government spending on research has seen double-digit growth on average annually, according to the KPMG study. China is aiming to nurture well-rounded talent who can face fierce competition in the future, instead of pedants. "One good thing about the brain science ...

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5 things to know: How 2 Jersey health systems' cardiac care echo a Springsteen song

Our headman here in the newsroom — and he does have a beautiful head unmarred by even one hair — is Editor-in-Chief Craig Ey. Craig usually has an interesting take on the passing scene, most times I even see eye to eye with him. This week Craig lays out the reasons why the most reviled politician ...

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Akoni recognised in 100 Most Influential FinTech Companies

The inaugural Definitive List of the 100 Most Influential FinTech Companies was compiled for Harrington Starr by a panel of experts from EY, the London Stock Exchange, Lloyds Banking Group, Baringa, CBPE Capital, Seismic Foundry, Innovate Finance, The Realization Group, London & Partners and ...

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North Carolina opens door to more hospital beds

Aluko worked for Novant Health for a number of years, before joining EY in 2016. Mecklenburg County has 2,094 licensed acute-care beds — nearly 10% of the total beds available in North Carolina. That breaks down to 1,282 for Carolinas HealthCare and 812 for Novant. Another 144 beds have been ...

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FMCG companies expect budget to focus on food processing, rural area

EY in a survey had stated that the government was likely expected to tweak income tax slabs and rates in the Budget 2018-19 to bring down the burden on individuals, while there is unlikely to be any change in the current taxation of dividends. The companies are pinning hopes on a budget that focuses ...

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Looking for a job in future, or want to retain one? It is time to re-skill, folks!

Jobs that are based on routine processes like software testing are likely to be most impacted by automation in the software development value chain, a report EY said. A joint report by FICCI and NASSCOM said the same. The changing hiring environment would soon require completely different skill sets ...

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Deep in Virgin territory

The business is spared from insolvency by ultimate owner Sir Richard Branson promising from his bolt-hole in the British Virgin Islands to continue to provide support, allowing Virgin Care's directors and its auditor KPMG (which checked the Carillion numbers!) to declare that the companies are “going ...

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Recrutamento e Selecção - Graduates 2018

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Sizing up Steinhoff, KPMG: Why investors are vulnerable to dirty accountants

EDINBURGH — In a previous era, I spent most of my working hours as a crime reporter staring into the ugly side of South Africa. After seven years of seeing dead bodies almost daily, hearing heart-wrenching accounts of rape and robbery and skirting dangerously around sources in a scary underworld, ...

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Committees question Big Four accountancy firms on involvement with Carillion

The Committees have written to the “Big 4” financial services firms KPMG, EY, PWC and Deloitte, asking for detailed accounts of any and all services the firms have offered Carillion, its subsidiaries and its pension scheme, over the last ten years, and what fees they were paid. There have been conflicting ...

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KPMG appoints Wiseman Nkuhlu as Chair

Wiseman Nkuhlu takes on yet another mammoth task, as newly appointed chair of KPMG SA, Alishia spoke to Wiseman Nkuhlu and started off by asking him about th...

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CEOs optimistic about impact AI will have on the workplace

Mark Weinberger, chief executive of EY, said AI was likely to bring disruption, but that was part of an evolution in the skillset demanded by employers. "I do agree that in the long-term everything's going to be great... but there's a lot of disruption that's going to happen as we get from point A to point B," he ...

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Weak start to year for sales flags consumer pressure

Howard Archer, chief economic adviser to the EY ITEM Club think-tank, said: “The January distributive trades survey pointed to weak retail sales over the final week of December and the first two weeks of January. This indicates that squeezed consumers remained cautious in their retail purchases.”.

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Duty drawback: Government hikes rates on 102 items

Bipin Sapra, Tax Partner, EY India, said, “The revision of drawback is a welcome relief to the exporters and their cash flow should improve, which had been adversely impacted because of delayed refunds and increased input cost in GST.” The drawback rate on grey yarn of fine animal hair, which has not ...

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Trump Is Giving a Speech at Davos. Here's What CEOs Want to Hear

Lynne Doughtie, chairman and CEO of KPMG in the U.S. told Fortune that—in talking to other business leaders this week—she got the impression that they are encouraged with Trump's tax reforms, but “there's uncertainty around trade.” Likewise, Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Chip Bergh, ...

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Celebrating the Millennial Banking Takeover

“I confess. I'm a Millennial.” claimed an eminent Thought Leader in the banking and financial services space as looks of astonishment were exchanged by Senior Executives and CXOs in a boardroom of a leading global corporation. Times Square stood squarely in the background, bearing testimony to ...

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Rail Baltic opponents turn to Baltic auditor generals

According to the signatories, the socioeconomic benefit of Rail Baltic has been artificially increased by manipulating emission standards and the fuel consumption of trucks. "The EY report does not cover the external costs of the environmental impacts arising during the period of railway construction, and ...

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Blackstone partner planning India's first REIT

With the global REIT industry estimated at $1.7 trillion in a 2016 EY report, a successful launch would unlock a key source of capital for India's real estate developers. “We may see some developments in the first quarter,” of the year starting April 1, Holland said in a phone interview from Bengaluru, India.

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North's digital firms still struggle with finding talent

More than half of all digital tech companies in the North still consider finding 'talent' as a key business challenge, according to a new report by Tech North and EY. The research found there are currently 168,671 digital tech workers in the North and 712,750 vacancies were advertised over the last three ...

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President gets nominees for top cop positions

... performance appraisal reports and hear and determine appeals of decisions of the Commissioner of Police with respect to promotion and disciplinary proceedings. Last September the PSC and recruitment firm KPMG began the selection process for a Commissioner and two Deputy Commissioners.

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KPMG comments on recent labour market figures

Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG in the UK, comments on the recent labour market figures: “Rising employment, coupled with a significant fall in people who are economically inactive, confirm the picture of a very tight UK labour market. “A record high number of vacancies and the joint highest ...

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Eden McCallum appoints new leaders in London and Amsterdam

... of Eden McCallum's people and processes. Other senior leaders at Eden McCallum include Monika Morris (former McKinsey; joined in 2003), Orna NiChionna (Chair of Client Service; recently elected to the Board of Burberry in a nonexecutive role) and Christopher Humphry (formerly EY Consulting; ...

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BRIEF-Iwaki says change of corporate auditor

Says it plans to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC as new corporate auditor to replace KPMG AZSA LLC, effective Feb. 23. Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/ifXFtD. Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News). Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. 1024 : 1117.

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WATCH: Embattled KPMG turn to Wiseman Nkuhlu

The appointment of Wiseman Nkuhlu as chairman of KPMG SA has been hailed by Business Leadership SA (BLSA) and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica). He is SA's first black chartered accountant as well as a teacher, a professor, an economic adviser, the chancellor of the ...

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Most Hong Kong firms fall short in ESG disclosures despite progress made, says BDO

A review of the disclosures by 366 Hong Kong listed firms by audit and consulting firm KPMG showed that many firms had a low regard for ESG risks as principal risks. Only 13 per cent of the firms said their board was responsible for ESG risk management, while 83 per cent did not disclose their ESG ...

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Carillion collapse poses big questions for investors, Jes Staley's FCA delay goes on and The ...

When in doubt, blame the accountants: a mantra which has gathered momentum after virtually every big corporate collapse since the financial crisis. Carillion is no exception. It seems obvious to ask now why KPMG signed off the construction group's accounts in March without the merest hint of anxiety.

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Carillion ran up debts and sold assets to fill £217m dividend gap

A letter to the Financial Times this week called for Carillion's directors and its auditor KPMG to be investigated for the company's collapse. Martin White of the UK Shareholders Association and Natasha Landell-Mills of Sarasin & Partners wrote that “although fingers are being pointed in all directions, ...

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Budget 2018: Need to make GST 'better and simpler', says KPMG

The implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been a bumpy road so far, sending businesses and revenue collections into a tailspin. This common hardship (to bureaucrats, consumers and business alike!) may cause cynics to spell doom for the tax altogether. It may, however, be borne in ...

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iD Fresh Food to expand capacity, launch new products

Once a good delivery model is set up, these products become household names and families become dependent on them for their daily meal,” said Sreedhar Prasad, partner at KPMG in India. iD also has a few product launches in store, including a vada batter that it counts as its biggest innovation so far ...

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Final test for accountants

Claire Reininger is a management informations graduate student, who will also be working for KPMG LL in its audit practice. Reininger is living with two other fellow PPA students who are all currently studying for the exam. Not unlike most entry-level workers, Reininger said she intends to eventually get ...

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Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Files a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Liberty Tax, Inc ...

On December 11, 2017, Liberty report that KPMG LLP resigned as its independent registered public accounting firm and that Liberty would delay the filing of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2017. The complaint filed in this class action alleges that, throughout the Class ...

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What Do We Think Is Going Through KPMG CEO Lynne Doughtie's Mind During This Interview?

If you're a Big 4 CEO, part of your job includes bopping around lavish business events like the World Economic Forum. KPMG U.S. CEO Lynne Doughtie is no exception, but given this week's events, you can't help but wonder if she's doing so with a raging fire atop her head. Not that you would know by ...

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Founder of I Wish STEM showcase sees wish for female pupils comes true

I-Wish founders Caroline O'Driscoll (KPMG), Ruth Buckley (Cork City Council), and Gillian Keating (RDJ Solicitors) at Cork City Hall. Niamh Crowley, a student at St Angela's College, said attending the event and meeting female role models was inspiring. “There is a stereotype that STEM is only for boys.

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The World Economic Forum: Does it really matter?

Critics see presidents and prime ministers schmoozing and showboating with the likes Goldman Sachs and KPMG and, with some justification, smell a rat—a conspiracy of elites to rule, or ruin, the world. The WEF, of course, had a significant role in forecasting and averting the 2008/9 financial crash!

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Half of all dealerships gone in seven years as EVs change industry: global report

The prediction is made by consulting giant KPMG in its annual global executive survey, based on interviews with more than 900 car company executives and 2000 customers. That global prediction doesn't apply here, according to the Australian Automotive Dealer Association. Chief executive David ...

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Law firm to relocate Dallas office to penthouse of Arts District tower

Law firm Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP decided to relocate its Dallas office to the top two floors of KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts in the Arts District by the end of the summer. The growing law firm signed a long-term lease for about 42,000 square feet at 2323 Ross Ave. in downtown Dallas, which will move the ...

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HealthPartners names new chief financial officer

Last April, Jim Eppel, the former chief executive at Minneapolis-based health plan UCare, joined Cooney as a chief administrative officer at HealthPartners. Before his 13 years at Providence Health & Services, Hofheins held health care finances roles at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and KPMG.

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Self-Driving Cars In The Spotlight

As for getting over the fear we might feel when a computer takes the wheel? Richard Threlfall with KPMG says that'll be an evolutionary process. “Autonomous vehicles will affect the way people live and the way in which businesses operate. I think consumer acceptance will come with exposure to the ...

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State capture: ANC plots a way for Zuma to walk free

Zuma has used KPMG's admission of fault on the South African Revenue Service (Sars) intelligence report to question the integrity of the audit involving him. This forms part of his basis for wanting to make fresh representations to the NPA to allow the authority to make a rational decision on his fate.

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Evans Bancorp Announces Retirement of Chairman John R. O'Brien

Mr. O'Brien also previously served for 20 years as an audit partner with KPMG, LLP, a national accounting and consulting firm. During his tenure on the Board, the Company has experienced unprecedented growth. The number of financial centers have nearly doubled to 14, assets and deposits both ...

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Leadbetter Bullish on Big Year for Wie

Then, there is Danielle Kang, who burst onto the scene last year with her KPMG Women's PGA Championship victory and the moxie she displayed at the Solheim Cup. “Her goal is be #1 (in the world) and she is feisty,” said Leadbetter about Kang. “She has guts and she is a real competitor. She loves ...

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Spruce Point Capital Shorts Ballard Power Systems

Activist short seller Spruce Point Capital issued a short call on Ballard Power Systems today. The release is posted below. "Spruce Point Capital Management is pleased to announce it has released the contents of a unique research report on Ballard Power Systems (Nasdaq and TSE: BLDP). Spruce ...

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RAD Awards 2018: Prison Service and Havas win Work of the Year

It's a rigorous judging process and just being shortlisted is an accolade in itself.” Professional services firm EY and its agency MSL walked away with three RADs, for their work in employer branding, graduate website and their school leaver/apprenticeship campaign. Other winners included Police Now, ...

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MPs to question 'big four' auditors over Carillion

Two of the most powerful Commons committees have raised the pressure on the world's biggest audit firms to disclose their links to Carillion as they prepare to quiz the collapsed construction group's former bosses. The big four auditors, Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PWC, have had letters from the business ...

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'Hard' Fundraising Caps Melt in Private Equity

Investors, in turn, are questioning how much they are shelling out in management fees to their oversubscribed general partners. Private equity CFOs surveyed by EY named asset growth as their top strategic priority, followed by talent and then cost management. Small and large firms deemed fundraising ...

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Brothers behind World Street Kitchen bring new seafood spot to St. Paul

“We'll have the traditional Louisiana style, with the spices mixed in, and a broth-ey liquid,” he said. “Or a naked version, or a garlic-butter version.” Specials, too. “I want to be bring in some exciting flair,” said Wadi. “Maybe a chile crab, or crab with fermented black beans, or Hong Kong style with black ...

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Periscope Data Co-Founder and CEO Harry Glaser to Appear on Panel at SaaStr Annual Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Periscope Data Co-Founder and CEO Harry Glaser will speak on a panel the SaaStr Annual Conference on February 8 at the Hilton Union Square Hotel in San Francisco. The panel, titled "How to Move Forward: Build, Measure & Scale Diversity ...

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Carillion Canada gets creditor protection after failure of UK parent

... it will use the protection to stabilize operations, and shore up its short- and long-term liquidity situation, while also looking at its business options. The initial period of protection runs for one month but can be extended. Ernst & Young has been appointed as monitor in the creditor protection proceedings.

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Why it's not enough to hire for diversity

Ken Bouyer, director of inclusiveness recruiting at Ernst & Young (EY) Americas, knows diversity's value. “It is important for businesses to establish a framework to deliberately foster an inclusive environment where differences, talents and perspectives of all people are maximized to create the highest ...

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HOCKEY: Ards seek seventh successive Irish Indoor Championship title

That's a source of concern for Ards, going into a crucial weekend in both versions of the game as they prepare for Saturday's EY Irish Hockey League game with Pembroke before turning their attention indoors. “We'll be staying overnight in Dublin on Saturday to be in the best possible shape for the ...

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Govt hikes duty drawback rates on 102 items to make exports more competitive

The committee said it was informed that trimming down of the duty drawback scheme and consequent erosion of export competitiveness had already set in the problem of layoffs. Bipin Sapra, tax partner at EY India, said the revision of drawback rates is a welcome relief to exporters and their cash flow, ...

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MPs pile pressure on big four audit firms over Carillion collapse

Sky News has learnt that the big four auditors - Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) - have received letters from the Business and Work and Pensions select committees demanding that they reveal within a week work they had undertaken for Carillion since 2008. The move comes ...

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Post-Christmas blues as retailers see weakest sales for four years

“Household spending will remain under pressure this year from higher inflation and low wage growth, which will continue to weigh on sales growth in the retail sector.” Howard Archer, chief economic advisor to the EY Item Club, said: “The January distributive trades survey pointed to weak retail sales ...

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GPU: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz Memoria: 8 GB RAM (7.96 GB RAM libre) Resolución actual: 1360 x 768, 60Hz Sistema opera...

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Blockchain - Global trade's stance should hardly be 'all in'

Blockchain technology is getting a lot of attention these days, and perhaps nowhere more than in logistics with Maersk, Microsoft & EY, IBM, UPS, Samsung and others, announcing high-profile pilots and forming the BiTA alliance. But what if they're wrong? The huge interest in blockchain is undoubtedly ...

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Drake & Bad Bunny Hint at New Collaboration: Watch

For Bad Bunny, there's no such thing as too many guest verses. Up next? None other than Champagne Papi himself -- or so, we think. In an Instagram video post published just hours ago (Jan. 25), Bad Bunny and Drake are captured together smoking hookah and singing along to "Eres Mia." The Puerto ...

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Job alert! Cyber warriors find themselves in big demand amid security breaches

The big four professional services firms—EY, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG—together control about 80% of the market. These firms currently have about 1,200 people in cybersecurity teams across India. "In last one year, there has been a spurt in the number of incidents, due to which not just the private ...

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Inclusive finance to lift banks' revenue

BANKS in China expect to see their revenue from inclusive finance grow by US$63.4 billion in 2020 and this increase is set to be the highest globally, according to an EY report yesterday. Inclusive finance is the provision of affordable, accessible and relevant financial products to individuals and ...

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North has 1.4 job vacancies for each digital worker

In the north of England, there are 1.4 job vacancies for every digital worker in the region, according to research. A study by professional services provider EY and government-backed organisation Tech North found that 712,750 digital technology vacancies were advertised across the north over the past ...

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Duty drawback raised on 102 export items

“The revision of drawback is a welcome relief to the exporters and their cash flow should improve,” said Bipin Sapra, tax partner, EY India. The cash flow had been adversely impacted because of delayed refunds and increased input cost in GST, he added. Ajay Sahai, director general and CEO of the ...

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JP Morgan boss warns it could move 4000 jobs without Brexit progress

The Bank of England and consultancy EY have warned that as many as 10,000 City jobs could go by March next year without a Brexit trade deal. City bosses met with Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond at Number 10 earlier this month to press for swift progress. The EU has ...

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From the editor: Why I'll (sort of) miss Chris Christie

As Chris Christie was leaving office earlier this month, the New York Times took one final swipe at the former New Jersey governor in a scathing editorial: "A poll taken before the November elections by Suffolk University in Boston put his approval rating at 14 percent. You practically need a microscope to ...

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Job alert! Cyber warriors find themselves in big demand amid security breaches

The big four professional services firms—EY, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG—together control about 80% of the market. These firms currently have about 1,200 people in cybersecurity teams across India. "In last one year, there has been a spurt in the number of incidents, due to which not just the private ...

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Atom bank founder Anthony Thomson resigns as chairman - and announces book tour

Under his chairmanship the bank has also held a top 10 position in KPMG's global fintech rankings for the last three years. Bridget Rosewell has been appointed as the next chair of Atom bank subject to regulatory approval. Mr Thomson revealed he has co-authored a book, and that he intends to spend ...

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Penn State Schuylkill's LionLaunch Business Plan Competition slated for March 15

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — It's time again for aspiring entrepreneurs throughout Schuylkill County to prepare their ideas and business plans for Penn State Schuylkill's second LionLaunch Business Plan Competition. The event will be held at Schuylkill campus' Innovation Hub, located at 15 E. Main ...

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CCO learning from the KPMG indictments

As you would expect, Tammy Whitehouse has already put out some great pieces on the KPMG indictments. Yet, the scandal is so huge there are multiple angles to mine for the compliance practitioner. The confidential information stolen from the PCAOB and given to KPMG regarded the timing of PCAOB ...

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Night of Charitable Revelry in Tbilisi to Honor Scotland's Most Famous Poet

This will be the fourth year in a row that the Tbilisi's Burns Supper, of which the main sponsor is KPMG, is being held at the Funicular Ballroom, where head chef Jorge de Silva has again prepared a mouth-watering menu to be washed down with Georgian wine and Scottish single malt whisky.

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Belgium scoops 16th place in KPMG growth potential rankings

Belgium, as for last year, takes 16th place in the Growth Promise Indicators 2018 report produced by the consultant KPMG, which has studied the growth potential of 180 countries. The study results, published on Thursday, show Belgium's score as 7.42/10, which translates as a “strong position” even if ...

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Netherlands ranks 1st in autonomous vehicle readiness, US places 3rd

The recently-released Automated Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI) report by auditing firm KPMG has revealed that the Netherlands is the world's most autonomous vehicle-ready country. The AVRI, which ranks nations across the globe according to their readiness for self-driving technologies, has also ...

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Letters to the editor, January 25, 2018

A public statement of the sale value of each STC asset sold on behalf of its owners, the taxpayers of Saskatchewan, as well as the value of the commission paid to KPMG could be a start. And what assets still remain unsold? Meanwhile the people of Saskatchewan have the right to keep asking questions ...

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Govt hikes duty drawback rates on 102 items to boost exports

... of duty drawback will be effective from January 25, it said. The revision of duty drawback is a welcome relief to the exporters and their cash flow should improve, which had been adversely impacted because of delayed refunds and increased input cost in GST, Bipin Sapra, Tax Partner, EY India said.

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UK Digital Treasury Manager Akoni Recognized in 100 Most Influential Fintech Companies By ...

According to Akoni, the inaugural Definitive List of the 100 Most Influential FinTech Companies was compiled for Harrington Starr was created by a panel of experts from EY, the London Stock Exchange, Lloyds Banking Group, Baringa, CBPE Capital, Seismic Foundry, Innovate Finance, The Realization ...

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Mortgage approvals at a five-year low as the number of London renters hits 30pc for first time

British banks agreed the lowest number of mortgages with homebuyers for nearly five years last month, industry figures have shown. Data from banking lobby group UK Finance showed a slump in seasonally adjusted home loans to 36,115 in December, their weakest level since April 2013. The figure ...

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Accounting News Roundup: Partners Acting Like Fraudsters and GE's Black Box | 01.25.18

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Findel posts sales growth

The group has also appointed former EY partner Elaine O'Donnell as a non-executive director, who will join the board on 1 February. She will chair the audit committee when Findel's 2018 AGM concludes, after senior non-executive director Eric Tracey steps down from the board. Last year Findel chief ...

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Accounting News Roundup: Partners Acting Like Fraudsters and GE's Black Box | 01.25.18

BYU Professor Mark Zimbelman writes on his blog that “these KPMG partners appeared to be taking a page out of a fraudster's playbook and hiring former PCAOB employees to discover the PCAOB's audit plan. When top partners from an audit firm are acting like fraudsters, we know there are problems.”.

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