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

Bain to advise on integration of Abu Dhabi's two biggest lenders Abu Dhabi’s National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank announced earlier this year that they would integrate into a new $175 billion entity.
07 October 2016
Point B opens new office in Austin, Texas, its 10th in US Point B, a US-based management consultancy, has opened a new office in Austin, Texas. The new office will be led by Kelly O’Rourke, and boosts the firm’s US footprint to a total of 10 offices.
07 October 2016
Deloitte buys The Explainers, Australia-based corporate storyteller Deloitte Australia has bought Sydney-based storytelling studio The Explainers, to help the firm, among others, explain change management projects to its clients.
07 October 2016
Accenture and READ join forces to empower rural Indian women Accenture and READ India have partnered to launch a READ Centre, a hub which will provide the Bagepalli region in India with a range of services.
07 October 2016
Hong Kong hires consultancy for feasibility of developing brownfield land In a bid to relieve pressure on the city’s cramped housing stock, the Government of Hong Kong’s Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) has hired Mott MacDonald to run a feasibility study.
07 October 2016
RSM adds Partner in Reading and 14 trainees in Southampton Accounting and business advisory firm RSM has bolstered its Reading office with the hiring of Neil Mellor, who joins as a Partner, and taken on fourteen new graduates and school leavers in Southampto
07 October 2016
OEMs need to move fast in heating automotive connectivity market Connected cars are on the horizon, providing users with a range of additional functionalities and entertainment features, while creating a host of new revenue streams for a range of vendors, from OEM
06 October 2016
PwC and GE Digital combine to provide Industrial Internet of Things The Industrial Internet of Things is seeing considerable investment as its potential to boost productivity on the factory floor by integrating horizontal and vertical supply chains through connected
06 October 2016
Raymond James completes takeover of Deutsche Bank's US Wealth arm The deal that saw Raymond James buy Deutsche Bank Wealth Management’s US Private Client Services Unit was recently closed. The new division has been integrated into its Alex. Brown arm.
06 October 2016
CGI names Logica veteran Steve Thorn head of UK operation CGI has promoted Steve Thorn to the role of President of the firm’s operations in the UK.
06 October 2016
BrainJuicer launches offering that can predict ROI of digital content BrainJuicer, a UK-based market research agency, has developed a new product that, prior to launch, can forecast the success content is likely to have online realm.
06 October 2016
Oman's new National Museum hires Macro for facilities management The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman has appointed Macro, Mace’s property consultant and facilities management subsidiary, to provide Total Facilities Management.
06 October 2016
Tech talent not finding their way up to Boards of FTSE 350 companies A mere 2% of FTSE 350 companies have a dedicated digital or technology representative on their Board, finds a new report.
05 October 2016
European merger and acquisition market activity picks up pace European merger & acquisition activity picked up in the third quarter of 2016, rising to 47 deals from 35 in the previous quarter, according to Willis Towers Watson’s latest Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor.
05 October 2016
User adoption and behaviour key for success of digital workplace In the quest for digital transformation and its numerous benefits, user adoption and behaviour is often overlooked as part of the transformation process.
05 October 2016
Investors considering to invest in InsurTech should consider 4Ps Anyone considering investing in InsurTech needs to consider the four P’s of profitability, proximity, persistence and productivity, writes Matteo Carbone, a Principal at Bain & Company.
05 October 2016
Norwegian government-run Nye Veier hires Ramboll for road project The new Norwegian government-run organisation, Nye Veier, aims to increase the efficiency of the development of major road networks in the country.
05 October 2016
Ken Allan, EY's Information Security lead, joins PA Consulting Ken Allan, formerly a senior partner at Big Four giant EY, has joined PA Consulting Group as a senior member of the firm’s digital transformation team.
05 October 2016
Insurers keen to develop ERM systems to unlock business risk insights Enterprise risk management solutions within the insurance industry are on the increase, as their reactionary potential for dealing with risk events pays off.
04 October 2016
Importance of banking sector is sliding down globally, says EY Banks are across the globe becoming progressively less relevant to their customers.
04 October 2016
New Deloitte scheme allows for 16 weeks of fully paid family leave Deloitte US has launched a new benefits programme that allows its professional staff with up to sixteen weeks paid leave to deal with family and life events.
04 October 2016
Accenture buys Workday consultancy and implementation firm DayNine Accenture has acquired US-based Workday consultancy and implementation firm DayNine.
04 October 2016
Arup to provide conservation efforts for Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House may, as part of inspection and conservation efforts, be having its foundations checked by robots within five years, a new study plan from Arup and University of Sydney reveals.
04 October 2016
BCG Digital Ventures adds three partners to London team BCG Digital Ventures, BCG’s design, digital and incubation arm, has added three new partners to its team in the UK: Charmaine Eggberry, John Kuolt and Mark Zaleski.
04 October 2016
Modest return on assets to affect investors in coming five years New analysis of the global economic environment suggests that returns on key asset classes will be modest in the near term, following more than three decades of high performance.
03 October 2016
Top 10 technology forces that will shape financial services in 2020 Ciaran Kelly, partner at PwC in Ireland, analyses the findings of a report on the real-world implications of FinTech for financial services firms and the areas these firms should prioritise.
03 October 2016
Indian Railways hires BCG as part of railway network upgrade As part of the development of India’s railway network, Indian Railways launched a programme to upgrade 400 of the country’s A1 and A grade stations.
03 October 2016
Redwood Capital and LD&A Jupiter merger forms Drake Star Partners Investment banking and corporate finance firms Redwood Capital and LD&A Jupiter are merging to form Drake Star Partners.
03 October 2016
Trends and insights in Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Modern companies have many different IT projects or change projects on-going at the same, and therefore have a need for project portfolio management (PPM).
03 October 2016
West Monroe hires Directors from Accenture and Deloitte Consulting West Monroe Partners hires Douglas Rabeneck and Nancy Tseng as Directors. Rabeneck joins from Accenture, and will support the firm’s Pittsburgh regional clients through business transformations.
03 October 2016
Business Implementation offering helps clients gain project success RGP has developed an offering which, according to the management consultancy, provides for the elements needed to gain programme and project success.
03 October 2016
UK OEM's and car factories face uncertain future following Brexit Several UK car factories and automotive suppliers face an uncertain future following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, according to new research.
30 September 2016

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