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Ask an Expert: Entrepreneurs' similarities form a global bond

Finding the money? I am writing to you today from the site of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, sponsored by the Emlyon Business School and KPMG. I was invited to attend this conference, which brought together about 80...

PEs shift focus to sectors on domestic market

Private equity (PE) investors are now diverting their attention to sectors such as energy, telecom, infrastructure, education, media and entertainment. Reason: these sectors are largely dependent on the domestic market and not...

Global Financial Crisis Raises Ante for Auditors

THE risk of a huge lawsuit against one of the big four auditing firms as a result of the current global financial crisis has increased to such an extent that it could be a matter of time before another auditing firm collapses.

ACCA event looks at credit crisis impact

MUSCAT -- Leading finance professionals attended an event organised by ACCA Oman (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) which looked at the impact of the global credit crisis on accounting standards and on how...

IR Global Rankings 2009: Registration Period Extended Until November 28, 2008

NEW YORK, Nov 17, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- US); Far Eastern Textile (TWSE: 1402); FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX); Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE: FMS); Galp Energia (EURONEXT: GALP PL); General Electric Company (NYSE: GE);...

How 25 Quid Could Win You A Home

9:30am UK, Monday November 17, 2008 Ever fancied owning a million-dollar holiday home in Florida? Well this one could be yours - for just £25. Colin and Sue Stafford's house in Orlando (Picture: perfectholidayhome.co.uk) Hoping...

Martin hopes mentoring will help native teens add up to success

JOE FRIESEN From Monday's Globe and Mail It was a chance meeting on an airplane that persuaded Paul Martin, the former prime minister now devoted to the cause of Canada's aboriginal peoples, to pursue the question of why...

KPMG chief gets DBERR advisory post

Our Parliamentary Correspondent, Accountancy Age, Monday 17 November 2008 at 10:41:00 Simon Collins appointed to the Industrial Development Advisory Board KPMG corporate finance chief executive Simon Collins has been appointed...

Custom software, systems firm collects data, crunches numbers

Sean Dobbin • Staff writer • November 17, 2008 The Rochester Top 100, which annually recognizes the fastest-growing privately held companies in the nine-county region, is sponsored by the Rochester Business Alliance and KPMG....

Deutsche Bank's Anshu Jain Picks Up Stake In IPL Team Mumbai Indians

Top Deustsche Bank executive Anshu Jain has bought a 15% stake in Mukesh Ambani's Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. Jain, the head of global markets at Deutsche Bank, has picked up the stake in his personal...