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Big4 Networking and Collaboration - Staying In Touch

What is it they say about birds of a feather flocking together? It would be more appropriate in our context to restate this as dedicated professionals, business leaders, consultative practitioners, from a common background of professional firms, getting a... Read >

The Face of Global Business Is Changing, According to KPMG

A comprehensive resource and reference guide, for corporate and business endeavors is the recently released publication by KPMG. It offers broad and bread-necessary guidance to executives on how to compete effectively and competitively in the global marke... Read >

True Partners Consulting Launched by Andersen Alumni

Just last month, we saw another interesting development in the creation of niche tax and consulting firms. Andersen alumni launched True Partners Consulting (TPC), a tax and advisory consulting firm in Chicago, headed by Cary McMillan, former head of the... Read >

New Mindsets, Old Fears

WIn an article released during the World Economic Forum in Davos, one of the biggest challenges in bringing together a global market is the need to "embrace diverse mindsets". At the heart of this daunting challenge is the fact that there are several comp... Read >

SOX Leads To IT Opportunities

Sarbanes-Oxley has opened up a growing range of opportunities for accountants and other financial professionals with solid IT skills. The reason? ''Information technology is often the key to compliance issues, whether we're talking about Sarbanes-Oxley... Read >

Follow Ups Are Important - Even When There's No Reply

Conventional wisdom says you should always follow up with prospective employers after you've sent them a resume or met them for an interview. But many candidates find such tactics fruitless: Either they receive no response from their actual contact, or fi... Read >

Financial Management: Global Financial Markets and a Simpler Way

The globalization of the world economies has brought about anticipated, as well as unexpected changes. One of the most controversial and complicated has been the investment process and the management of diverse and often involved international transaction... Read >

Internal Audit Still Faces Talent Shortage

Although a number of companies have tried to expand their internal audit departments to cope with the demands of Sarbanes-Oxley, a lack of talent has kept many positions unfilled. More than half of the 400 respondents to PricewaterhouseCoopers' second ann... Read >

Accenture's Global Delivery System Includes BPO in Warsaw

The continuing trend for businesses in today's global environment is to seek outsourcing opportunities, in an effort to control costs and to affect the highest level of professionalism possible. In many instances, the need to comply with global financial ... Read >

KPMG and Global Opportunity in Argentina, Brazil and Chile

There is a startling development in the most unusual place: South America. A region often marked by risk, uncertainty and crisis, South America is experiencing a rapidly rising increase in confidence and stability. The turn of the century dawned wi... Read >

M & A for Insurance: A Signal of International Growth?

One of the most overlooked industries, insurance, is poised for growth over the next three years. That fact is not disputed. The methods that will be used to achieve that growth are where the experts begin to diverge. Will the growth be through merger and... Read >

Global Venture Capital: Ernst & Young Reports on Important Trend

One of the most lucrative investment industries, venture capital, underwent a period of tremendous transition last year, and with that transition signaled passage into a new venture landscape. "The convergence of globalization, Web 2.0, media and inn... Read >

Accenture's Global Technology Growth Continues in India

The global expansion of the Big4 into countries such as India, Brazil, and China are a testament to the tremendous growth potential to be found in the world markets; the latest from Accenture is to open a technology delivery center in Pune, India. Th... Read >