Out of Adversity - Latin American business reactions to recession and strategies for recovery
Winners of the 2009 E50 announced
2 November 2009 - Jointly organised by The Business Times and KPMG LLP (Singapore), this year’s judging criteria was enhanced to include a stronger focus on liquidity and risk management practices in light of the recent economic crunch.
KPMG Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey 2009
29 October 2009 - This year represents a milestone in global tax policy, as governments – driven by the need for more revenue – are implementing proactive measures to increase the tax take from both indirect taxes and the tax base for corporate income taxes.
Reference: KPMG Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey 2009
Singapore Cash Management Survey 2009
1 October 2009 - This inaugural KPMG survey of 251 Singapore-based companies reveals that while almost all companies in Singapore rated cash and working capital management as important, most are missing opportunities to release cash from other areas of their business.
Reference: Singapore Cash Management Survey 2009
KPMG’s Global Assignment Policies and Practices Survey (GAPP) 2009
28 September 2009 - Despite the recent downturn, organisations worldwide made cuts but continued to send assignments overseas according to the results of KPMG’s 2009 GAPP survey of 470 human resources (HR) executives.
Reference: Global Assignment Policies
and Practices - Survey 2009
KPMG Business Outlook Surveys
14 September 2009 - A survey of senior executive across four key US industry sectors suggest that three-quarters of them believe business conditions for in their particular industry will be better in 2010 than now.
Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey 2009
24 August 2009 - This latest survey report of 86 countries suggests that top personal income tax rates around the have fallen by an average of 2.3 percent over the past seven years. However, this trend may be coming to an end as governments look for increased revenues to fund stimulus packages.
Reference: KPMG's Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey 2009
Never catch a falling knife
10 June 2009 - Companies in the Asia Pacific region are significantly more likely than their European counterparts to be planning a radical change in their business strategies. They are using the global recession as an opportunity to transform their operations in anticipation of emerging new international markets.
Reference: KPMG International Survey: Never catch a falling knife
IFRS Conversion: Start the journey early, and take a clear map
4 June 2009 - Organizations planning for conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards should start the process early, and have a clear roadmap to their objective. The conversion process also offers unique opportunities for companies to transform their finance function for long-term efficiencies and savings.
KPMG Asia-Pacific IFRS Conference: Restoring confidence in capital markets
27 May 2009 - Plans by the Singapore Accounting Standards Council to fully converge the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards with International Financial Reporting Standards were announced today by the Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the KPMG Asia-Pacific IFRS Conference, held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore.
Enterprise 50 Awards: Staying resilient and preparing for the uptur
28 April 2009 - 2009 Enterprise 50 (E50) Awards: Jointly organised by The Business Times and KPMG, nominations for the 2009 Enterprise 50 Awards opens for nominations today and closes on 15 June 2009. Application information is available from the E50 secretariat.
Labour mobility remains the key to business growth plans
16 April 2009 - KPMG's Tax, Demographics and Corporate Location Survey finds that companies still source skilled labour from other countries despite higher costs.
Tax rules tighten for investment funds across Asia-Pacific region
16 February 2009 - New 17 country KPMG survey finds increasing scrutiny of fund structures by tax authorities.
Reference: The Impact of Tax Treaty Trends in the Asia-Pacific Funds Sector
International assignments remain on upswing despite economic downturn
12 February 2009 - Despite the economic gloom, 83 percent of human resources executives surveyed worldwide expect the number of international assignments to remain the same or increase over the next five years.
Reference: KPMG's Global Assignments Policies and Procedures survey 2008
Current infrastructure investment inadequate for long-term business growth
5 February 2009 - The current level of infrastructure investment is insufficient for growth, says 77 percent of C-level executives surveyed in a recent KPMG survey titled Bridging the Global Infrastructure Gap.
Reference: Bridging the Global Infrastructure Gap: views from the executive suite
Global M&A Predictor 2009
29 January 2009 - KPMG Corporate Finance’s Global M&A Predictor forecasts that 2009 will see a continued fall in global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) but that deal activity should slowly return late in the year.
KPMG Budget reactions 2009
22 January 2009 - Singapore's Budget statement was read in parliament on 22 January 2009. These are KPMG's reaction quotes.
Banking beyond the credit crisis: risk management
19 January 2009 - Almost 50 percent of over 500 global banking executives surveyed said their board lacks risk expertise and 76 percent involved in risk management feel that risk management is still regarded as a support function at their organisation.
Reference: Never again? Risk management in banking beyond the credit crisis
