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  1. 11/12/2025

    Areas of focus for 2025 year ends

    Hosted by Brian O’Donovan, this episode takes as its central theme the need to achieve clarity in financial reporting amid significant uncertainty. It delivers insights from KPMG specialists on a range of topics – including getting ready for IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, and embracing the challenge of sustainability reporting. ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    17 min

  2. 17/11/2025

    Cryptoassets and stablecoins | Accounting and tax considerations

    Cryptoassets continue to be in the spotlight. Any company considering investing needs to understand the accounting and tax implications to make informed decisions. This podcast features input from Julia LaPointe (Associate Partner, KPMG International Standards Group), Charlotte Lo (Partner, Accounting Advisory Services, Banking & Asset Management, KPMG UK) and Susanne Dixon (Partner, Tax, KPMG UK). ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    12 min
  3. EU Omnibus proposals | What do they mean for your company?

    19/03/2025

    EU Omnibus proposals | What do they mean for your company?

    The European Commission is seeking to simplify the reporting burden for companies. Under its recent package of proposals, only the largest companies would report under European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). In this podcast, Jan A. Müller (Partner, KPMG in Germany) and Katharina Gädeke (Partner, Regulatory Advisory, KPMG in Germany) discuss the proposals and what they might mean for different companies that have already reported or are preparing to report under ESRS. ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    10 min

  4. 27/11/2024

    Areas of focus for 2024 year ends

    Hosted by Brian O’Donovan, this episode takes as its central theme the need to drive clarity in financial reporting. It delivers insights from KPMG specialists on a range of topics – including climate-related matters, valuation and impairment, changes to presentation and new disclosures and, finally, the growing importance of connectivity between a company’s financial statements and all other publicly available information. ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    20 min

  5. 07/12/2023

    Areas of focus for 2023 year ends

    Hosted by Brian O’Donovan (KPMG Global IFRS Leader), this episode addresses the current uncertain times and delivers insights from KPMG specialists on a range of topics – including climate-related risks and connectivity, valuation and impairment, implications of the new global top-up tax, disclosing material accounting policies and finally, how the new insurance contracts standard is playing out in practice. ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    19 min

  6. 25/07/2023

    Emissions | ESG measures in executive pay packages

    Increasingly, incentives offered to executives as part of their pay packages can include delivering on a company's ESG strategy. For example, executive bonuses based in part on progress towards a company's net-zero target. In this podcast – the latest in our series on the impact of the transition towards net zero – Rachel Tucker and Anthony Voigt take a closer look at what’s happening in this space. ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    15 min

  7. 06/07/2023

    Emissions | Net-zero commitments | Impacts on financial reporting

    When a company pledges to meet net-zero targets by a certain date, it faces heightened scrutiny of the steps to be taken to meet such commitments and their potential financial reporting impacts. Stakeholder expectations are high, and if a company is to successfully communicate its progress towards net-zero goals, meaningful and connected disclosures will be crucial. In this podcast – the latest in our series on the impact of the transition towards net zero – Adrian King and Irina Ipatova take a closer look at what’s going on in this space. ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    14 min

  8. 27/06/2023

    ESG reporting | TCFD to ISSB | How does my company get there?

    The release of the first two IFRS® Sustainability Disclosure Standards is a key milestone in the evolution of the sustainability reporting landscape towards high-quality mandatory reporting. We now have a clear global baseline for investor-focused sustainability reporting that local jurisdictions can build on. In this podcast – the first in a new series focusing on ESG reporting – Bryce Ehrhardt and Simon Weaver consider how to approach these new standards – from the standpoint of companies that already use the TCFD framework as well as those that don't. ‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

    12 min
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KPMG’s podcast series on the most topical issues in financial and sustainability reporting

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    KPMG International
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    2019 - 2025
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