KPMG UK has announced its alliance with Alteryx, the analytics automation company, as part of the firm’s continued technology strategy to invest in technology to automate the firm’s solutions and help clients accelerate data-driven business transformations. KPMG and Alteryx will combine
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KPMG UK has promoted three colleagues in its Scottish offices across key growth areas for the business. Steven Murdoch has been promoted to director within KPMG’s Deal Advisory Tax team in Glasgow. He joined KPMG as a graduate in 2007 and works closely with a range of UK and international clie
Total sales in Scotland increased by 1.6% compared with May 2021, when they had grown by 60.9%, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.
KPMG is to cut the number of companies it audits to focus on improving its standards after a series of scandals, including the collapse of government contractor Carillion. The Big Four firm's decision to reduce its client numbers comes as more than 70 stock market companies put their audit contracts
The Executive Counsel of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has imposed sanctions against KPMG and Anthony Sykes, an audit engagement partner, in relation to the statutory audit of the consolidated financial statements of Rolls-Royce Group plc for the financial year ended 31 December 2010. The fi
Total retail sales in Scotland increased by 15.3% in April this year compared with April 2021, when they had grown by 107.9%, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) & KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is set to receive the entire £14.4 million fine imposed on KPMG last week for its role in the Carillion scandal. Last week, Scottish Financial News reported that KPMG was set to be fined after a Financial Reporting Council (FR
Big Four firm KPMG is set to be fined £14.4 million after a Financial Reporting Council (FRC) tribunal found that its auditors deliberately misled regulators during routine inspections of its audit of collapsed government contractor Carillion. The £14.4m fine for KPMG would be the second
Fast-growth businesses in Scotland continue to attract huge volumes of venture capital (VC) investment, despite the uncertain geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, according to the latest figures from KPMG UK. Scottish scaleups saw 41 deals completed in the first three months of this year, rai
KPMG UK has promoted four colleagues to partner and 26 colleagues to new positions in Scotland. Arleen Arnott, Paula Holland, Deborah May and Eddie Norrie all became partners of the professional services firm on 1 April 2022.
The search for Scotland’s top tech innovator has begun as KPMG UK launches its annual competition to propel exciting technology businesses onto the global stage. The competition - KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in the UK - is now in its ninth year and has seen previous winners such as
Scottish retail sales have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG retail sales monitor.
In the UK, growth momentum is expected to slow during the course of 2022 as the impact of the cost of living crisis is felt while overall growth in the UK for 2022 could reach 3.9%, before slowing to 1.1% in 2023, according to the latest KPMG Global Economic Outlook. Consumer spending is expected to
Speaking ahead of the Spring Statement tomorrow, Vishal Chopra, head of tax in Scotland for KPMG UK, highlights his predictions. The Spring Statement wasn’t intended to be used to launch significant new tax-related measures, but an intensifying cost of living crisis, coupled with what many exp
Scottish retail sales remain behind pre-Covid-19 levels, according to the latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) & KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.