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• "Not That Bad" Say Private Companies | BTalk Australia

  BNET - 2009-06-24

  (Episode 272; 13 minutes 41) The latest Private Companies Survey from KPMG shows that most private Aussie companies are weathering the economic downturn, with an increasing proportion believing the worst is behind us. There are also noticeable trends that continue, irrespective of the influence of the global financial crisis. ...

  Tags: Finance, Financial Accounting, Internet, KPMG International, Phil Dobbie, Podcasts

• Driving Performance Improvements From Sarbanes Oxley Compliance

  BNET - 2005-05-04

  Compliance with Sarbanes Oxley should bring a portfolio view of controls within a business, giving greater knowledge of how controls are managed, whoÆs responsible, how they interface and impact on performance. This article puts forward that this can be an opportunity to re-evaluate how these controls can be made more...

  Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Performance, Control, KPMG International, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Performance Management, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Workforce Management

• A Financial Executive's Guide to Proposed Changes in Statutory Reserve and Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Variable Annuities

  BNET - 2005-04-01

  Variable annuities have become one of the top success stories for the life insurance industry in the last decade. However, the evolution of guarantees like guaranteed minimum death benefits GMDBs and guaranteed living benefits GLBs, in many cases dependent for their financial viability on sophisticated hedging programs, have caused concern...

  Tags: Financial, Annuity, KPMG International, Risk-based Capital, Financial Executive, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Bringing the GAAP Hierarchy Into GAAP

  BNET - 2005-04-01

  This article explains a proposed FASB Statement that would adopt the hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles now in auditing standards with some updating modifications. The proposal would make the rules governing which accounting principles take precedence directly applicable to preparers of financial statements, not just to auditors, and is...

  Tags: KPMG International, Hierarchy, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Building A Success Model For Internal Audit: The Balanced Scorecard

  BNET - 2005-03-18

  Many successful organisations nowadays are recognising the importance of the internal audit function as a key component of the governance framework within their organisation. However, internal audit functions that provide the greatest value to management and boards will be those that have already established a clear picture of their own...

  Tags: Audit, Balanced Scorecard, KPMG International, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: The Operations 'Track'

  BNET - 2005-03-15

  The paper highlights that Sarbanes-Oxley is a steep new cost - with direct accountability by the CEO and all executives - but with the total cost of control and return on investment ('ROI') squarely in the hands of the operations executive. Many business leaders have quantified Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs related...

  Tags: Cost, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, KPMG International, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Roi/Tco, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Managerial Accounting

• 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

• Driving Performance Improvements From Sarbanes Oxley Principles for Non SEC Listed Companies

  BNET - 2005-01-04

  This paper takes a look at how Sarbanes Oxley has put internal controls in the spotlight and non SEC listed organizations are increasingly looking to implement a Sarbanes Oxley type programme. Application of the principles of Sarbanes Oxley can be a springboard for improvements in controls, processes and business performance,...

  Tags: Business Performance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Performance, SEC, KPMG International, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

• Leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

  BNET - 2004-12-15

  New financial reporting regulations such as those imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and governance bodies both in the United States and around the world are placing increased demands on senior management. This is particularly true for financial institutions and other organizations in highly regulated industries. This article explains why, in...

  Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Financial Reporting, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, KPMG International, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Planning, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

• Moving Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley: Leveraging Value From Compliance

  BNET - 2004-04-12

  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (S-O) has forced companies to take a wholesale look at control and governance within their organizations. In response to heightened public demand and regulatory requirements, companies have spent the last eighteen months tightening financial controls, strengthening external reporting, and reviewing corporate governance structures. As these...

  Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, KPMG International, Corporate Governance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures