KPMG has launched its 10th annual search for the UK's most promising tech innovators. The competition, Tech Innovator in the UK 2023, has previously spotlighted companies such as What3Words, SafetoNet, FIDOTech, and 2022 winner HiiROC, who later triumphed in the global final at Web Summit.
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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has handed out a fine of £1.3 million to KPMG and its former employee Stuart Peter James Smith for audit failings, after it concluded its investigation into the statutory audit of Luceco Plc's financial statements for the financial year ended 31
KPMG has received criticism for not identifying significant risks in Silicon Valley Bank's audit, which took place shortly before the bank's collapse.
New research from KPMG, as part of its Consumer Pulse survey, shows that nine out of 10 bill payers in Scotland made changes to reduce energy use between October 2022 and February 2023.
Research from KPMG UK has revealed significant reductions in consumer spending in 2023 and potential responses to the end of energy bill support payments in April.
KPMG UK has announced that Paula Holland will take on the leadership of its Aberdeen office, as Martin Findlay retires following 31 years with the professional services firm. Ms Holland will take up the post of office senior partner from 3 April, leading 125 colleagues in the city. Ms Holl
New data has shown Scotland is making some progress, but still falling short on leading indicators of productivity. Looking at key productivity indicators including business investment, job vacancies and sick leave, the fourth annual edition of the CBI-KPMG Scottish Productivity Index meas
Looking forward to next week's budget announcement, Vishal Chopra writes on what to expect from the Spring Statement in the current economic climate. With snow forecast to fall across the central belt this week, spring isn’t quite in the air. Indeed, the months since the Autumn Statement have
KPMG UK has appointed Fiona Robertson as associate director within its corporate finance M&A team in Scotland. Ms Robertson joins the professional services firm from Azets, where she was director of corporate finance for the past two years.
Scotland’s mid-market businesses attracted a record amount of private equity during 2022, despite investment dipping across the rest of the UK, according to new analysis by KPMG UK. Over the course of the year 51 deals involving Scottish firms were completed, worth £3.5bn, reflecting a y
KPMG UK and the liquidators of Carillion have reached a settlement agreement, putting an end to the £1.3 billion legal claim against the professional services giant.
The number of alleged fraud cases over £100,000 being heard in Scottish courts rose significantly last year, according to KPMG UK’s latest bi-annual Fraud Barometer. A total of 24 cases totalling £17.4 million reached Scottish courts in 2022, up from 2021, when 16 cases worth &poun
KPMG UK has reported a 16% rise in revenue from £2.35 billion to £2.72bn, with profit before tax increasing from £436 million to £449m, in today's published annual results for the financial year ended 30 September 2022.
Last year some of Scotland's most promising businesses received £705 million of venture capital (VC) investment, the largest amount on record, according to KPMG’s latest Venture Pulse Survey.
New research has revealed that nearly half (47%) of Scottish consumers plan to spend less on gifts in 2023 — with the most common choice of product chosen being something that brings practical help to the recipient. With the cost-of-living crisis set to see two-thirds of consumers reducin