BDO: new advisory capabilities in Italy
By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
BDO announcement
Ernst & Young: The light commercial vehicle is expected to make up for decline

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
Commercial vehicle survey
An Ernst & Young report titled, ‘Mega trends shaping the Indian commercial vehicle industry’ suggests while LCVs and M&HCVs witnessed strong growth over FY09-12, with CAGRs of 32% and 24% respectively, … Continue reading…
Deloitte: Organizations Seek to Align Shared Services Centers

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
According to the results of Deloitte’s 2013 Global Shared Services Survey, almost 100 percent of respondents (95 percent) believe that SCCs will continue to provide critical and high-value processes for their organizations.… Continue reading…
Deloitte: Receives Two SAP North America Partner Excellence Awards

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
Deloitte Awards
Deloitte recently announced it is the recipient of two SAP® North America Partner Excellence Awards for 2013 in the categories “Top Support Services – Technical Quality” and “Top Services Partner – Strategic … Continue reading…
Deloitte: New Managing Partner of Deloitte’s Greater Philadelphia Practice

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
Deloitte has named Rob McNeill as the successor to the managing partner role of its Greater Philadelphia practice, effective June 1, 2013.
McNeill, a partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP, will oversee more than … Continue reading…
7 tips to help you remember names when networking at an event
Guest blog by Heather Townsend, co-author of ‘How to make partner and still have a life‘ and author of ‘FT Guide To Business Networking‘, and guest blogger for Big4.com.
Imagine yourself working the room…. Do you … Continue reading…
PwC: Global Mining Deals: 2012 Review, 2013 Outlook

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
PwC Report
According to the latest Mining Deals report by PwC, after a slow and cautious 2012, mining M&A activity is expected to continue at a moderate and equally cautious pace in 2013 … Continue reading…
PwC: Long-term Cost Savings and Infrastructure Essential to Electric Vehicle Growth

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
PwC Report
Charging stations and battery swap locations are most crucial to developing a sustainable electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, according to more than 40 percent of respondents to PwC’s Electric Vehicle Survey 2012.… Continue reading…
PwC: A Whole New M&A Dynamic

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
PwC Report
A rise in the number of high growth market (HGM) companies investing into mature markets is set to inject a new dynamism into cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the coming years, … Continue reading…
Deloitte: SMSFs exceed 500,000 funds

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
Analysis carried out by Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants reveals that total Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) assets will exceed $500 billion by the end of this financial year thanks to a strong equity market … Continue reading…
Deloitte: NSW Hunter Region to grow by 75% in next 20 years

Deloitte Report
Australia’s largest regional economy, producing 80% of NSW’s electricity and 40% of the state’s coal resources, is forecast to continue to boost incomes and living standards on Australia’s East Coast, by harnessing the demand from Asia for resources … Continue reading…
Deloitte: Hotel investment pipeline strengthens

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
Deloitte survey
Deloitte says record hotel occupancy rates are rekindling interest in major hotel developments in Australian capital cities, although a stronger supply pipeline is unlikely to significantly impact occupancy rates or yields in … Continue reading…
PwC: Automotive deals stall in 2012

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
PwC Report
Automotive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the first half of 2012 has given way to macroeconomic pressures, resulting in passive M&A activity in 2012 overall, PwC reports in Driving Value: … Continue reading…
Accenture: Asian Companies Miss Their International Revenue and Profit Expectations

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
Less than a third of large Asian companies report meeting their revenue and profit expectations for their international business in the past three years. This contrasts with more than a doubling of annual … Continue reading…
PwC: Vast majority of private companies reinvesting savings

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com
PwC Survey
Most private companies (84%) have taken substantial cost-containment measures over the past several years, with 89% of those companies seeing sustainable savings as a result, according to PwC US’s Trendsetter Barometer survey.… Continue reading…


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