Monthly Archive: February 2007

"According to KPMG, companies worldwide are getting measured against new standards of transparency in tax payments. Making this even more complicated is tax competition between countries, new regulatory pressures, modernization of tax administrations, and a growing public interest.
 

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"Going public has never been an easy endeavor. It requires deep expertise from seasoned advisors, significant amounts of capital to invest in the process, and the confidence that your company will demonstrate the consistent earnings growth necessary to succeed under … Continue reading…

"David Reilly has a fascinating article on KPMG LLP which featured yesterday on the home page of the Wall Street Journal. It is heartening to see Big Four firms getting top coverage (some good and some bad) on the nation … Continue reading…

"A Deloitte Partner makes headlines in Hungary.

We hear that Andras Simor, country head of Deloitte and Touche LLP since 2002 will be appointed as the next governor of Hungary s central bank. He will take the job in March … Continue reading…

"The PricewaterhouseCoopers auditors (green-shades, according to popular press) did show up at the Oscars yesterday with their sealed envelopes and armed gaurds following 70 years of tradition in sending, receiving, counting, auditing and determining the winners.

This year s crop … Continue reading…

"2006 marks venture capital investment into European companies at €4.12 billion, which is the highest annual investment in the last four years, according to Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureOne through their quarterly European Venture Capital Report.
 

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"Mike Rake, Chairman, KPMG International has penned three down-to-earth, frank and whimsical notes in his WEF Diary while attending the action packed event at Davos from January 24 to 26, 2007.

It is a mixture of personal … Continue reading…

"CapGemini is on an acquisition rampage, especially in the US.

After acquiring Kanbay for 1.25 billion, it recently announced the acquisition of Chicago-based Software Architects which has sales of 68 million.
 

The stock price of course, is on an … Continue reading…

"Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is planning to hire an additional 8,000 staff in India to increase its numbers from the current 27,000 to 35,000 by August 2007. This will make India the Accenture s largest employment hub, overtaking the United States … Continue reading…

"A Deloitte Partner makes headlines in Hungary.

We hear that Andras Simor, country head of Deloitte and Touche LLP since 2002 will be appointed as the next governor of Hungary s central bank. He will take the job in March … Continue reading…