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An overview of KPMG global news:

United States

North America | United States

KPMG defends clean audits of SVB and Signature Bank KPMG US defended its clean audit opinions of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, both of which collapsed within two weeks of KPMG signing off on their financials.
17 March 2023
Europe

Europe | Regional

6 charts on deals and investments in the global fintech market 2021 has seen an incredibly strong start to the year for the global fintech market, with very robust investment across venture capital, private equity and corporate investments.
02 September 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Half of UK financial services staff want shift to flexible working More than one-quarter of finance workers want to work from home full time once Covid-19 passes, while one-in-ten are looking to relocate following the pandemic.
04 November 2020
Germany

Europe | Germany

German Government enlists consultants for BaFin reform The Federal Government of Germany has tasked consultants from Roland Berger, KPMG and Sopra Steria with assisting an overhaul of the nation’s financial watchdog BaFin.
08 October 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Consultants hired to check Covid-19 rescue loans for fraud The British Business Bank has hired professionals from RSM and KPMG to examine the recipients of its emergency loans amid the Covid-19 lockdown.
03 September 2020
Asia

Asia | Regional

Report charts the way forward for sustainable investments in Asia Government-backed sovereign wealth and pension funds should take the wheel to drive sustainable investments in Asia, according to new analysis from KPMG.
27 August 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

AI helps HSBC cut false alarms from flagged payments An AI tool designed and implemented by KPMG has enabled HSBC to save nearly a quarter of its sanctions monitoring spend.
16 July 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Higher costs slash profits of Australia's four major banks Australia’s major banks saw a decline of more than 40% in their profits for the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year.
13 July 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

British Business Bank hires Deloitte, KPMG and PwC Three of the Big Four accounting firms have won contracts to support the British Business Bank, which will pay out £20 million in consulting fees for their work.
17 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

CBA's start-up venture X15 partners with KPMG and Microsoft Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is looking to tap into the burgeoning financial technology (FinTech) market across the country through the launch of a FinTech startup incubator X15 Ventures.
19 March 2020
India

Asia | India

The burgeoning market of microfinance in India Microfinance portfolios in India have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 48% over the last half a decade, driven by favourable policy changes and increased involvement from various financial institutions.
12 January 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Australia's major banks take financial hit as market intensifies Australia’s major banks have had a tough year relative to the overall banking sector, with a substantial decline in cash profits and a falling share of the mortgage market, according to a new KPMG re
17 November 2019
Asia

Asia | Regional

PwC takes home Regulation Asia consulting firm of the year award PwC has taken the consulting firm of the year title at the second Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence, with Synpulse, KPMG, and BearingPoint among the other category winners.
15 November 2019
Europe

Europe | Regional

KPMG boosts CDD, KYC and AML offering with SynerScope tooling KPMG has bolstered its financial crime services through a partnership with SynerScope, a firm that provides software that helps financial services institutions with uncovering criminal and fraudulent
19 June 2019
Kenya

Africa | Kenya

Barclays Bank of Kenya looks to replace KPMG with EY as external auditors Drawing on the actions of its parent company Absa, Barclays Bank of Kenya is planning to terminate its relationship with global accounting and advisory firm KPMG, which has been its external auditor
08 May 2019
Hong Kong

Asia | Hong Kong

Former KPMG Asia Pacific chair Carlson Tong joins Standard Chartered Standard Chartered has appointed ex-KPMG Asia Pacific chair Carlson Tong as an independent non-executive director, while two board members step down.
01 March 2019
Asia

Asia | Regional

KPMG alumnus Kate Birchall joins LCH as Head of Asia Pacific Kate Birchall, a former Director at accounting and consulting firm KPMG, has been appointed Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) at LCH, an international clearing house.
27 September 2018
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

KPMG buys stake in a startup it lauded as a top 50 FinTech globally Accounting and consulting firm KPMG has taken a minority stake AdviceRobo, FinTech startup which its acquirer last year lauded as one of the globe’s 50 most promising FinTechs.
19 September 2018
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

After McKinsey, KPMG has now been dropped by Barclays South Africa After three of South Africa’s major financial institutions terminated their contracts with McKinsey & Company in light of the Gupta scandal, a similar fate might be awaiting global accounting and adv
07 May 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG installs Judd Caplain as Global Head of Banking & Capital Markets KPMG has promoted Judd Caplain to the role of Global Head of Banking & Capital Markets in the Big Four group’s International member firm.
14 December 2017
Nigeria

Africa | Nigeria

94 million Nigerians are financially underserved, says KPMG According to KPMG’s Nigerian outfit, the country’s vast and increasingly tech savvy population is suffering from a lack of options with respect to technological solutions, particularly in the FinTech
23 November 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Screen, KPMG and Front Consulting partner of Screen Markets In the second week of October 2017 a large conference for professionals in the financial services sector will take place in Amsterdam.
04 October 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Investments in FinTech and InsurTech remain high FinTech firms continue to attract investment from start-ups, as new entities look for ways to disrupt current financial markets, while venture capitalists remain interested in investing in companies,
15 August 2017
India

Asia | India

Creditors in India hire consultants for bankruptcy proceedings Creditors in India, including the country’s biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) have hired top consultancy firms such as PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte and others at highly generous terms to assist wit
13 July 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG Financial Services and Microsoft push deeper into blockchain space KPMG and Microsoft have joined forces to deliver a suite of blockchain services through a cloud-based platform.
28 September 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

University College London secures 280 million line of credit As part of its long term vision the UCL, in its UCL 2034 strategy, is investing in a number of facility upgrades and expansions, which includes the upgrade of UCL’s Bloomsbury campus and its student centre.
04 May 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK alternative finance market nearly doubles to 3.2 billion The alternative finance market has enjoyed explosive growth since it arrived on the scene and today a range of platforms provide among others lending, crowdfunding and donation services to business a
22 February 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Poor customer experience costs Big 4 UK banks billions The value of excellent customer services experience can be considerable. In the UK, the largest four banks – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS – may be missing out on an average £3.
11 February 2016
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG: Sustainable banking in a rapidly changing world Banks play a key role in society by providing the capital required for resources to be used and social engagements to flow.
28 October 2015
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG UK and Metro Bank provide new SME service Metro Bank and KPMG have joined forces to deliver a service to small business owners that reduces their administrative burden by more than 90%.
13 October 2015
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Alternative financer InvestDen strikes deal with KPMG Accounting and consulting giant KPMG and InvestDen have joined forces to provide entrepreneurs with improved access to capital and a range of service across the startup value chain.
28 September 2015
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG: Challenger banks outpacing Big5 banking giants The UK banking landscape is changing, with challenger banks seeking to capture terrain owned for centuries by the Big Five banks. Recent research from KPMG highlights that small and nimble challengers are doing well, picking up with high RoE and lo
09 June 2015

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