Monthly Archive: August 2011

Erica deVry, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Ernst & Young recently introduced The Commonwealth Bank as the new primary sponsor of the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program in Australia and New Zealand.

Welcoming the Commonwealth Bank as the … Continue reading…

Erica deVry, Big4.com Staff Reporter

HM Revenue & Customs recently announced an agreement was reached between the UK and Swiss Governments on taxing funds held by UK citizens in Swiss bank accounts. Continuing a pledge by the Coalition Government in … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

While the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a regulator created to identify and take action against problems in the financial system, has mainly focused on the banking sector, the insurance industry in the UK is the … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Australian Courts have witnessed a record number of insurance fraud cases and cases of fraud against investors in the first half of 2011, according to the latest KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer. Unlike previous Fraud Barometers … Continue reading…

Ethan Strassfield, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Despite concerns of executives in the television industry, a new report from Deloitte indicates social networks enhance television viewing rather than compete against it.

Fifty-four per cent of respondents participating in a Deloitte/Gfk survey indicate … Continue reading…

Ethan Strassfield, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Senior infrastructure and transport expert, Luke Houghton, has been appointed leader of Deloitte’s Public Sector transport and infrastructure industry practice. Houghton brings  more than fifteen years consulting experience with major transport, finance, strategy and infrastructure … Continue reading…

Rob Starr, Big4.com Staff Reporter

PwC US is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Archer as Leader of the firm’s US Technology Sector. He succeeds Rob Gittings, who will join the US Leadership Team in the firm’s New York … Continue reading…

Rob Starr, Big4.com Staff Reporter

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently announced PwC has been accredited to provide Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Assurance services.

Recognizing PwC has the resources, organizational structures, systems, and expertise to provide high quality greenhouse gas … Continue reading…

Rob Starr, Big4.com Staff Reporter

The biggest challenge for almost any institution is understanding how the law specifically impacts their organization. The broad implications inherent in The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) present significant challenges to business operations for … Continue reading…

Erica deVry, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Energized by industry consolidation and disruptive technology innovations in cloud computing, smart mobility and social networking, big-ticket deals propelled the aggregate value of global technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the second quarter of 2011 … Continue reading…

Erica deVry, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Ernst & Young has named Hywel Ball the new head of Assurance for the UK & Ireland.

Ball’s appointment comes as Ernst & Young secured a number of FTSE 250 audit clients in the past … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

KPMG’s member firms will increase their on-campus resourcing target by 25 percent with plans to hire approximately 75,000 campus graduates worldwide over the next three years. Long-term, approximately 250,000 graduates will be hired by the … Continue reading…

Kenneth Guillame, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Finance and tax executives in the U.S. banking industry expect significant increases in compliance costs as a result of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), citing account identification requirements as the most significant compliance … Continue reading…

Ethan Strassfield, Big4.com Staff Reporter

Reviewing the financial performance of the Australian Hotel Industry to June 2011, the recently released Deloitte Hotel Market Outlook Q3/2011 considers what effect modified global markets could have on the accommodation sector and provides an … Continue reading…

Ethan Strassfield, Big4.com Staff Reporter

A new Deloitte report suggests investing $25 to $53 billion in fourth generation cellular wireless networks (4G) by U.S. wireless telecommunications companies between 2012 and 2016 could lead to an increase in gross domestic product … Continue reading…