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

Fed hires McKinsey to support Faster Payments Task Force To support the development and roll out of new payment systems in the US, the US Federal Reserve launched the Faster Payments Task Force in 2015.
09 May 2016
Inadequate pay is largest work-related stress factor Stressed workers remain an issue for a wide range of global stakeholders, and is cited as the most important health issue by employers in new research.
09 May 2016
Consortium of firms takes part in largest Welsh coast study Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has hired Capital Delivery Alliance, a consortium of external experts to conduct the largest ever investigation of water conditions around the Welsh coast.
09 May 2016
Accenture hires Greg Kaplan as Chief Creative Officer Accenture has hired creative arts expert Greg Kaplan as Chief Creative Officer.
09 May 2016
Bradken hires BCG to support weathering of mining downturn Australian-based Bradken, a heavy engineering and mining services firm, find themselves under increased pressure as commodity prices plummet and global demand slows.
06 May 2016
Deloitte Consulting buys French IT consultancy Cleversys Deloitte has acquired Cleversys, a French IT consultancy specialised in Oracle services.
06 May 2016
West Monroe Partners names Kevin Smith head of Dallas office North American business and technology consultancy West Monroe Partners has appointed Kevin Smith as the new lead of its Dallas office.
06 May 2016
Mark Taylor succeeds Simon Hart as RSM Central region head Accounting and consulting firm RSM has appointed Mark Taylor as regional managing partner for its Central region.
06 May 2016
US FinTech firm buys blockchain specialist Elevence Digital Finance Digital Asset Holdings, a US based developer of distributed ledger technology for the financial services industry, has acquired Elevence Digital Finance, a Swiss technology spin-off of BearingPoint.
06 May 2016
Monica McGurk leads Strategy & Ventures unit of Tyson Foods US based Tyson Foods has named former McKinsey & Company partner Monica McGurk as its new Senior Vice President for Strategy and New Ventures.
06 May 2016
Global grocery retailers struggle with expansion into emerging markets The expansion strategies of international grocery retailers into emerging markets is not as effective as hoped for, according to new research.
05 May 2016
Great career opportunities drive talent retention Organisations that have strong talent in key areas often have an edge on performance. As the global talent pool shrinks while demand increases, competition for those within the pool is soaring.
05 May 2016
Grant Thornton names Emma Stoddart a partner in North West Accountancy and consultancy firm Grant Thornton has promoted Emma Stoddart to partner.
05 May 2016
Symantec hires AlixPartners to support cost savings transformation Cybersecurity giant Symantec has hired business advisory firm AlixPartners to support its leaders with a large operational excellence transformation, aimed to achieve cost savings of $400 million.
05 May 2016
MSB Consultancy promotes Carl Jackson to Director MSB Consultancy has promoted Carl Jackson to the role of Director. He will support the UK based advisory firm as it continues its rapid expansion within the Middle East market.
05 May 2016
PwC closes down 7 offices in Germany, leaves staff grumbling Seven of PwC’s offices closed down in Germany last year, as the firm sought to save itself €25 million per year in costs.
05 May 2016
Raymond James US hires school finance expert Brodie Killian Raymond James in the US has hired banking and school finance expert Brodie Killian, who joins the firm from William Blair, in the role of Senior Vice President.
05 May 2016
Aircraft big data entering the skies of next-generation maintenance As a new fleet of modern commercial airliners takes wing, so does a new breed of maintaining them.
04 May 2016
Military spending of NATO members drops by 200 billion in 6 years Total military spending by NATO members has dropped by one fifth over the past six years, a hefty $200 billion, reveals an analysis on new data released by the intergovernmental military alliance.
04 May 2016
University College London secures 280 million line of credit As part of its long term vision the UCL, in its UCL 2034 strategy, is investing in a number of facility upgrades and expansions, which includes the upgrade of UCL’s Bloomsbury campus and its student centre.
04 May 2016
Deloitte Technology partner Simon Tasker joins Credit Suisse Changes within the financial landscape that demand digital solutions are seeing large financial institutions turn to attracting transformation and technology talent.
04 May 2016
Arup to support commercial test of CCS technology in the UK Summit Power Caledonia UK has hired Arup to provide a range of support activities for the test run of CCS technology at the new Caledonia Clean Energy Project in Scotland.
04 May 2016
Stuart Appelbe leaves PwC to join Accuracy, based in London Advisory firm Accuracy has expanded its partner team in the UK with Stuart Appelbe, who joins from PwC.
04 May 2016
Industry 4.0 investments in major economies to hit 4.5 trillion by 2020 Industry 4.
03 May 2016
French management consulting market grows 3.6% to 4.1 billion Large French consulting firms have seen their performance improve over the past 12 months, growing their combined revenues by 3.
03 May 2016
Accenture, Bilfinger, Deloitte & IBM win mega deal with Thames Water Accenture, Bilfinger, Deloitte and IBM have following a competitive tender process won a mega deal with Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water and sewerage company.
03 May 2016
Nigeria's high economic growth not reaching nation's well-being Nigeria has enjoyed strong growth over the past 15 years as political turmoil reached relative stability. The country has a relatively diverse economy, yet its government remains dependent on oil.
03 May 2016
Hay Group co-develops leadership programme Principal Matters To meet the growing demand for Principals to run Singapore’s pre-schools, younger and younger teachers are promoted to head up schools.
03 May 2016
Jinesh Patel leaves Willis Towers Watson to join Redington Investment consultant Redington has added Jinesh Patel to its DC & Financial Well-being Consulting Practice. Patel, who has been appointed a Vice President, joins from rival Willis Towers Watson.
03 May 2016
Volatility key economic concern for global executives in 2016 Volatility remains a key concern for global executives, a new report finds. Perceptions about the global economy remains stable, however.
02 May 2016
Cognizant buys stake in Danish consulting firm ReD Associates ReD Associates, a Copenhagen and New York based consulting firm that specialises in customer behaviour, has sold off a 49% stake of its business to Cognizant.
02 May 2016
Opportune adds seven new Managing Directors to US team Energy consultancy Opportune has over the past months added seven Managing Directors to its ranks in the US.
02 May 2016

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