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

Technology and automation has created more jobs than lost Over the past fifteen years, technology has seen to the loss of a range of low paid jobs in the UK, with a relatively large increase in higher paying positions.
01 March 2016
Synechron wants to triple global operations in 5 years Synechron, a business and technology consultancy with a focus on the financial services industry, has unveiled bold ambitions for the coming years.
01 March 2016
Implications of PSD2 XS2A adoption for banks industry For a bank to effectively operate amongst FinTech challengers, it should know exactly what it wants to be to its customers.
01 March 2016
Laila Worrell joins Private Equity practice of BCG BCG has appointed Laila Worrell a Partner and Managing Director in its Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) practice.
01 March 2016
Nokia hires Altran to support Delivery Centers in India Nokia has hired Altran to provide network operations services to its Indian organisation.
01 March 2016
Lifting US crudeoil export ban creates winners and losers Under the budget deal passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in December, the decades-old ban on exporting US crude oil has been lifted.
01 March 2016
ShiftIN Partners opens an office in Riyadh, third in UAE region ShiftIN Partners, an Abu Dhabi management consulting firm, has expanded its wings in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
01 March 2016
UK FinTech capital of the world, but competition is heating With a market value of around £6.6 billion, the UK can across the board call itself the FinTech capital of the world.
29 February 2016
20 advisory firms in Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For The Sunday Times has unveiled its 2016 list of Best Companies to Work For.
29 February 2016
43% of INSEAD MBA graduates join management consulting INSEAD is one of Europe’s key business schools, sitting on top of the FT’s latest MBA school ranking.
29 February 2016
Lexicon Branding opens office in Amsterdam, 3rd globally International marketing consultancy Lexicon Branding has expanded into mainland Europe, opening its doors in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam.
29 February 2016
IBM acquires digital marketing agency Resource/Ammirati To boost its digital marketing and design capabilities, IBM has acquired Resource/Ammirati, a leading US-based digital marketing and creative agency.
29 February 2016
Employers making strides in retirement & pension offerings Saving for retirement remains a paramount concern for some, and not much of a concern for many.
29 February 2016
Independent consultants platform Comatch enters Nordics Three months after entering the Dutch market, German online consulting platform Comatch has expanded its wings into the Nordics.
26 February 2016
EY acquires Dutch financial advisory firm Montesquieu Accounting and advisory organisation EY has acquired Montesquieu, a Netherlands based financial advisory firm. Roughly thirty advisors will join the advisory practice of the Big Four firm.
26 February 2016
Golfer Andy Sullivan becomes latest Team RSM member Golf remains an international sport that is clothed in sophistication and business charm, whether as a quiet place to discuss deals or to relax on the green.
26 February 2016
Capita provides stress reducing programmes to clients In a bid to reduce workplace stress as well as improve employees well-being and productivity, companies are more and more looking at ways to combat the phenomenon.
26 February 2016
Accenture invests 840 million in professional development Accenture funnelled more than $840 million into professional development and training in 2015 through its Accenture Connected Learning programme.
26 February 2016
Data analytics taking RBS 6 Nations to next sporting level With the first two rounds of RBS 6 Nations now complete, the pre-tournament excitement has proved justified, with this year's Championships already fulfilling the promise to be the closest and most t
26 February 2016
Big strategic and talent decisions awaiting UK law firms The UK legal profession is seeing the effects of changing client demands, new technology and changes to the expectations of talent.
25 February 2016
Vishal Chawla joins Grant Thornton Cyber Risk Advisory Grant Thornton has added Vishal Chawla as Managing to the firm’s Cyber Risk Advisory Services practice in the US.
25 February 2016
Arup supporting design of Salisbury Plain Heritage Centre The Royal Artillery Museum has hired Arup to support the design process of the Salisbury Plain Heritage Centre.
25 February 2016
Savvy IT, sourcing and operations excellence go hand in hand CIOs today face a number of front-burner issues that either didn’t exist or barely registered on the radars of their counterparts in 2000.
25 February 2016
Operations arm of UN strikes social alliance with BCG The United Nations Office for Project Services has agreed a partnership with the Boston Consulting Group.
24 February 2016
John Lewis hires Mace to fit its Victoria Gate store in Leeds The newly developed Victoria Gate in Leeds is expected to open later this year, creating 1,000 jobs and a lasting architectural icon.
24 February 2016
Marsh launces Cyber ECHO: insurance for excess Cybercrime High profile cyber breaches have become more and more common, and can be costly events for the companies involved – sometimes running into the hundreds of millions in losses.
24 February 2016
KPMG acquires Australian FinTech company Markets IT Accounting and consulting giant KPMG has acquired Markets IT for an undisclosed sum.
24 February 2016
6 consulting firms in Fortune Most Admired Companies Tech giants Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon are according to Fortune and Korn Ferry Hay Group the globe’s most admired companies.
23 February 2016
Alma Consulting Group and Lowendalmasai rebrand as Ayming Consulting firms Alma Consulting Group and Lowendalmasaï have, following the completion of their integration roadmaps, rebranded as Ayming.
23 February 2016
Accenture expands financial services blockchain footprint Blockchain technology is estimated to have the potential to save the financial services industry up to $20 billion by 2021.
23 February 2016
Laura Mersinger Chief Marketing Officer of Alsbridge Sourcing advisory firm Alsbridge has appointed Laura Mersinger to the role of Chief Marketing Officer, a newly crafted role within the firm.
23 February 2016
Magic Quadrant: Operational Risk Management Solutions Analyst and research firm Gartner has released the latest edition of its Magic Quadrant for ‘Operational Risk Management Solutions’.
23 February 2016

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