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

Clairfield International opens office in Santiago, Chile Clairfield International, an international network of affiliated corporate finance firms, has opened an office in Santiago, Chile. The new hub marks the firm’s 35th office globally.
18 March 2016
Digital consultant Comatch expands presence in the Netherlands In December last year Comatch, a digital platform that helps clients find independent consultants, launched its operations in Netherlands.
18 March 2016
Navigant expands Legal Technology Solutions into Asia Navigant is expanding its Legal Technology Solutions practice into the Asian market, to better service local clients.
17 March 2016
South-East firms Kreston Reeves and Spofforths to merge Accounting and consulting firms Kreston Reeves and Spofforths have decided to merge on 1st June 2016.
17 March 2016
KPMG adds Fabian Watts to Real Estate Advisory practice KPMG has added Fabian Watts to its Real Estate Advisory practice team.
17 March 2016
Projective eyes growth following Wincor Nixdorf investment Wincor Nixdorf, a Germany headquartered banking technology firm, has purchased a majority stake in Projective.
17 March 2016
4C Associates: Brexit likely to increase supply chain costs Much of the focus on the debate about the EU has been on the impact that any Brexit would have on exports and economic growth.
17 March 2016
Consultants pushing into advertising and marcomms space Much has in recent months been written about the challenges the big consulting and accountancy groups – KPMG, Deloitte, PwC, Grant Thornton, M cKinsey et al – pose to the established advertising netw
17 March 2016
Internal audit function can bolster cybersecurity frontiers A new report by Protiviti finds that cybersecurity is increasingly finding its way through the ranks of internal audit teams.
16 March 2016
Booz Allen Hamilton hired to support 5 billion CSTAT contract The US Department of Defence has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a five year contract as part of its wider $5 billion Cyber Security and Information Systems technical area task contract.
16 March 2016
Six ways to extract more value from projects and PMOs With the pace of change on the rise, and the impact of new technologies or even disruptive models looming around the corner, organisations large and small are on a wide scale launching far reaching c
16 March 2016
Cloud can support business transformation in professional services Neil Davidson, Vice President of enterprise at software vendor Deltek, sheds light on how cloud technology can support business transformation in the professional services sector.
16 March 2016
Jan Vanhevel and Frank Dausy join Board of Ensur Ensur, a Belgium based consulting firm with a focus on the insurance industry, has strengthened its Board of Directors with industry veterans Jan Vanhevel and Frank Dausy.
16 March 2016
Financial services industry needs holistic digital strategy Banks and insurers are too slow in responding to the wave of digitisation.
15 March 2016
Improved gender parity boosts financials of Utility companies Gender parity has been, in a number of recent academic and industry reports, correlated with improved business performance in several industries.
15 March 2016
Italy hires Accenture to digitalise Italian voting system The Italian Ministry of Interior has awarded Accenture a four year contract to develop applications for a new information system, as well as provide maintenance services for the country’s voting syst
15 March 2016
EY and Novius contribute to Business Transformation Summit Tomorrow the Gartner Business Transformation & Process Management Summit 2016 kicks off in London.
15 March 2016
Wouter van Essenberg joins Eden McCallum in Amsterdam Eden McCallum has added Wouter van Essenberg to its leadership team. Van Essenberg, who joins the consultancy from Ordina, has been appointed Associate Partner, and is based in Amsterdam.
15 March 2016
Global investments in FinTech startups booms to 19 billion Investment in FinTech startups and scaleups has boomed in 2015, hitting new heights of $19 billion. The VC-backed investment in the sector too hit new heights, at $13.8 billion.
14 March 2016
Marsh & McLennan Agency buys insurer Aviation Solutions Marsh & McLennan Agency, a US-based subsidiary of Marsh, has added Aviation Solutions to its long line of acquisitions in the insurance market.
14 March 2016
Baker Tilly adds Cathy Steininger to Benefits & Consulting unit The US practice of Baker Tilly has picked up Cathy Steininger as Vice President of the firm’s Benefits & Consulting practice. Steininger joins from ADP where she served as a Senior District Manager.
14 March 2016
Distributed energy is an opportunity for utilities, not a threat Distributed energy resources are expanding across roofs.
14 March 2016
EC hires Helios to support Single European Sky initiative The EC has hired aviation consultancy specialist Helios to provide a range of services for the implementation of Europe’s Single European Sky initiative.
14 March 2016
Ecofys strikes alliance with The Generation Foundation The scientific consensus into the wide-ranging risks of dangerous climate warming, turned into an agreed-on policy framework at COP21, including the proposal of creating a carbon pricing mechanism.
11 March 2016
Accenture creates 300 additional jobs in San Antonio Accenture Federal Services recently announced the creation of 300 new jobs at its Technology and Innovation Center in San Antonio, Texas.
11 March 2016
Slalom Consulting and SalesForce reveal VetForce community SalesForce and Slalom Consulting partnership has, after an intense three month collaboration, borne fruit in the launch of the new VetForce community.
11 March 2016
Victoria Barr joins South African practice of FTI Consulting FTI Consulting’s Victoria Barr has been promoted to the role of Senior Director in the firm’s (young) Economic and Financial Consulting practice in South Africa.
11 March 2016
East European history creates gender balance in business The global average number of women within mid-market company senior management remains relatively low at 24%, while 33% had no women at all in senior management.
10 March 2016
Point B names Mike Roberts Practice Director in Chicago Point B has promoted Senior Director Mike Roberts to the role of Practice Director of its Chicago office.
10 March 2016
UK online sales in non-food goods continues to boom Online sales of Non-Foods goods in the UK continue to grow, hitting 20% of total sales in February.
10 March 2016
Operational Excellence can help Oil & Gas reduce costs The sudden and dramatic plunge in global oil prices determined mainly by supply, demand and partly by expectation has also been compounded by pockets of regional instability.
10 March 2016
Interview with Leontine Koens-Betz and Gijs Siecker In an interview with students of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Leontine Koens-Betz, Managing Partner of Accuracy in the Netherlands, and Gijs Siecker, Senior Manager at the firm, reflect on the am
10 March 2016

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