Monthly Archive: September 2012

By Michael Foster, Big4.com Blogger

Hong Kong has appointed former KPMG executive Carlson Tong as chairman of the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), reports the Wall Street Journal.

Previously, Tong served as KPMG China and Asia Pacific Chairman, after … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

In a world first study to understand the value and elements of organisational agility, leading Australian and New Zealand organisations have shared their inner workings. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

The findings from a newly released Monitor Distribution Report, sponsored by McGladrey LLP, the nation’s fifth largest provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, and the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence finds that Middle-market distributors are growing, but that growth – and the optimism that accompanies it – is tempered by a number of influences including faltering economies in Europe and elsewhere, rising commodity prices, competition from low-cost-country vendors, the continued housing crisis, health care law and uncertainties over which administration will lead the country following the November election. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

In its more than 70 years of experience, Crowe Horwath LLP has helped thousands of banking organizations, from de novo banks to multibillion dollar holding companies. Recently, they selected financial technology solutions from Soliton Financial Analytics Ltd. to be the technological foundation of its Crowe Credit 360 portfolio analysis tool in the U.S. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

An expanded PwC 2012 study includes 700 automotive suppliers with aggregate revenues of $2.8 trillion in 2011 from Brazil, China, Europe, India, North America, Japan, and South Korea. PwC’s global automotive management consulting practice recently released “Consolidation in the Global Automotive Supply Industry 2012” the firm’s fifth annual study of the global state of the automotive supplier market. Continue reading →

By Kalen Smith, Big4 Blogger

Economies in Sub-Sahara Africa are growing rapidly. Many experts are surprised by how quickly these economies are expanding in the face of a global economic slowdown. According to the head of the World Bank, the continent’s economy will expand faster than any other over the next five years. Continue reading →

By Michael Foster, Big4.com Blogger

Holiday sales may increase by up to 4 per cent, according to a new study by Deloitte.

The Big4 firm predicts a rise in holiday sales of 3.5 to 4 per cent as consumers spend … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

KPMG’s 2012 General Insurance Survey reports that while Australia’s general insurers reported stronger growth in premiums, insurance profits have been impacted by net claims and some reinsurance costs. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., has teamed with Integrated Software Specialists (ISS) to be the exclusive provider of ISS’s iJustice® Enterprise Case Management Solution Suite (iJustice). Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Capgemini’s Oracle Fusion CRM solution – SWIFT CRM (Structured Way of Implementing Fusion Led Transformation for Customer Relationship Management), has been launched. In addition to being a partner, Capgemini is one of the first Oracle Fusion CRM Cloud Service customers in the Netherlands and Germany. SWIFT CRM will be launched globally via a phased roll-out across other countries in Europe, US, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

A 20-year veteran of the firm, has been appointed as managing partner for PwC’s Austin office. Prior to assuming his new role, Eric Hornsten served as an assurance partner in PwC’s National Professional Services Group in San Jose, CA, where he worked with clients on complex accounting and reporting matters in areas such as revenue recognition and stock-based compensation. Continue reading →

By Kalen Smith, Big4 Blogger

European refineries are struggling to attract the capital they need to expand their operations. PwC director Robert Turner said the industry will need to undergo a major reform in order to draw new investors. Continue reading →

By Kalen Smith, Big4 Blogger

The United States used to lag most of the rest of the world in implementing fourth generation (4G) cellular technology. U.S. mobile companies surprised the rest of the world when they emerged as the global leader in 4G technology last October. However, a new study from Deloitte has shown that they may be losing their competitive edge. Continue reading →

Alan Radding, Big4.com Guest Blogger

(A book is the best way to build a consulting practice: ask about ghostwriting your book)

There is good money, it appears, to be made in streamlining and simplifying IT and process complexity.  Accenture… Continue reading…

By Michael Foster, Big4.com Blogger

Accounting firm Grant Thornton is looking to acquire RSM Tenon’s Individual Voluntary Agreement business from the firm as it continues to expand.

RSM Tenon, a British-based accounting firm, employs around 60 people in its Manchester-based … Continue reading…