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• 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

• Defining Issues : Changing Landscape For Payments Received From Suppliers

  BNET - 2003-04-01

  A recently completed EITF Consensus will cause wholesalers and retailers to review their accounting for payments they receive from their suppliers and could significantly affect their accounting and business practices. Supplier payments include cash or its equivalent in the form, for example, of a credit that is applied to future...

  Tags: Payment, Supplier, KPMG International, Consensus, Channel Management, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance

• The rise of the consumers' champion

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Global regulation is on the rise, with an increased focus on treating customers fairly. This article considers how this will affect retail banks. The proposals on capital adequacy have significant implications for credit and operational risk management, capital planning, securitization programs, and disclosure requirements. They also provide an international perspective...

  Tags: Customer Service, KPMG International, Regulations, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Government, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

• Customer Churn Management: Retaining High-Margin Customers With Customer Relationship Management Techniques

  BNET - 2002-05-07

  For providers, increased customer churn has resulted in rising customer acquisition costs and lower average monthly billings. It also has translated into a renewed interest in customer satisfaction and retention, since it costs much more for a communications company to acquire a new customer than to retain an existing one....

  Tags: Customer, KPMG International, CRM, Sales Strategy, Product Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software