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The latest news in the consulting industry in the UK. An overview of consulting news, research and firm updates.

PwC spins-off its fintech arm eBAM as LikeZero PwC has sold its in-house data capture software to its management team, as changes to auditor independent rules mean the firm cannot effectively grow the business.
20 November 2020
Channel 3 Consulting promotes Oliver Fensom and Steve Curd Channel 3 Consulting has promoted two of its consultants – Oliver Fensom and Steve Curd – to the next level.
20 November 2020
Six charts on attitudes towards remote working and back to office New research from digital consultancy Publicis Sapient among 7,000 people across ten countries (including the UK) sheds light on how attitudes towards work are changing.
19 November 2020
CGI supports UK Ministry of Defence’s digitisation of healthcare Global consultancy CGI has been delivering secure IT systems to the UK Ministry of Defence for over 40 years.
19 November 2020
ETL's Michelle Hartin on hiring during a pandemic 2020 has been the year of uncertainty and this has made it difficult for businesses to plan ahead, which includes growing their team.
19 November 2020
5 ways banks can use AI to better serve their customers Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence – or AI – and deeper AI techniques including machine learning and deep learning are touted to transform the banking industry.
19 November 2020
Acumen appoints Chris Ellis as Global Account Director British revenue management consultancy Acumen Commercial Insights has appointed Chris Ellis as Global Account Director. The new director joins Acumen having spent over 15 years at Pernod Ricard (the globe’s second largest produce
19 November 2020
London the world’s second best city to live and work in London has once again been listed as one of the world’s best places to live and work.
18 November 2020
Remote working leads to increases in cyber attacks The rapid shift to digital working during the 2020 pandemic has left many employers exposed to hackers.
18 November 2020
PA Consulting supports development of new sensor technologies Professional services firm PA Consulting is collaborating with the University of Birmingham, BAE Systems, BT and BP to help develop a new generation of sensor technology.
18 November 2020
Narry Singh joins AlixPartners as Global Co-Head of Digital practice AlixPartners has appointed Narry Singh as global co-lead of the firm’s Digital practice.
18 November 2020
Collaboration and compromise a must for landlords and tenants Tenants, particularly those operating in the leisure and hospitality industry, will have welcomed the announcement on September 16 confirming the Covid-19 forfeiture moratorium will now run until the
17 November 2020
KPMG appointed to historic silk company administration A silk company which has been trading in a Suffolk town for almost 250 years has gone into administration.
17 November 2020
Mercer launches new climate change solution for investors As businesses come under regulatory pressure to adapt to a net-zero economy in the coming decades, many investors remain unsure how to adapt their portfolios.
17 November 2020
Grant Thornton appoints Phil Gunter-Rees as Partner in modelling team International professional services firm Grant Thornton has strengthened its UK valuations and modelling practice with the appointment of Phil Gunter-Rees.
17 November 2020
Robots could transform UK social care sector The UK’s social care sector is facing a number of growing strains on its depleted resources.
16 November 2020
McKinsey & Company hired to review NHS technology services A contract published by the Department of Health and Social Care shows the department paid private consultants nearly £600,000 for its work on a review into NHS technology services.
16 November 2020
CGI to develop platform for satellite communications marketplace Global consultancy CGI has landed yet another contract with the European Space Agency, and will now develop an innovative Artificial Intelligence enabled platform as part of the Autonomous Satcom Sol
16 November 2020
Somnath Ghosh joins Capco's Insurance practice as Partner Professional services firm Capco has appointed Somnath Ghosh as Partner in its insurance practice.
16 November 2020
Willis Towers Watson buys climate change consultancy Acclimatise Willis Towers Watson has acquired Acclimatise, a boutique climate change advisory and analytics services firm, in a move that adds around 35 consultants to its teams in the United Kingdom, France, th
13 November 2020
Size of independent films market nosedives in corona year The independent film industry is set to take a major financial hit from the Covid-19 pandemic, as social distancing has limited attendances when cinemas have not been closed altogether.
13 November 2020
KPMG launches its Ignition tech innovation hub in London Big Four firm KPMG has rolled out its Ignition hubs to the UK, with the launch of a new London locale.
13 November 2020
Begbies Traynor partners with Wales rugby league team As the team prepares for the Rugby League World Cup in 2021, the Wales Rugby League has announced it is partnering with Begbies Traynor and a host of other organisations in Preston.
13 November 2020
Gate One appoints Pamela Walker as life sciences lead Digital and business transformation consultancy Gate One has appointed Pamela Walker to lead its life sciences division. She joins from Kin + Carta, where she was the firm’s Global Head of Health.
13 November 2020
Seven professional services firms offering top social mobility in UK A new ranking of UK employers has revealed that some of the professional services sector’s biggest players offer recruits the best opportunities for social mobility in the country.
12 November 2020
KPMG becomes final Big Four member to commit to net zero KPMG has become the final member of the Big Four to announce its intentions to become net-zero by the end of the decade.
12 November 2020
Quantuma sells nursing home out of administration Consultants from Quantuma have completed the sale of a Welsh nursing home for more than £2 million. The deal follows the home’s owner, Gwent Nursing Homes, placing itself into administration more than a year ago.
12 November 2020
Keely Woodley leads Grant Thornton's Corporate Finance Advisory arm Grant Thornton has installed Keely Woodley to lead its corporate finance advisory business.
12 November 2020
Deloitte buys actuarial consulting wing of Kerr Henderson Kerr Henderson has agreed a deal to sell its pension scheme administration and actuarial consultancy arm to Deloitte for an undisclosed fee.
11 November 2020
Burges Salmon modernises its work product management UK law firm Burges Salmon has migrated its on-premises implementation of document and email management solution, iManage Work, to iManage Cloud.
11 November 2020
New professional services firm SLJ launches in Warwickshire West Midlands based tax expert Simon Littlejohns has announced the launch of a new professional services firm in Stratford upon Avon.
11 November 2020
Chaucer appoints Ian Miller as Head of Public Sector Chaucer has appointed government expert Ian Miller joins Chaucer to lead the firm’s public sector team.
11 November 2020

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