The current global financial crisis has been peppering conversations not only at many business meetings, but sometimes even at the family dinner table. While everyone has their own opinions and theories, realistically it is nearly impossible to predict what will happen. If anything, the so called 'global financial crisis' drives home the fact that economies no longer exist in isolation.

KPMG conducts the International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting every three years to gain insight into CSR reporting and to contribute to the evolving global dialogue on transparency and accountability

Sources of labor may change, but global labor market here to stay. China a future source for many countries, but may not be able to deliver Traditional patterns of overseas employment are changing under the pressure of a globalized economy, improved communications and cheap international travel, a new study from KPMG International has found.

Internal procurement's full potential remains unrealized by the business, states a KPMG survey. According to research published recently, the procurement function within many large corporates is under-leveraged and unappreciated – yet a crucial role beckons during the current downturn if it could be integrated better into the market strategy.

While organizations from the European Union and especially those from western Europe are performing regular market wide business continuity exercises, in Romania there are still organizations that do not always have business continuity plans or, if they do, they do not test them on a regular basis.

Survey indicates too few planning fundamental changes to risk management structure Despite the continued fall-out from the financial crisis across the banking industry, it appears that not enough institutions are planning to make fundamental changes to their risk frameworks.
The claim comes from KPMG International as they unveil the findings of a new survey into apparent risk management failures which many in the industry are now coming to terms with.

In December 2007, KPMG Forensic published the results of its second global anti money laundering survey, focusing on how banks have responded to the challenge of fighting this phenomenon, and the progress they have made since the last such survey in 2004.

A new white paper from KPMG Forensic sets out the fundamental requirements for an effective fraud risk management strategy

KPMG is pleased to announce the results of its latest quarterly Barometer Survey. In this period of economic growth following EU accession, it is particularly useful for us to understand how companies view their activities in Romania and how they see their future.

This new study by KPMG Forensic profiles a Fraudster by examining the characteristics of the perpetrators of fraud cases, and the circumstances in which the frauds were perpetrated.