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Starting with our most recent additions, for a specific subject please use the search. A listing of all titles is here. Most are PDFs, help for PDFs is here.

Hungry for more? Acquisition appetite and strategy in the private banking and wealth management industry. The survey results mentioned in this publication refer to interviews with 100 senior executives in the private banking and wealth management industry, from 17 countries around the world.

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The survey focuses on benchmarking the performance and disclosure of broadly comparable general insurers based on full year 2008 results.

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This is the 2008 edition of a publication presenting the results of a survey of financial statements of major European insurance groups.

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KPMG recently held a seminar on developments on insurance accounting and regulatory matters. A copy of the material is available for download.

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We are delighted to announce the launch of the latest edition of SIMI magazine. The new edition of SIMI tackles some of the key issues facing investment managers as they try to get to grips with a rapidly changing global landscape.

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This report considers the financial position and performance of the UK’s largest banks. The survey summarises the published interim and annual financial statements and benchmarks the banks against each other.

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A set of illustrative financial statements for a Lloyd's syndicate; produced by KPMG LLP Financial Services Technical Advisory to assist preparers in the production of Lloyd’s syndicate annual report and accounts.

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This report looks at some key issues that have faced foreign banks as they establish an incorporated entity within China. It features case study interviews with three foreign banks operating in China.

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Bi-annual publication presenting the results from a survey of selected insurers' financial statements at half year 2008.

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The Hedge Fund industry is going through a period of significant change. This survey explores the structure of the cost base for small to medium-sized Hedge Fund managers in the current market and looks at managers’ appetite for outsourcing and also where costs are expected to change in future.

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Benchmarks the performance and disclosure of predominantly UK listed general insurers, based on half year 2008 results. Firms include: Admiral, Amlin, Aspen, Beazley, Brit, Catlin, Hiscox, Novae & RSA.

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A guide to model risk and control that simplifies the complexities of risk and compliance and highlights the key to success.

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Focussing on people issues in financial services, particularly in the aftermath of the credit crisis; we invite readers to explore the skills gap in the investment management industry, the risk-taking culture of the bonus, talent management strategies used in football, and in conversation with the Head of Barclaycard we hear his views on the importance of building the right team. Other topics include the future of Basel II, IFRS and investment opportunities in the emerging markets.

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This report considers the financial performance of the five largest UK banks - HSBC, RBS, Barclays, HBOS and Lloyds TSB at the 2008 half year. The survey utilises the published interim and annual financial statements and benchmarks the banks against each other.

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Working to Rules, bi-monthly publication highlighting critical regulatory issues for the financial sector.

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We are delighted to announce the launch of the latest SIMI (State of the Investment Management Industry in Europe), at the 2008 Fund Forum International recently held in Barcelona. Following 12 years of producing this publication, we have strived to make this issue even better than its predecessors; including a refreshed style that makes it more readable and user friendly.

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KPMG International, in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit has produced a report that examines the impact the credit crisis has had on investment managers.

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As expected, the last few months have been hectic in the Solvency II world. CEIOPS1 has circulated five consultation papers (CPs), the results of QIS 2 and, of course, we are about to enter into QIS 3. Needless to say, there is much to debate at the moment

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For this survey, KPMG interviewed key industry participants including central banks, major UK, European and international banks, international card schemes, service and technology providers. Current trends, possible breakpoints and disruptive effects were explored and, as a result, a likely picture of the payments industry of the future emerged.

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The European Commission published the draft framework Directive on 10 July, setting out some high level principles for the industry. This Briefing examines some of the pressing issues to come out of the Directive that insurance companies should consider.

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This is the sixth in a series of research reports produced jointly by KPMG International and CREATE-Research. It highlights the forces of convergence and divergence between and within long-only and alternative investments. In so doing, it aims to address the means by which the investment universe is being impacted by the increasing importance and influence of alternative investments. In light of these developments, the research presents the assessment emerging from the most comprehensive and broadly based research study ever carried out on the future of investment management.

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Growth, performance and governance are key issues for CEOs of insurance companies around the world. This edition of frontiers in finance is solely devoted to the insurance sector and is structured around these three key issues.

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Database summarises, in a series of tables of statistics, ratios and rankings, the financial performance of all the current UK building societies.

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