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

UK Autodrive consortium on its way to real-world testing Connected and autonomous cars are set to transform the automotive industry and wider society in the coming decades, creating disruption in various sectors.
07 August 2017
Debt-ridden Chinese football plays a risky game As the English football season prepares to kick off with the Community Shield clash between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley, Chinese footballing executives will be viewing the match enviously.
04 August 2017
Circular economy in materials needed for sustainable growth Short-term profit-chasing has led to the economy facing a chronic overuse of finite resources.
04 August 2017
Former Bain & Company advisor Will Auchincloss joins PRGX Global Recovery audit and spend analytics services firm PRGX Global has picked up former Bain & Company Principal Will Auchincloss, who joins the firm as its new Vice President.
04 August 2017
Engineering consultants support Ho Chi Minh City water upgrade To improve the water waste infrastructure of Ho Chi Minh City, the Ria Vung Tau Urban Sewerage and Development Company, supported by finances from Dutch Government's Facility for Infrastructure Devel
04 August 2017
PA subsidiary 7Safe provides eDiscovery services to public sector 7Safe, the technical-testing & assurance, digital investigations, and cyber skills training subsidiary of UK-headquartered PA Consulting Group, has announced an agreement with the Crown Commercial Se
04 August 2017
GDPR could cost FTSE 100 companies £5 billion in fines The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force next year, could see businesses stung by around $5 billion in fines per year.
04 August 2017
NAO takes over from EY as BBC auditor In its Annual Report and Accounts the BBC has confirmed that the end of its relationship with EY as the corporation’s official auditor. The National Audit Office and Sir Amyas Morse will become their external auditors for the financial year 2017-2018.
04 August 2017
London loses top spot of world's 25 most influential cities London has lost its number one spot on the Global Cities Index, after the latest edition of the annual report found New York had overtaken the UK capital.
03 August 2017
Ecorys to study restriction of financing of terrorism The European Commission have enlisted consultancy Ecorys to collaborate with the CEPS, to will undertake a study on restricting cash payment linked to the funding of terrorist activities.
03 August 2017
OEMs must invest in EV R&D on the road to 2040 Original Equipment Manufacturers will need to invest heavily in their infrastructure to benefit from the shift to electric vehicles, as more countries seek to end petrol and diesel transport by 2040
03 August 2017
Accenture recruit 1,700 people in the UK Professional services firm Accenture has announced the hiring of roughly 1,700 people before the end of the FY17 financial year.
03 August 2017
Chinese consumer market set to grow by $1.8 trillion by 2021 Consumption across the world’s largest economies is set to increase significantly over the coming years to 2021, and while the US is projected to remain the largest consumer economy, growing by $2.
03 August 2017
Customers and companies out of sync when it comes to customer service 75% of company executives believe that their organisations are customer-centric, while just 30% of customers agree.
03 August 2017
Capgemini appoints Alexander Korogodsky as Vice President Capgemini has appointed Alexander Korogodsky to the role of Vice President.
03 August 2017
Client experience key to rebuilding wealth management profit Wealth managers continue to see their pre-tax profits erode as revenues decline further, however a new report highlights that many wealth managers have finally managed to stem the bleeding.
02 August 2017
UK may lose 40,000 investment banking jobs to 'Brexodus' The UK financial sector could face as many as 75,000 job losses and drops in revenue of up to £50 billion if hard Brexit becomes a reality.
02 August 2017
Gas fired power plants risk becoming stranded assets Increased investment in gas-fired power plants may be misplaced, finds a new report.
02 August 2017
Government trade mission drums up business for Royal HaskoningDHV Thanks to a high level trade mission to Indonesia by the Dutch government, Royal HaskoningDHV has managed to secure two contracts as part of the development of the $300 million Kuala Tanjung Port.
02 August 2017
A&M snaps up senior restructuring experts from Big Four Alvarez & Marsal has appointed two new senior executives from KPMG and EY to further expand the Restructuring practice the firm established earlier this year.
02 August 2017
Synechron opens Financial Innovation Labs in New York and Charlotte Financial and technological professional services firm Synechron has launched two new American FinLabs, as the firm caters to growing demand for innovation from its clients.
02 August 2017
Engineering consultancies appointed to Schiphol expansion project Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, the largest in the Netherlands, is buckling under the weight of its own success.
02 August 2017
US income inequality rift continues to widen Income inequality has been a thorny issue in the United States throughout the previous century.
01 August 2017
European banks hit rough waters in 2016 as interest bites Banks across the EU have seen their income per customer fall by 2.6% on average.
01 August 2017
Deloitte moves to new One Station Square office, Cambridge Deloitte have moved 250 employees to their new office in Cambridge. The innovative One Station Square site boasts higher standards of sustainability while better catering to staff’s mobility needs.
01 August 2017
CEO Pulse survey highlights continued global uncertainty as crisis risk Uncertainty is increasingly affecting CEOs’ ability to make key business decisions, new research has revealed.
01 August 2017
BCG boosts digital design offering with MAYA acquisition Digital design and innovation lab MAYA has been acquired by the Boston Consulting Group for an undisclosed fee.
01 August 2017
Largest manufacturing regions apprehensive over post-Brexit prospects Some of the UK’s largest manufacturing hubs are increasingly unnerved by the uncertainty of Brexit.
01 August 2017
Arcadis appoints Kamiran Ibrahim & Felipe Lima as regional CEOs Kamiran Ibrahim and Felipe Lima have both been promoted to the rank of regional CEO. Ibrahim takes the helm of Arcadis Middle East while Lima assumes the same role at Arcadis Latin America.
01 August 2017
Technology and system design key to NHS doing more with less A new report has recommended the NHS invests in responding to patients as “customers”, as spending cuts, an ageing population and rising obesity place the institution under more strain.
31 July 2017
Market capitalisation of world's 100 biggest companies hits $17.4 trillion The total market capitalisation of the world's 100 largest companies hit $17.4 trillion last year, more than doubling 2009 levels. Technology firms continues to dominate the top rungs.
31 July 2017
Artificial Intelligence may only replace 19% of the jobs it takes Artificial Intelligence is often forecast to create more jobs than it replaces, however a new analysis suggests that at current growth rates, AI will only cover 19% of the jobs lost after its impleme
31 July 2017

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