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Consulting news in the UK | Page 255

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

OC&C loses French partners to Parthenon-EY but commits to rebuild Less than a year after seeing its Benelux arm depart to Parthenon-EY, OC&C has faced another blow with the departure of a senior French team to the Big Four firm.
21 August 2017
Private equity companies quickly shed incumbent CEOs Private equity portfolio companies quickly shed incumbent CEOs, with an average of 73% moving on by the point of exit – usually due to differences in expectations between PE investors and CEOs.
21 August 2017
22 consulting firms nominated for Education Investor Awards Twenty-two consulting firms across four categories have been nominated for the 2017 edition of the EducationInvestor Awards. The winners will be announced at an official dinner in December.
21 August 2017
Brickendon promotes Harpreet Singh and Richard Cryer to executive level Brickendon, a consultancy for the financial services industry, has on the back of strong growth promoted two directors, Harpreet Singh and Richard Cryer, to executive level.
20 August 2017
Financial services industry increasingly eyeing diversity and inclusion In a new report from PwC the consulting firm explores how the financial services sector is rising to the challenge of improving diversity within its ranks.
18 August 2017
Deloitte Digital acquires Swedish creative consultancy Acne Agency Leading Swedish creative organisation Acne Agency has been snapped by Deloitte Digital, as the demand for a holistic technology, consulting and creative solution in response to dynamic market changes
18 August 2017
UK consultancies Elixirr & Baringa add senior consultants to US arms UK management consultancies Elixirr and Baringa have both bolstered their US consulting teams over the past weeks.
18 August 2017
Capgemini supporting Cathay Pacific and BSH with digital transformations Capgemini has in recent months won two large digital transformation projects.
18 August 2017
US consulting firm refuses work from clients "shielding white supremacy" Arizona-based consultancy Spectrum Experience has stated it will refuse work from clients unwilling to embrace the principles of racial equality.
18 August 2017
A&M continues European expansion strategy with new Stockholm office Consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has expanded its global footprint by opening a new Nordics office in Stockholm, Sweden.
18 August 2017
Oliver Wyman adds senior consultants in the UK and Germany Oliver Wyman has in recent months bolstered its senior ranks in Europe with four experienced professionals.
18 August 2017
Social mobility improvements could add £170 billion to UK economy Poor levels of social mobility is hindering the UK’s productivity, with the country comparing relatively badly to its Western European neighbours.
17 August 2017
Strategy and Business Analysts losing popularity in consulting sector The UK consulting industry has seen a decline in new vacancies according to new data. Strategy and Business Analysts are losing the most popularity in consultancy.
17 August 2017
UK ban of petrol and diesel cars to massively impact oil sector The UK government has made plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 – something already cited as having led to a steep decline in the sale of diesel vehicles already.
17 August 2017
FCA selects Cognizant as partner to transform technology portfolio The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has selected Cognizant to support with the enhancement of the efficiency, reliability and scalability of core IT applications.
17 August 2017
Navigant boosts IP team with Chris Spadea and Peter Hardigan Navigant has hired intellectual property experts Chris Spadea and Peter Hardigan, both of whom have a background at Charles River Associates.
17 August 2017
PwC fined £5 million for ‘misconduct’ in Connaught audit Big Four accounting firm PwC has been charged with ‘misconduct’ over its auditing services and has to pay the £5 million, the largest fine ever to be administrated by the Financial Reporting Council,
17 August 2017
Prachi Sacheti, Tara Samari and Jaipratap Singh join Cedar Consulting Cedar Consulting, a specialist in Oracle support and advisory, has in recent weeks added three new consultants to its growing team.
17 August 2017
Top 50 mid-market players of Derbyshire enjoying strong growth Derbyshire’s top 50 mid-market players have enjoyed steady and sustained growth over the past three years, benefitting from increased demand for manufactured goods and professional service needs.
16 August 2017
Mercer Digital launches with Rohit Mehrotra named CEO of new arm Global professional services firm Mercer have launched a new Digital business wing. Mercer Digital will aim to connect the enterprise to new ways of working.
16 August 2017
The fundamentals of cryptocurrency Ethereum explained by Sia Partners Cryptocurrencies are not just booming but also diversifying, with today over 1,000 different currencies available in the marketplace.
16 August 2017
Altran acquires cybersecurity and logistics consultancies Altran has completed the acquisitions Italian logistics consultancy NEXT Ingegneria dei Sistemi, and Information Risk Management (IRM), a UK-based company specialising in risk identification, managem
16 August 2017
Are asset managers still walking the variation margining tightrope? Anyone wondering how the buy-side is getting on with variation margining? Remember all the speculation about how any firm missing the March 1st EMIR deadline could have certain derivatives trades shut down?
16 August 2017
FTI Consulting adds experienced advisors in Dubai and Australia FTI Consulting has in recent weeks added two experienced advisors to its senior ranks.
16 August 2017
Italian management consulting industry sees best performance in years Last year, the Italian management consulting industry had its best run since the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008, growing 4.3% to reach a market value of €1.2 billion.
15 August 2017
CEOs generally upbeat despite geopolitical instability Geopolitical instability remains a key concern for CEOs, however they remain generally upbeat about domestic conditions, particularly in Europe and North America.
15 August 2017
Investments in FinTech and InsurTech remain high FinTech firms continue to attract investment from start-ups, as new entities look for ways to disrupt current financial markets, while venture capitalists remain interested in investing in companies,
15 August 2017
UK government must raise the bar for electric vehicle adoption British roads could stand on the verge of a revolution in personal transport, according to a new study.
15 August 2017
Infosys to complete acquisition of Brilliant Basics design outfit Indian IT giant Infosys has confirmed its intention to buy London-based product design and customer experience outfit Brilliant Basics.
15 August 2017
Gamification to become increasingly prevalent in the world of business Marcus Thornley, Founder of Play Consulting, a consultancy and digital product innovation studio based in London and Dublin, reflects on how gamification is re-wiring brains and shaping behaviours in
15 August 2017
Barnett Waddingham adds six partners and twelve associates Barnett Waddingham, one of the UK’s larger pension and investment consultancies, has promoted eighteen senior advisors, six partners and twelve to associates.
15 August 2017
Good start to 2017 for M&A in the consulting industry According to the analysis of figures from the first and second quarters of 2017, strong merger and acquisition activity in the consulting industry has continued on from 2016.
14 August 2017

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