Monthly Archive: November 2012

By Kalen Smith, Big4 Blogger

A new report from KPMG states that UK businesses need to take efforts to be more transparent with their tax practices. Stricter tax policies are being enacted throughout the country which many companies are reluctant to accept. Continue reading →

By Michael Foster, Big4.com Blogger

Accenture will be launching a joint venture with GE Aviation. Named Taleris, the new operation will offer operations services that increase operational efficiency by using aircraft performance data and other optimizing solutions developed within the … Continue reading…

By Michael Foster, Big4.com Blogger

Deloitte CEO Joe Echevarria said that he was reasssured by talks he attended between the president and business executives on how to handle the upcoming fiscal cliff.

Echevarria said that Obama “recognized that there … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Ernst and Young has long been known as one of the leaders in sustainability and able to balance their “triple bottom line” of obligations and opportunities, financial as well as social and environmental risk … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

According to Spotlight on China, a report released recently by Ernst & Young, the  economic growth-rate of mainland China has created unprecedented opportunities for Chinese and global media and entertainment companies. The report coincides … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), have agreed to form a new joint venture company called Taleris™ Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

McGladrey LLP, the largest U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, was recently named by Accounting Today as a Technology Pacesetter, a designation which, according to Accounting Today… Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

A new report from Deloitte , Tracking the trends 2013, provides commentary and analysis of the top 10 issues most likely to impact the mining sector in 2013 and provides a range of responses that companies can adopt to prepare for shifting industry dynamics. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC announced recently that Dennis M. Nally has been reappointed to a second term as Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC has researched the experiences of leading international companies and used data from some 1,250 CEOs to find a framework which will help business leaders make the most of opportunities and avoid common pitfalls. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Venture capital (VC) funding in the Life Sciences sector, which includes the Biotechnology and Medical Device industries, gained in Q3 in terms of dollars compared to the second quarter of 2012, but the sector still trended downward for the year, according to a new PwC US report, “Biotech bounce,” that includes data from the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree™ Report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC’s latest publication is entitled ‘Emerging mHealth: Paths for growth.’ In this report, the Economic Intelligence Unit, commissioned by PwC, examines the current state and potential of mHealth in developed and emerging markets, the ongoing barriers to its adoption and implications for companies in the field Continue reading →

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the findings of a worldwide survey examining the global uptake of enterprise Cloud and its key drivers and barriers Continue reading →

By Kalen Smith, Big4 Blogger

A new report from Accenture has found that the European debt crisis is encouraging many more companies to take advantage of acquisitions in the region. They are going to be looking for new opportunities to take advantage of economic growth throughout the region. Continue reading →

By Kalen Smith, Big4 Blogger

Joe Echevarria, CEO of Deloitte, recently stated that White House discussions over the fiscal cliff are encouraging. Echevarria said that President Obama is starting to become increasingly optimistic about the prospects for preventing the country from going over the fiscal cliff. He also said that the president is getting a better sense of what steps need to be taken to prevent the crisis from erupting. Continue reading →