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Consulting news in the UK | Page 378

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

The Brattle Group appoints 3 new Principals in US Global management consultancy The Brattle Group has promoted three consultants to the Principal rank: Toby Brown, Ryan Hledik, and Kathleen Spees. Both Brown and Hledik are based in San Fransisco, while Spees operates from the Cambridge
12 January 2015
Ashoka and Accenture launch new joint job initiative Accenture has signed a partnership with Ashoka, a global association of social entrepreneurs, to establish a joint job initiative: the Talent Growth Initiative.
12 January 2015
Roland Berger: Bike sharing to grow to 5.3 billion Bike-sharing is becoming ever more popular. Recent research by Roland Berger finds that by 2020 the market for bike-sharing will grow to €5.3 billion.
12 January 2015
McKinsey: Banks must invest in back office automation As banks follow the trend of digitalisation in the financial services industry, they should choose wisely the areas of investments, says consulting firm McKinsey & Company. In it's recent research, the firm shows that not all digital investment
12 January 2015
Tesco slashes prices, further sparking supermarket war The price war in the UK’s supermarket industry is intensifying, with Tesco announcing it will slash the price on 380 basic food items by 25% in the coming days to compete with among others German bud
09 January 2015
Deloitte, TCS & Kurt Salmon sponsor Retails BIG Show This Sunday the annual “Retail's BIG Show” kicks off in New York City. The four day event consists of a conference and EXPO entirely focussed on the Retail industry. Consulting firms Deloitte, Kurt Salmon and Tata Consultancy Servic
09 January 2015
Former PA and Cubiks partner Jan Kwint CEO of LTP Former PA Consulting and Cubiks partner Jan Kwint has been appointed as the CEO of HR consultancy LTP. Kwint, who already serves for two years as a board member at LTP, taking over the reign from Arjan Eleveld, who had led LTP for the past 16 years
09 January 2015
McGladrey raises nearly 1 million dollar for Charities McGladrey recently released the results of its McGladrey Classic golf tournament, which includes a $930,000 windfall for community-based programs that focus on children and families in need. The McGladrey Classic co-run Birdies Fore Love programme
09 January 2015
HaskoningDHV helps Bangladesh with coastal defence Consulting firm Royal HaskoningDHV has won a six-year contract to help the government of Bangladesh with the protection of its coastal regions that are particular vulnerable to climate change risks.
09 January 2015
KPMG opens new office in Manchester city centre KPMG has moved into a new office in Manchester city centre at the St Peter’s Square. The consulting firm has occupied an office space of 73,500 sq. ft. spread over three and a half floors that supports the needs of the 21st century business e
09 January 2015
MBCF supports Andlinger with Clesse Industries deal Aalberts Industries has recently sold off its Clesse Industries business unit to Andlinger & Company.
08 January 2015
CGI develops emergency response system for Estonia Consulting firm CGI, together with several Estonian parties, developed and implemented an innovative emergency response system in Estonia.
08 January 2015
James Dimech DeBono joins FTI from Grant Thornton FTI Consulting has appointed James Dimech DeBono a Senior Managing Director in the company’s Economic and Financial Consulting practice.
08 January 2015
Grant Thornton acquires Recovery Cost Auditing Group Accounting and consulting giant Grant Thornton has acquired Recovery Cost Auditing Group, a local assurance business based in Preston, Lancashire. Recovery Cost Auditing Group (RCAG) performs forensic audits of retrospective billing of
08 January 2015
Baker Tilly Corporate Finance completes three deals Baker Tilly’s Corporate Finance team in the North West has recently completed a hat-trick of deals. Looking forward, the business advisory firm expects the M&A appetite to sustain in 2015. Hat-trick of M&A dealsb
08 January 2015
AlixPartners: Restaurants should embrace technology According to a recently released report from AlixPartners, if used wisely, technological innovation can help the restaurant industry boost traffic, while lowering costs and improving customer experie
08 January 2015
BCG: Banks regaining their economic profitability The financial crises had a substantial effect on the economic profit (EP) generation of banks, especially in North America and Europe, concludes consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group. Six years after the crisis, North American banking institu
08 January 2015
Capita buys data storage specialist Solid State Solutions Capita has acquired data storage specialist Solid State Solutions. The merger will give the firm access to highly secure data centres required to take on government clients as well as broaden its IT sophistication with 30 professionals. The financi
07 January 2015
Non-profit consultancy Aldrich Fundraising established Tobin Aldrich has set up his own consulting firm Aldrich Fundraising.
07 January 2015
Characteristics of a great Human Resources consultant In a recent article, Angela O’Connor, the CEO of the HR Lounge consultancy and former chief people officer at the National Policing Improvement Agency, revealed eight characteristics that in her view are key for being a great Human
07 January 2015
Manchester hospital trusts paid 150 million to advisors Over the past three years, hospital trusts in Greater Manchester have paid consulting firms nearly £150 million in fees to manage transformation and outsourcing programmes. Data gathered from freedom of info
07 January 2015
RBS banker Wolfgang Mantke joins IT consultancy GFT Global IT consulting firm GFT has appointed Wolfgang Mantke as a Principal Consultant in its risk management practice. Mantke joins from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in London, where he spent three years within the bank’s inves
07 January 2015
Marsh highlights challenges foreign investors in 2015 The Central African Republic, Sudan and Syria are identified by consulting firm Marsh and Business Monitor International as the countries with the highest political risk.
07 January 2015
AT Kearney: 4 types of online consumers emerging The difference in levels of connectivity among global consumers has led to the emergence of four consumer segments, a survey by A.T. Kearney shows. As the four segments need to be addressed differently by (online) retailers, the firm states that re
07 January 2015
FTI Consulting buys media specialist HighView Media FTI Consulting has added Philip Schuman’s HighView Media boutique entertainment and management consulting firm to its Media & Entertainment Group, appointing Schuman as the Groups Co-Leader. The acquisition will further strengthen FTI&rsq
06 January 2015
Parcel delivery sector in a squeeze, say consultants Despite the booming e-commerce and run on online gifts during the Christmas period, the UK parcel delivery industry is in a cut throat race to the bottom.
06 January 2015
Porsche Consulting: The hidden jewel of consulting Cars come in many shapes and sizes, some are expensive, some cheap, some slow and some are pretty quick.
06 January 2015
Five consulting firms lead in knowledge management Consultancies Accenture, Arup, Deloitte, EY and PwC have been named best companies in the field of knowledge management. The top 20 list of most admired knowledge enterprises is led by Google, who for the second time has been recognised as the Over
06 January 2015
4 new partners for Simon Kucher in North America Global consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners has recently expanded its North American partner team with four new partners: Allison Dupuy, Wei Ke, Ricardo Rubi and Brad Soper.
06 January 2015
Resistance to antibiotics costs 100 trillion by 2050 Resistance to drugs is on a dangerous and costly rise, reveals a new study by KPMG and RAND Europe, commissioned by the UK government.
06 January 2015
Three new partners for Polaris in US and Europe Global life sciences consultancy Polaris has announced three new partners appointments. Michael Utell and Darren Jones are based in the US, Dutchman Geert van Gansewinkel leads the firm’s European operations. Michael Utel
05 January 2015
Consultants charged $184 million for Detroit bankruptcy External consultants that guided Detroit through its bankruptcy saga were paid more than $184 million in fees.
05 January 2015

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