Dean Brown

Mar 21, 2024 | kpmg.com | Dean Brown

KPMG: Smart use of technology and data is critical to reducing cost and risk, and to meeting growing demands for personalisation and access to digital and private assets. It’s also a vital enabler of firms’ ability to integrate ESG into portfolios, operations and governance — not to mention ensuring consumer protection and complying with evolving regulations like the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. Unlocking that potential is hard though.

Feb 26, 2024 | decibelmagazine.com | Dean Brown

Welcome to our latest semi-regular Decibel feature. Here, talented musicians from across the metalsphere provide us with their Last Tape Before Doomsday. Sebastian Thomson’s range of reference when it comes to his drumming is infinite in its eclecticism.

Feb 26, 2024 | kpmg.com | Dean Brown

Asset management leaders from across KPMG firms spoke with specialist service providers State Street and Snowflake to chart the industry’s learning curve and identify next steps. Asset managers are struggling to deliver sustained, profitable growth. In the markets, investment returns are being disrupted by macro-economic and geopolitical volatility. Competitive dynamics are accelerating, and investors are pushing for lower fees — while also stepping up their service expectations.

Jan 30, 2024 | decibelmagazine.com | Dean Brown

Welcome to our latest semi-regular Decibel feature. Here, talented musicians from across the metalsphere provide us with their Last Tape Before Doomsday (yes, that title is indeed a nod to the under-appreciated doom band Worship)—a 10-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped their lives.

Aug 28, 2023 | popmatters.com | Dean Brown

Ghost at the GallowsCentury MediaGhost at the Gallows continues an excellent run of form for Spirit Adrift, one that truly began on their second album, Curse of Conception (2017). Five full-length studio releases deep since 2016, and incredibly, sole founder Nate Garrett keeps improving as a songwriter. The hooks get bigger and bolder just as his vocals get more distinctive, confident, and compelling.