The latest Global Business Outlook survey from KPMG International shows that the healthy optimism recorded earlier in the year holds firm.

KPMG welcomes release of proposals by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for a new accounting model for insurance contracts.

Consumer industry M&A deals still active despite weakening economic indicators.

Investment banking revenues prop up huge retail impairments, says new report, Focus on transparency, published by KPMG International.

Consumers remain far less willing than their global counterparts to pay for digital content, according to 'Consumers & Convergence IV' – KPMG's fourth annual global survey of consumers’ day-to-day use of mobile and PC technology.

KPMG performed a survey of large companies in Moscow and Saint Petersburg jointly with GVA Sawyer to identify the link between the general economic operating indicators of the companies, their plans over the next six and 12 months and demand for quality class A and B+/B office space.

With direct investment in human resources falling in 2009, and the labor market waking up, most companies focused on long-term motivation and employee retention programs.

KPMG and the Corporate Finance Laboratory of the State University – Higher School of Economics - present the results of joint research on value-based management practices at Russian companies.

Joel Stern talked about the company's economic model and the principles of Economic Value Added, and also explained why the value paradigm is so relevant for Russian companies and described value-based management methods.

The main driver for having this Forum is to increase awareness on the hiring people with disabilities, and their integration to organizations. The Forum took place on May 28.