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An overview of KPMG global news:

Bahrain

Solidarity acquisition named Islamic Finance deal of the year in Bahrain Solidarity’s acquisition of Al-Hilal Life and Al-Hilal Takaful from Ahli United Bank has been named the best financial transaction of the year in Bahrain.
18 February 2024
Europe

6 charts on deals and investments in the global fintech market 2021 has seen an incredibly strong start to the year for the global fintech market, with very robust investment across venture capital, private equity and corporate investments.
02 September 2021
Middle East

Six trends sweeping through Middle East's insurance industry Global accounting and consulting giant KPMG has released the latest edition of its ‘Future of Insurance’ report for the Middle East.
05 August 2021
Australia

Australia's insurance industry saw profits halve in 2020 Bushfires, storms, floods and a global pandemic have combined to give Australia’s insurance sector one of its worst years on record. KPMG presents the year’s key figures in a new report.
13 January 2021
Australia

Covid-19 is reshaping insurance and wealth offerings Covid-19 is likely to leave an enduring legacy in the financial and wealth management sectors, as consumer demands become ever more complex. This is according to KPMG analysis.
08 November 2020
United Kingdom

Half of UK financial services staff want shift to flexible working More than one-quarter of finance workers want to work from home full time once Covid-19 passes, while one-in-ten are looking to relocate following the pandemic.
04 November 2020
Germany

German Government enlists consultants for BaFin reform The Federal Government of Germany has tasked consultants from Roland Berger, KPMG and Sopra Steria with assisting an overhaul of the nation’s financial watchdog BaFin.
08 October 2020
Saudi Arabia

How banks and insurers in Saudi Arabia are faring during Covid While Covid-19 has understandably had a significant impact on Saudi Arabia’s financial services industry, the banking and insurance sectors have proven resilient this year.
07 October 2020
Australia

Report calls for reform in the disability income insurance sector Having been called upon to assess the disability income in Australia, KPMG has found that simplification of products is central to the future development of the disability income insurance sector.
25 February 2020
Middle East

Deloitte and KPMG recognised at MENA Insurance Awards Deloitte has been named Actuarial/Risk Consultancy Firm of the year at the 2020 MENA Insurance Awards, while KPMG took home the award for Audit Service Provider.
19 February 2020
Hong Kong

KPMG names Erik Bleekrode as Head of Insurance for the Asia Pacific Big Four firm KPMG has named Hong Kong-based company veteran Erik Bleekrode as its new Head of Insurance for the Asia Pacific.
28 January 2020
Asia

PwC takes home Regulation Asia consulting firm of the year award PwC has taken the consulting firm of the year title at the second Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence, with Synpulse, KPMG, and BearingPoint among the other category winners.
15 November 2019
Middle East

MENA Fintech Association launches with KPMG among founders A number of organisations have come to together to launch the MENA Fintech Association – with KPMG among the corporate founding members.
27 June 2019
Netherlands

The M&A advisors that sold Vivat to Athora and NN Group Dutch insurance company Vivat has been sold for more than €1 billion to two financial groups: Dutch counterpart NN Group and Athora, a pan-European specialised insurance company.
24 June 2019
Europe

KPMG boosts CDD, KYC and AML offering with SynerScope tooling KPMG has bolstered its financial crime services through a partnership with SynerScope, a firm that provides software that helps financial services institutions with uncovering criminal and fraudulent
19 June 2019
South Africa

Deloitte to become joint auditor of Old Mutual alongside incumbent KPMG South African financial services and insurance firm Old Mutual has added global professional services firm Deloitte as an auditor, in addition rival firm KPMG, which has been Old Mutual’s auditor for
25 July 2018
United Kingdom

Insurance companies leverage opportunities offered by disruption Insurance companies are increasingly faced with internal and external disruptions, largely due to new technologies and business models arising.
02 November 2017
United Kingdom

Screen, KPMG and Front Consulting partner of Screen Markets In the second week of October 2017 a large conference for professionals in the financial services sector will take place in Amsterdam.
04 October 2017
United Kingdom

Strategic approach to mergers & acquisitions key for insurance industry Changes in the insurance industry, largely the result of digitalisation of key processes inside and outside the industry, is creating new incentives to engage with industry and cross industry experti
05 April 2017
United Kingdom

Cybercrime and crisis insurance products to boom in coming years Insurance against a range of risks in the political risk and crisis management space are set to boom in the coming years, after a period of lacklustre profitability growth within the market.
13 September 2016

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