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

Over 70 million people enjoy live sports events in UK More than 70 million people visited professional sporting events in the UK in 2015, up from 67 million in 2014, research by Deloitte Sports Business Group finds.
21 December 2015
EY moves into its new global headquarters in London Professional services firm EY has officially opened its new global headquarters at 6 More London Place in London.
21 December 2015
Alpha FMC wins European Consultant of the Year award Alpha FMC has been crowned European Consultant of the Year during the Funds Europe Awards 2015, in recognition of its commitment and service to the European funds industry.
21 December 2015
Operations management converging towards strategy Operations and strategy are coming closer together, a recent report from PwC finds.
21 December 2015
Multinationals expect to grow their expat assignments More than 40% of the multinationals expects an increase in expat activity in 2016, research by Mercer among more than 800 multinationals shows.
21 December 2015
Infosys launches FinTech and services centres in Ireland The FinTech industry in Ireland, already running hot from a wide range of government policies and investor interest, is set to gain another boost.
18 December 2015
PwC Legal expands global immigration practice presence PwC Legal is expanding its global immigration practice on the back of increased demand.
18 December 2015
Wayne Guay affiliates with Cornerstone Research Wayne Guay has affiliated with Cornerstone Research.
18 December 2015
New BCG NY office to create higher collision coefficient BCG New York is moving into the brand new 10 Hudson Yards 53 story skyscraper, occupying floors 42-47. The new space will have an open plan configuration with collaboration in mind.
18 December 2015
Arthur J. Gallagher buys insurance broker in New Zealand Insurance broker Reid Manson, situated in the central district of New Zealand’s South Island, has been acquired by the New Zealand subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, Crombie Lockwood.
18 December 2015
Gary Anthony and Shari Breuer join Huron Healthcare Huron Consulting has strengthened its healthcare practice with the appointment of Gary Anthony and Shari Breuer as managing directors. The new additions will allow the firm to better serve its clients with innovative healthcare solutions./em
18 December 2015
Atos plans to double its African operations in 5 years Atos wants to double its efforts in Africa over the coming five years, thereby expanding its personnel from the current 2,000 to around 5,000 employees.
18 December 2015
Deloitte supports cyber security MSc programme at DMU The threat to companies from cyber-crime is on the increase.
17 December 2015
Bain & Company and EY partner of Social Business Trust Social enterprises strive to provide social outcomes over profit, leveraging business operations to fund projects.
17 December 2015
Accenture buys Cimation to expand energy sector IIoT Accenture has picked up Cimation, an Industrial Internet of Things solutions provider for the resources industry.
17 December 2015
91% of banks recognise need for digitising retail banking Nine out of ten banks recognise the benefits of digitalisation for their retail business, research by BearingPoint shows.
17 December 2015
Cambridge Consultants develops sports learning tool Cambridge Consultants has designed a smart data collection technology, titled SparTag.
17 December 2015
Towers Watson appoints Tim Mitchell and Ed Wilson Towers Watson has appointed industry veterans Tim Mitchell and Ed Wilson as Senior Consultants in its Investment Practice in London. The two additions to the team follow the increasing demand for the firm’s organisational design consulting an
17 December 2015
Arcadis and UN-Habitat extend partnership up to 2017 Design & consultancy firm Arcadis and the UN-Habitat have extended their collaboration, which runs under the name ‘Shelter Programme’, to improve urban quality of life of people worldwide with two mo
17 December 2015
McKinsey acquires data analytics firm QuantumBlack McKinsey has acquire QuantumBlack Visual Analytics to tap into the growing demand for data analytics.
16 December 2015
India remains an attractive investment destination India remains an attractive destination for Foreign Direct Investments, seeing around $34.4 billion enter the economy in 2014, research by Arthur D. Little shows. Much of that money (10.
16 December 2015
Elixirr consultants cycle to Lapland for ITV Text Santa The Elixirr Foundation, and the firm’s participating staff, are supporting this year’s edition of ITV Text Santa.
16 December 2015
Johnston Carmichael unveils four senior appointments Accountancy and business advisory Johnston Carmichael has made four key senior appointments as part of its growth strategy across Scotland. The firm promoted Alexandra Docherty and John McAuslin to Tax Partner, while Paul Cochrane has been promoted
16 December 2015
UK MoD selects CGI for electronic health record service The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded CGI a contract to enhance its Defence Medical Services with an integrated electronic health record, enabling it to provide the appropriate healthcare to its per
16 December 2015
Celonis names The Next View a Consulting Partner The Next View has joined the Consulting Partner program of Celonis.
16 December 2015
Grant Thornton UK grows revenue to 521 million in 2015 Grant Thornton UK has booked solid results in 2015, increasing revenue to £521 million, well above its ‘Ambition 2015’ target of £500 million.
16 December 2015
Mike Ballanco joins Hachette Book Group as CIO Mike Ballanco, a 22 year Accenture veteran and with more than 10 years’ experience in the music industry, will take on the role of CIO at Hachette Book Group. Leveraging his past experience as CIO of EMI and Warner Music, his new responsibili
15 December 2015
Mercer adds Jelf Group unit from sister company Marsh Mercer has carved-out Jelf Group’s financial planning operations from sister company Marsh and integrated it into its UK consumer business division.
15 December 2015
Hitachi Consulting adds complete cloud solution offering Legacy systems have, for many organisations, become a headache to deal with.
15 December 2015
McKinsey supports Facebook with TechPrep initiative The lack of diversity within the US tech industry is a well-known phenomenon, which according to research has a negative impact on economy and society.
15 December 2015
Glassdoor: The top 25 Best Places to Work in the UK Expedia has been named the best to place to work in the UK by employer review platform Glassdoor, and ranks #1 in the top 25 Best Places to Work list.
15 December 2015
Output boost of 1.6% needed to rekindle Nordic growth For the Nordic countries to flourish once again, like they have done for many decades, they will need to boost their productivity growth by 1.6% per annum until 2030, research by BCG shows.
15 December 2015

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