KPMG staff face Thai grilling on Lehman sales
Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Three senior executives at the liquidator of Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong subsidiaries have been called for questioning in Thailand over property disposals
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Financial advisers make investors better off: KPMG
Money Prophet (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
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Greed vs. Due Diligence: Another Case Of Startup Fraud?
Click World News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The world of startups can be a fast moving place, with lots of money thrown around quite rapidly at times. In such a world, it's no surprise to hear stories of pure outright fraud mixed in with all of the real stories of actual startups. They seem to come along every year or so -- and usually involve companies raising a ton of VC money and simply making up financial results, which the VCs never seem...
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5 O’Clock Roundup: Microsoft CFO out, new Google ads, an $85 million fraud?
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here’s the latest action: Canopy Financial is accused of fraud — The health IT company, which raised $85 million in venture capital, allegedly made fraudulent financial statements, even forging some with fake KPMG letterhead. Spectrum Equity Investors may have taken the biggest loss on their recent $62.5 million investment in the company, TechCrunch reports. Microsoft chief financial officer...
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Anglo: to split into good and bad
Politics.ie (Free subscription) | yesterday
Following up from last week's report *Anglo hires KPMG to cost options including wind-up...
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Canadian IPOs seen rising in 2010, survey finds
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Almost two-thirds of Canadian executives expect initial public offerings to rise in Canada over the next six-to-12 months as economic growth picks up, according to a new survey by KPMG.
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KYOCERA Founder Kazuo Inamori Receives "Entrepreneur for the World" Award
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) founder and chairman emeritus Kazuo Inamori received the "Entrepreneur for the World" Award, Entrepreneur category, during the ceremony of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, November 19, 2009 in Lyon, France. Patrick Molle, President of EMLYON Business School, and Jean-Luc Decornoy, Chairman of KPMG SA, presented Dr....
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PhD Program in Accounting and Auditing - ESSEC Business School Paris
2009 2010International Scholarships (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
PhD Program in Accounting and Auditing ESSEC Business School PARIS We would like to invite academically excellent Masters students/graduates to apply to the PHD Program in the areas of Accounting and Auditing at ESSEC Business School Paris. ABOUT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL AND THE ACCOUNTING GROUP ESSEC is one of the leading European Business Schools. It has campuses in Paris and Singapore, offering mostly...
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Retailers hitting the country road
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Around 315 hypermarkets are expected to come up in tier I and II cities by 2011, according to a study by KPMG and industry body Assocham.
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Lawyers concerned about finding internal data
Computing.co.uk (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Tom Young, Computing , Monday 23 November 2009 at 18:17:00 Half of survey respondents admit to being concerned about the legal department's ability to find data In-house lawyers at large firms are concerned that they will be unable to find relevant data in the case of litigation, according to a survey from KPMG. Half of respondents admit to being concerned about the legal department’s ability...
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KPMG Offers Year-End Tax Considerations for Businesses of Every Size
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As companies continue to focus on controlling costs and preserving cash in the continuing difficult economy, KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, presents some federal tax considerations for businesses of all sizes that may help conserve or generate much-needed cash flow.
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The Cost of the Dunfermline Building Society Downfall
SUBROSA (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Dunfermline and West Fife MP Willie Rennie has called for an investigation into administrators reportedly earning £1 million a month from managing the former assets of the Dunfermline Building Society. The accountancy firm KPMG has sold just a proportion of the assets of the building society and is charging £540.33 an hour for its services. You will remember the Nationwide Building Society...
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Norma Provencio Joins Board of Directors of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Norma A. Provencio as a Director and appointed her as a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Provencio is President and owner of Provencio Advisory Services Inc., a healthcare financial and operational consulting firm. Prior to forming Provencio Advisory Services in October...
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KPMG's £1m a month to strip Dunfermline
Scotland on Sunday (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
CONSULTANTS are earning £1 million a month – or up to £500 an hour – while selling off the assets of Scotland's former leading building society, leaked papers have reveal
- KPMG's £1m a month to strip Dunfermline - News Scotsman
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Gripes and moans about the Digital Bill
Thoughts of Nigel (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
The internet was alive with the Digital Britain bill yesterday. The main conclusion it seems was that most in the digital and media professions are not happy with it. There is a good synopsis by KPMG’s director of intellectual property Mark Harding over at Paid Content . His main gripe being that there appears to be too much focus on policing the net rather than promoting digital enterprise and...