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• Fraud Risk Management: Developing A Strategy For Prevention, Detection, And Response

  BNET - 2006-12-15

  In the wake of high-profile corporate scandals as well as new regulations worldwide, many business leaders are increasingly aware of the need to create company-specific antifraud measures to address internal corporate fraud and misconduct. While acknowledging that no single approach to fraud risk management can fit every organization's needs, this...

  Tags: Risk Management, KPMG International, Fraud, Litigation, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Business Operations, Finance, Management

• Enterprise Risk Management: Complacency Is No Longer an Option

  BNET - 2006-08-08

  In an environment in which risks are proliferating, shareholders are demanding growth, and first-movers are expanding rapidly into new markets, many leaders recognize that implementing an Enterprise Risk Management ERM program is becoming an urgent business priority. Getting started with a clear and practical vision is critical, and a few...

  Tags: KPMG International, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Security, Business Operations

• A View From the Top: Business Ethics and Leadership

  BNET - 2005-10-01

  The research presented in this paper provides some timely insights into the elusive dynamics driving board perspectives of the ethical dimensions of corporate life. It identifies some of the obstacles to a more robust engagement with modern day ethical challenges - challenges that arise from the idea that business is...

  Tags: Board, KPMG International, Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, Leadership, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management

• Risk and Capital Management: A New Perspective for Insurers

  BNET - 2005-08-01

  This document discusses the evolving importance of risk and capital management for insurers. It addresses risk and its measurement as well as risk diversification and it lays out a framework for capital management. It describes how a holistic approach can help insurance companies achieve a variety of business benefits as...

  Tags: Capital Management, Insurance Company, KPMG International, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

• Transfer Pricing in the Insurance Industry

  BNET - 2005-05-01

  In an increasingly globalized economy, insurance companies cannot afford to ignore tax issues arising in respect of their cross border intra-group dealings. This paper provides information about KPMG's Global FS Tax practice's capabilities in the area of insurance transfer pricing and lists country contacts. It depicts that insurance companies face...

  Tags: KPMG International, Pricing Strategy, Insurance, Financial Planning, Pricing, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Marketing

• The State of the Insurance Industry

  BNET - 2005-03-03

  This report provides an overview of significant industry activities occurring in the second quarter including: general highlights of issues pertaining to property/casualty, life/health, reinsurance, and the overall insurance industry; updates on accounting, tax, regulatory and legislative developments; consolidation and convergence; globalization and a look at international issues; risk management; and...

  Tags: Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Financial Planning, Globalization, Insurance, KPMG International, Management, Strategy

• Tax in the Boardroom

  BNET - 2005-02-01

  Tax regulations have changed dramatically in recent years. Businesses need to address the balance between shareholder expectations and the increasing pressures they face around governance, regulation and commercial competition. This paper states current thinking in this area and represents the findings of a year-long study of the regulatory, corporate governance...

  Tags: Shareholder, Compliance, KPMG International, Taxes, Free Trade, Corporate Governance, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Government

• Avoiding The Regulator's Red Flag On Outsourcing

  BNET - 2004-11-01

  Outsourcing can be an extremely effective means of reducing costs while at the same time maintaining - or even improving - standards of service. However, regulators are increasingly recognizing the risks of outsourcing and will take action to protect customers. The primary requirement from a regulatory and corporate governance perspective...

  Tags: Regulator, Red Flag Software, KPMG International, Outsourcing, Corporate Governance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Corporate Law

• Spotlight on Risk and Capital Management for Insurers

  BNET - 2004-09-22

  In the wake of high profile business failures and tougher regulations, insurers are under pressure to improve their risk and capital management. Falling interest rates and share prices have led to dramatic reductions in capital levels, and many organizations have been unprepared for new risks such as environmental disasters and...

  Tags: Capital Management, Insurance Company, Risk Management, KPMG International, Insurance, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Management

• Hungry for More? Acquisition Appetite and Strategy in the Global Private Banking and Wealth Management Industry

  BNET - 2004-05-26

  With growing numbers of high net worth individuals and increasing wealth creation, the private banking and wealth management industry has traditionally been seen as an area of great growth potential. With a few big global players and a large number of small private banks, the industry is naturally inclined to...

  Tags: Acquisition, Appetite, Banking, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Investment, KPMG International, Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy