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KPMG CEO Outlook 2026: German CEOs More Optimistic

According to KPMG's CEO Outlook 2026, 86% of German CEOs expect positive business development over the next three years, up from 72% last year. Over two-thirds anticipate growth of at least 2.5% for their own company. AI investments are a top priority for 77% of CEOs, with 94% expecting returns within three years. However, 43% anticipate AI-related job cuts. M&A activity is also a focus, with 90% considering acquisitions. Key risks include regulatory requirements (30%) and geopolitical instability (29%). The survey included 1,400 CEOs globally, with 125 from Germany, and was conducted between August and September 2026.

• 86% of German CEOs expect positive business growth over the next three years, up from 72% last year.
• 77% of German CEOs rank AI as a top investment priority, up from 68% the previous year.
• 94% of German CEOs expect a return on AI investments within three years.

Former KPMG CLO Mike Mather Joins Yoodli as Chief Learning Advisor

Yoodli, the AI platform for human skills, announced that Mike Mather, former Chief Learning Officer at KPMG US, has joined as Chief Learning Advisor. Mather will work with Yoodli customers and product teams to help organizations prepare their workforce for the AI era. He brings extensive experience from KPMG, EY, IBM, and PwC, where he advised Fortune 100 companies on HR and learning transformation. Yoodli is used by major firms like Google, Databricks, FranklinCovey, Korn Ferry, and Snowflake for AI training and coaching. Mather aims to help learning leaders demonstrate measurable behavior change and real business impact.

• Mike Mather, former Chief Learning Officer at KPMG US, joined Yoodli as Chief Learning Advisor.
• Mather served as KPMG's CLO from 2023 to September 2026.
• Yoodli is used by Google, Databricks, FranklinCovey, Korn Ferry, and Snowflake.

AI Pressure on Hourly Expertise Firms

Egan-Jones released a commentary analyzing how advances in artificial intelligence could compress margins at professional services firms that sell expertise by the hour, including audit, consulting, law, and engineering. The report highlights that small teams using AI can match the output of large practices, leading to significant price declines. It cites KPMG's 14% fee cut after client pressure as an example. The commentary also discusses the Model Context Protocol as an open standard that reduces the importance of software interfaces, eroding pricing power for legacy software and data providers. In private markets, AI enables startups to scale faster with less capital, compressing venture returns, which many limited partners have not priced in. Job losses among screen-based workers are expected to exert short-term downward pressure on housing prices, despite long-term urban land value. The commentary provides a framework for investors and risk managers.

• Egan-Jones released a commentary on AI's impact on hourly expertise firms.
• KPMG was pressured to cut fees by 14% due to AI savings.
• Model Context Protocol is cited as eroding software interface importance.

N-iX Ltd has set science-based target against the SBTi Corporate Near-Term Criteria

N-iX Ltd has received validation of its near-term science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initia [...]

N-iX named an OpenAI Select Partner to help enterprises move AI into production

N-iX, a global software engineering company that builds and operates AI systems in enterprise production environments, announced that it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner...