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

9 external firms advise on Korn Ferry | Hay Group deal Last week, global recruitment firm Korn Ferry formally completed its acquisition of management and HR consultancy Hay Group, in a deal worth $452 million.
08 December 2015
Michel van de Coevering joins Schuberg Philis as CFO Former McKinsey & Company consultant Michel van de Coevering has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Schuberg Philis, a Netherlands-based outsourcing service provider. Michel van de Coevering (47) started his career in 199
08 December 2015
Mercer invests in game-based career platform Pymetrics The Innovation Hub of global consulting firm Mercer has invested in Pymetrics, a US career platform that provides candidates and employers with a game-based talent matching solution.
08 December 2015
Towers Watson: UK car insurance premiums on the rise Car insurance premiums for private vehicles are again on the increase, with the most recent quarter seeing a 4.8% (£29) increase to £629. Towers Watson, crunching numbers from Confused.
08 December 2015
The most expensive cities to rent office in skyscrapers Hong Kong is the most expensive city for renting an office space in a skyscraper, research by consultancy Knight Frank shows. New York is found on second place and Tokyo secures the third spot.
08 December 2015
Yahoo turns to McKinsey for cost reduction strategy Marissa Mayer, the CEO of internet giant Yahoo, is buckled under increasing pressure.
07 December 2015
The top 30 finance and consulting employers in the UK Peninsula Business Services, Bain & Company, Newton Europe, McKinsey & Company and Thomas International are according to employees the five best UK employers in the area of finance and consulting.
07 December 2015
US Army awards 1 billion deal to Booz Allen Hamilton The threat from physical and cyber-breaches to both governments as well as private businesses and citizens has increased significantly in recent years, with the risk only expected to continue as more
07 December 2015
Catalyst CF and PwC CF advise on Alcumus | Santia deal Technology firm Alcumus has acquired Santia, a Cardiff headquartered health and safety and accreditation services provider, in a deal worth almost £50 million.
07 December 2015
Paris climate talks: 50,000 visitors, 187 million price tag Today, the second week of the climate talks in Paris kicks off, which is attended by 50,000 visitors.
07 December 2015
Barry Dean joins Forensics practice of Grant Thornton Barry Dean has returned to Grant Thornton as the firm’s Head of Forensic Investigations for the Public Sector.
07 December 2015
CFO gaining importance, but must rise to the challenge The CFO will increasingly become the most important C-level ally of the CEO, a recent study by KPMG highlights, but CFO's must rise to the challenge.
07 December 2015
Strong revenue growth for rebranded EFESO Consulting EFESO Consulting has gotten off to a flying start under its new brand. Two months after rebranding from Solving Efeso, the global management consultancy has seen its revenues grow by 12% to €16.
04 December 2015
Revenues of RSM UK grow by 26 per cent to 292 million Audit, tax and advisory firm RSM has grown its UK revenues by 26% to £292 million.
04 December 2015
Rushport Advisory opens office in Belfast, 3rd in UK Rushport Advisory has opened a new office in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
04 December 2015
Basketball star Kobe Bryant earned 400.000 per hour Kobe Bryant recently retired from his professional basketball career with a poem, and will be remembered as one of its most loved players of all time.
04 December 2015
Colin Mayger appointed Chairman of EURACS platform Colin Mayger, partner at Barnett Waddingham, has been named as the new Chairman of the European Actuarial & Consulting Services network. Mayger, who has been with Barnett Waddingham since 1995, takes over the two-year long posting from Roel Nas
04 December 2015
Slalom Consulting joins forces with SalesForce for vets Slalom Consulting and SalesForces’ VetForce programme have joined forces to help move US vets into cloud-based computing training for eventual deployment within the cloud-based computing ecosystem.
04 December 2015
Altran buys data science firm Tessella, adds 230 experts Technology and engineering consultancy Altran has acquired Tessella, an analytics and data science advisory with over 230 professionals across offices in the UK, the USA and the Netherlands.
03 December 2015
HMRC hires Bain & Co. to guide move away from Aspire The HMRC has selected Bain & Company to guide its transition away from its hefty £10.7 billion Aspire IT outsourcing contract.
03 December 2015
Three consultancies win In-house Recruitment Awards The winners of the annual In-house Recruitment Awards have been unveiled, with In-house Recruitment Teams recognised for their excellence across 22 different categories.
03 December 2015
Former BNP Paribas CEO Baudouin Prot joins BCG France Baudouin Prot, former Chairman and CEO of BNP Paribas, has joined consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group in France as Senior Advisor.
03 December 2015
Cambridge Consultants develops eco-friendly spray Cambridge Consultants has developed an eco-friendly spray technology that cuts agricultural use of chemicals by more than 99%, helping farmers save costs and also protect the environment.
03 December 2015
Boardrooms largest banks lack technology experience Less than 6% of boardroom members of the world’s largest banks have professional technology experience, research from Accenture shows. Of the more than 100 banks surveyed across the globe, 43% of boards had no member with professional technol
03 December 2015
Confidence of UK SME businesses slips in third quarter UK SME confidence has dipped slightly in the last quarter, although it still remains high compared to a year ago.
02 December 2015
Mercer: 42% of satisfied workers are leaving their job Almost half (42%) of very satisfied workers are planning to leave their job, a survey from Mercer shows.
02 December 2015
Consultancies Arup and Q5 win Personnel Today Awards Arup and Q5 have been recognised for their excellent HR performance during the annual Personnel Today Awards ceremony that took place on earlier this week in London.
02 December 2015
Chris Kempczinski named Strategy Chief of McDonald's McDonald’s has named former Boston Consulting Group consultant Chris Kempczinski as its Strategy Chief, as part of a wider reshuffle at the top, in a move to help steer growth initiatives as the comp
02 December 2015
Alsbridge expands enterprise print services practice Alsbridge has expanded its enterprise print services line, in a bid to provide new solutions that reduce costs in the end-to-end printing arena. The expansion includes business methodology enhancements and the recruitmen
02 December 2015
8 million tons of plastic waste ends up in oceans a year Every year, 8 million tons of plastic waste makes into the oceans. 150 million tons of plastic is now estimated to be afloat, of which 95% is unrecoverable.
02 December 2015
CEO succession plans often more talk than action While many companies are doing some form of succession planning for their CEOs, most are not doing enough to ensure a successful transition. In light of recent high-profile CEO transition failures, boards and human resou
01 December 2015
Economic outlook for Southeast Asia looking bright The economic future for Southeast Asia is looking bright.
01 December 2015

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