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LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What do utility executives often overlook when making a smart grid business case: data. KPMG partner Julie Luecht, an energy consultant in the firm's Los Angeles office, says "leveraging data as a source of value is the key to establishing and realizing a strong smart grid business case." A unique aspect of smart grid is that infrastructure, such as new meters and grid sensor devices, provides an abundance of potentially useful information...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Triggered by rising consumer demand for on-line games and virtual worlds for entertainment, government and tax authorities are eyeing the conversion of "virtual currency" by players to U.S. dollars and other currencies through on-line auction sites or social media companies. International Tax consultants Jim Carr and Jason Hoerner, both in KPMG LLP's Silicon Valley office, authored "Virtual Currency in Virtual Economies: Income...
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Bakalar as the newest member of its Global Healthcare Center of Excellence (CoE). At KPMG, Dr. Bakalar will provide senior executive leadership in clinical intelligence, focusing on next-generation healthcare data analytics and the use of e-health technologies that will enable new care delivery models. "We are extremely pleased that Dr. Richard...
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Internal Revenue Service, state and local taxing authorities, and other tax revenue agencies around the world enhance enforcement, demand greater transparency and impose more complex reporting requirements, KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm, has launched Tax Dispute Resolution Quarterly - an e-magazine designed to help corporate taxpayers stay abreast of significant news and developments in the tax dispute arena. "Increased...
KPMG's Global Summit generates key recommendations to demonstrate a clear case for sustainable business. NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Policymakers and the business community should ramp up collaboration and demonstrate renewed leadership in order to achieve sustainable and equitable growth objectives, according to recommendations released today from KPMG's "Business Perspective on Sustainable Growth: Preparing for Rio+20" global summit. Summit attendees agreed...
-The costs of environmental impacts of business operations are doubling every 14 years. -Companies should expect increases in external environmental costs which today are often not shown on financial statements. -Businesses and policymakers must take joint strategic decisions and act now. NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research from KPMG International has identified 10 "megaforces" that will significantly affect corporate growth globally over the next two...
NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As governance, risk and compliance (GRC) issues continue to make substantial progress moving up the corporate Boardroom agenda, executive management wants assurances that all three components are being integrated effectively and efficiently, according to research by KPMG International. The Convergence Evolution, a global survey of senior risk decision-makers, finds 50 percent of U.S. boards and 41 percent of boards globally are...
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many major urban areas across the globe are straining to adequately support rapidly growing populations prompting a need for infrastructure investment. This development is pressuring the engineering and construction industry to step up to meet the demand, putting their efficiency and risk management processes to the test, according to KPMG International's 2012 Global Construction Survey. The Great Global Infrastructure Opportunity...
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite expectations that the landmark Vodafone decision may momentarily relieve concerns over international cross-border transactions with Indian companies, business leaders are forewarned that legislative responses from the Government of India could alter the landscape again, according to commentators on a Webcast today sponsored by KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm. The Indian Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 20 that Vodafone...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, DUBLIN and TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FINCAD, the market leader for innovative over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives solutions, today announced it is working with KPMG LLP, the Canadian member firm of KPMG International and one of the top accounting firms in the world, to produce a whitepaper series on the basics of hedge accounting for corporate treasuries. Titled The Basics of Hedge Accounting, this educational series outlines the principles...
