What Insurers Want and Get from Insurtech Partnerships November 29, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Remember the scene in the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally? During lunch with Harry at a deli, Sally very...
UK Financial Services Regulations Unlikely to Be Relaxed After Brexit: KPMG October 3, 2018 By Huw Jones KPMG expects Britain to ignore calls to loosen banking rules after Brexit and said in a report on Wednesday it...
KPMG Loses More Staff & Clients in Continuing Fallout From S. Africa Gupta Scandal September 26, 2018 By Loni Prinsloo and John Bowker KPMG LLP is continuing to lose staff and clients in South Africa more than a year after issuing a public...
UK Regulators, Lawmakers Get Tough on ‘Poor Performance’ of Big 4 Auditing Firms June 19, 2018 By Áine Quinn The U.K. accounting watchdog is ramping up misconduct fines after being called useless and toothless by lawmakers irate at the...
KPMG’s Audit Work Is of `Unacceptable Standard:’ UK Regulator June 19, 2018 By Neil Callanan, John Glover and Viren Vaghela KPMG’s audit work in the U.K. is of an unacceptable standard, Britain’s accounting regulator said, fueling calls to reform the...
UK Accounting Regulator Urged to Slap Larger Fines on ‘Big Four’ Firms November 22, 2017 By Huw Jones Misdeeds by the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms should be punished with much bigger fines, Britain’s accounting watchdog was advised...
KPMG’s S. Africa Unit Names 9 New Execs in Bid to Restore Client Trust October 11, 2017 By Renee Bonorchis KPMG LLP’s South African unit appointed nine new executives in an attempt to restore trust in the auditing firm as...
Munich Re Africa Drops KPMG as Auditor on S. African Reputational Issues October 4, 2017 By Tiisetso Motsoeneng and Ed Cropley The African arm of Germany’s Munich Re has dropped KPMG as its auditor, the latest company to distance itself from...
Hurricanes to Usher in Short-Term Hard Market for Property Risks: Survey September 18, 2017 Damage left by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey will lead to a hardened property market and pricing correction, at least in...
Bayer-Backed Health Startup, Medopad, Seeks $30M in New Funding: Sources August 17, 2017 By Manuel Baigorri Medopad Ltd., backed by pharmaceuticals giant Bayer AG, is looking to raise new funds, joining the clutch of fast growing...