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An overview of KPMG global news:

Canada

North America | Canada

KPMG Canada hit with $1.4-billion lawsuit over Bridging Finance collapse PwC Canada, the receiver for Bridging Finance, is suing KPMG Canada for $1.4 billion over alleged deficiencies in the firm’s auditing of the private debt manager, which collapsed in 2021.
20 April 2023
Canada

North America | Canada

KPMG Canada launches cloud accounting solution for SMEs KPMG Canada has launched “Finance Plus,” a new bookkeeping and financial reporting platform tailored to small- and medium-sized enterprises.
18 May 2021
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

KPMG CEO calls for strengthening of South Africa's CA pipeline KPMG South Africa CEO Ignatius Sehoole has called for more vigilance than ever in South Africa’s accounting sector, as the Covid-19 crisis poses a unique challenge to the business environment.
01 July 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Deloitte supplies top chartered accountancy candidates this year Four of the top twelve candidates in the 2019 Chartered Accountant (CA) assessments in South Africa are from Deloitte.
11 March 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

KPMG South Africa CEO on the state of the audit profession Speaking to CNBC Africa, KPMG CEO Ignatius Sehoole has indicated his desire to restore the “aura of integrity” that surrounded the audit sector when he entered the profession.
24 February 2020
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

How KPMG Dani is preparing the firm's auditors for the future KPMG’s Digital Assurance & Innovation (Dani) practice is a division of the professional services firm which prepares the Audit function for the future.
17 December 2019
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

Salary hike for KPMG Singapore auditors who pursue accreditation Auditors at KPMG Singapore will be in line for a 20 percent salary boost should they complete their Singapore Chartered Accountant qualifications before July of next year.
03 September 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

KPMG Chairman elaborates on vulnerable points in the accounting sector KPMG South Africa continues to relate its learnings from a turbulent period in South Africa, the latest insights coming from Chairman Wiseman Nkuhlu at the South Africa Institute of Professional Acco
16 August 2019
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Big Four firms allegedly interested in scooping Grant Thornton Big Four firms EY and KPMG are allegedly vulturing around Grant Thornton’s operations in Australia.
05 August 2019
Bahrain

Middle East | Bahrain

KPMG Bahrain supports students attending audit simulation studies in Asia KPMG in Bahrain has sponsored four local students to attend the first ever international audit simulation programme held by Sunway TES Centre of Accountancy Excellence in Malaysia.
15 July 2019
Malaysia

Asia | Malaysia

BDO and Big Four partner with ACCA / Sunway for audit simulation course Malaysia’s Sunway TES Centre of Accountancy Excellence together with the Association of Chartered Certiﬁed Accountants have held the first international installation of their joint Global Audit Simul
20 June 2019
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

KPMG and Deloitte advise on deal in Dutch software landscape IT software company Unit4 has acquired JSKS, a small Netherlands-based provider of accountancy and fiscal software to mid-sized businesses and entrepreneurs.
05 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
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Big Four accounting and consulting firms booming in Australia The Big Four professional services firms – EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC – are enjoying a sustained boom in Australia.
12 February 2019
India

Asia | India

KPMG doubles audit revenues to become largest audit practice in India Despite a particular focus on growing its advisory practice in recent times, global professional services firm KPMG India appears to be doing particularly well in the auditing domain, having doubled
04 December 2018
Oman

Middle East | Oman

KPMG cops one-year ban from new auditing work in Oman KPMG in Oman has been suspended by local regulators from taking on any new audit work for one year due to a finding of ‘professional negligence’.
26 November 2018
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Deloitte to become joint auditor of Old Mutual alongside incumbent KPMG South African financial services and insurance firm Old Mutual has added global professional services firm Deloitte as an auditor, in addition rival firm KPMG, which has been Old Mutual’s auditor for
25 July 2018
Malaysia

Asia | Malaysia

KPMG says previous audits invalid in latest Malaysia 1MBD development In the latest 1MBD development, one-time auditor KPMG has informed the scandal-hit Malaysian state-fund that its previous audits are invalid.
29 June 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

KPMG Australia transitions towards consulting from accounting KPMG Australia consists of both a robust accounting and advisory practice and will attempt to transform its image from accounting to consulting.
20 August 2015

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