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An overview of PwC news in the UK, Page 2:

Questions remain on net-zero resolve of Big Four Three of the world’s four largest professional services firms have recently committed to producing net-zero carbon emissions in the next decade, while the fourth has made noises toward the same goal
15 October 2020
PwC alumnus Melissa Nussbaum joins WeTransfer as CFO Capital markets and technology specialist Melissa Nussbaum has joined file-sharing platform WeTransfer as the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer.
01 October 2020
Nine PwC firms working on UN-backed Covid-19 initiative Nine of PwC’s national and regional wings are teaming up to support a new global initiative and collaboration to help local communities recover better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
30 September 2020
Professional services giant PwC commits to net-zero by 2030 Big Four professional services firm PwC has announced it aims to bring its carbon impact to net-zero by the end of the decade.
17 September 2020
8 charts on the economic cost of Beirut's port explosion The explosion in Beirut’s port on the 4th of August 2020 sent a shock through Lebanon, killing more than 220 people, injuring more than 6,500 and leaving some 300,000 people homeless.
16 September 2020
PwC stops sponsor partnership with Irish university society Global professional services firm PwC has announced it is ending its sponsorship of the Dublin University Philosophical Society, having partnered the society for the last five years.
09 September 2020
PwC helps save 2,300 jobs with sale of vehicle repair business PwC has overseen the sale of Nationwide Accident Repair Services and a number of its subsidiaries, after being appointed for the company’s administration.
07 September 2020
16 consulting firms awarded government coronavirus contracts The UK Government has once again come under fire for its spending on private consulting contractors, after it emerged the industry had received contracts worth £56 million to help with the national r
24 August 2020
PwC UK and US advise Gymshark on unicorn valuation Following a successful minority investment drive, Gymshark has joined the ranks of the UK’s ‘unicorns’, as the start-up has been valued at over $1 billion.
24 August 2020
PwC and legal advisers help Travelex restructure its debt Professional services firm PwC has clinched a restructuring deal for Travelex, which appointed administrators earlier in August. The news safeguards around 1,800 jobs in the UK.
17 August 2020
10 global consulting firms sign up to The Valuable 500 Global disability inclusion movement The Valuable 500 now has 300 signatories, including 10 global consulting firms.
03 August 2020
Big Four must split consulting and accounting profits in UK The UK’s audit industry regulator has announced plans to force top accounting and advisory firms to separate profits relating to their different lines of work.
13 July 2020
11 consulting firms share top prizes at MCA Awards 2020 Hundreds of professionals from across the UK consulting industry have tuned in remotely for the first ever digital edition of the MCA Awards.
09 July 2020
PwC launches Real Assets practice, led by Simon Hampton PwC has announced the formation of a new Real Assets practice to combine the expertise and cross -sector insight of close to 1,000 real estate and infrastructure professionals.
08 July 2020
Ex-PwC Consultant installed as Guardian Media Group CFO Former PwC Consultant Keith Underwood has been named as the new Chief Financial and Operating Officer of Guardian Media Group.
02 July 2020
Premiership Rugby calls in PwC to guide restart plans Professional services giant PwC has been called on by Premiership Rugby to help plans to restart the season.
26 June 2020
The largest Irish consulting firms with an accounting heritage Ireland’s ten largest consulting firms with an accounting heritage generated more than €2 billion in fees last year, with the Big Four giants making up 86% of all fees.
23 June 2020
British Business Bank hires Deloitte, KPMG and PwC Three of the Big Four accounting firms have won contracts to support the British Business Bank, which will pay out £20 million in consulting fees for their work.
17 June 2020
Meet UK's 80 female technology leaders of tomorrow Eighty professionals have been named a ‘Future Star of Tech’, of which around twenty work in the consulting industry.
01 June 2020
Millionaire Monaco-based Matalan founder sues PwC over tax liability John Hargreaves, founder of UK discount retailer Matalan, is suing PwC over claims the firm’s advice left him liable for as much as £135 million in tax.
22 May 2020
5G roll out facing "significant delay" due to coronavirus Despite conspiracy theorists routinely tying coronavirus to the installation of 5G internet apparatus, a new report has found that the pandemic has led to what could be a “significant delay” in the t
19 May 2020
PwC offers £20 million discount on services to NHS Big Four firm PwC has responded to an NHS request for pro bono support with an offer a 20% fee reduction, up to the value of £20 million.
18 May 2020
Third PwC administrator appointed to Laura Ashley A third joint administrator has been appointed for UK retailer Laura Ashley, following a court hearing in April.
20 April 2020
PwC delays promotions as part of Covid-19 freeze Big Four firm PwC has announced that its annual staff appraisals in the UK have been deferred until the autumn.
14 April 2020
50 firms win spot on NHS consultancy and advisory framework Over 50 consulting firms have won a spot on a £200 million consultancy and advisory framework from the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
06 April 2020
Equiteq, Grant Thornton, IMA and PwC win M&A awards Acquisition International has unveiled the winners of it Merger & Acquisitions Awards, with over a dozen leading consultancies lauded for the quality of their M&A services.
25 March 2020
Laura Ashley appoints PwC administrators Amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, Laura Ashley has become the first retailer to fall victim to the “significant” drop in trade that the virus has caused.
20 March 2020
PwC and UNICEF collaborate to up-skill young workers While businesses continue to complain that they have a shortage of new workers with data, digital and leadership skills, the potential of workforces in low-income countries continues to be neglected
18 March 2020
Paul Terrington named new leader of PwC's consulting division PwC UK has appointed a new leader for its consulting wing.
17 March 2020
PwC appointed to probe Goldman Sachs reporting The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is understood to have appointed PwC to undertake a "skilled person's report" on Goldman Sachs International.
03 March 2020
PwC enters UK LawTech market with ThoughtRiver collaboration PwC has continued its steady expansion into the UK legal market with the announcement of a new collaboration with technology firm ThoughtRiver.
24 February 2020
Financial services incumbents thrive amid industry disruption While digital disruption has upended many customer-centric businesses, financial services incumbents have more than weathered the storm.
12 February 2020

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