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Consulting news in the UK | Page 383

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

PA Consulting: Simplicity as a digital differentiator This autumn, it seems that mobile payments are finally taking off.
03 December 2014
Stefan Marcu to lead A.T. Kearney office in Romania A.T. Kearney recently announced the appointment of Stefan Marcu as the new Lead Partner of its Romanian country office.
03 December 2014
EY: 6 recommendations to promote infrastructure This year I was honored to take part in the Business 20 (B20) summit in Sydney, an event which enabled common views from the international business community to be put forward to G20 leaders this wee
03 December 2014
PwC supporter of Economic Research Council event PwC has signed up as supporter of the “Clash of the Titans”, the annual economic forecasting event of the Economic Research Council. During this event, three notable economic alumni from Oxford, Cambridge and LSE will provide the audien
03 December 2014
Roland Berger: Car sharing to grow exponentially The market for sharing one’s car – car sharing and ride sharing – is expected to explode over the coming years, according to Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. The consultancy has projected that the market will grow between 30% a
02 December 2014
IBM executive Ian Bentinck rejoins Capco as Partner Former Capco partner Ian Bentinck has recently re-joined the firm, after a spell of more than 8 years at City Practitioners and IBM. In his new role Bentinck will, based in the London office, focus on growing Capco’s expanding footprint in th
02 December 2014
NFL franchise in London adds 102 million to economy American football is making a play for the lucrative British sports market, and already boasts a significant fanbase in the UK. Fostering the growth of the American NFL franchise, by setting up a London based team that locally plays eight games per
02 December 2014
PE arm of Alvarez buys G4S Government Solutions The private equity arm of consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has acquired G4S Government Solutions, a US subsidiary of global security firm G4S.
02 December 2014
Capgemini awarded contract by The Pensions Regulator Capgemini UK has been awarded a contract by The Pensions Regulator to implement and support an integrated case and document management solution that meets the organisation’s need for automatic enrolment of UK work-based pensions. p
02 December 2014
Mercer: Diversity efforts not improving women growth According to a recent research by HR consultancy Mercer into the global workforce, well-intended diversity efforts are not improving women’s progress. The research shows that despite women making up 41% of the global workforce, their represen
02 December 2014
Simon Kucher adds four partners to European team Global consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners has expanded its European partner team with four new partners.
01 December 2014
McKinsey & Co. sees bright future for Indian economy After India’s decade of average growth, marred by bureaucratic and global economic pressures, the recent government stability, a will to push through reforms and rapid urban development are all expec
01 December 2014
Deloitte investigates glitch in BoE payments system A glitch hit the Bank of England (BOE) last month, throwing its payments system flat and hobbling thousands of housing market transactions.
01 December 2014
PwC: Top 5 and Worst 5 UK cities to live and work in Reading and Bracknell, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are according to professional services firm PwC the cities with the best medium to long term economic potential. University cities Oxford and Cambridge complete the top five, while Middlesbrough fi
01 December 2014
Tractus Asia: Indonesian manufacturing on tipping point Indonesia’s manufacturing industry is on the verge of a tipping point with the potential of creating millions of new jobs and evolving its economy away from its natural resource base.
01 December 2014
18 consulting firms nominated for Pensions Age Awards 18 consulting firms have been shortlisted for the Pension Age Awards. The Awards, which recognise outstanding pensions and performance of pension providers, will be handed out in February 2015. The Pensions Age Awards recognises both t
01 December 2014
Chinese urbanisation leads to big mobility challenges The big increase in Chinese urbanisation expected in the coming years, as a result of economic growth, will produce huge challenges to urban transportation, concludes Arthur D.
01 December 2014
KPMG acquires Dynamics-specialist Crimsonwing for €26 million The shareholders of Crimsonwing have accepted the bid from KPMG, which makes KPMG the largest Microsoft Dynamics specialist of the Big Four accounting and consulting giants.
28 November 2014
13 new partners in 10 countries for Roland Berger Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has appointed 13 new Partners. Three of the new additions are in Germany, with the remaining appointments spread across offices in China, France, the US, the UK, South Korea, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary and India.
28 November 2014
Baker Tilly expands its Social Housing Consulting team Accounting and business consulting firm Baker Tilly has expanded its Social Housing Consulting team in the UK with two additions. Frances Hipple has been appointed as Associate Director and Julian Freeman as Managing Consu
28 November 2014
5 consulting firms win National Outsourcing Award Consulting firms CSC, Capita, Capgemini, KPMG and Deloitte have been recognised as top performers in the outsourcing industry during the National Outsourcing Association Awards for which 12 consulting firms had been nominated.
28 November 2014
Deloitte extends partnership British Olympic Association Professional services firm Deloitte has extended its partnership with UK's National Olympic Committee, the British Olympic Association. Deloitte has been the organisation’s partner for the Games in 2008 and 2012, and will again provide the or
28 November 2014
UK consumers to capitalise Black Friday & Cyber Monday Black Friday and Cyber Monday, US shopping frenzy days following Thanksgiving, have reached consumers and retailers in the UK, conclude several consultants, including from Accenture and Deloitte. Research shows that shopping on these days has reach
28 November 2014
PwC: Only 1% of car buyers would buy an electric car Buying a climate friendly car is not a top priority for potential car buyers in the UK, shows a recent car survey by PwC. The survey shows that as consumers are not willing to give in on comfort and design, they are delegating the responsibility fo
28 November 2014
Oliver Wyman boosts Public Sector with Peter Regen Consulting firm Oliver Wyman has appointed Peter Regen as Director of Public Sector Consulting for North America. Regen brings more than two decades of experience in consulting to the newly created function and will be in charge of expanding the go
28 November 2014
Mercer buys Swiss alternative investments firm SCM The Investments business of consulting firm Mercer has acquired SCM Strategic Capital Management, a Swiss-based specialist private markets advisor and delegated solutions provider. The acquisition will further strengthen Mercer’s c
27 November 2014
IBM BCS to provide Twitter data consulting services Twitter and IBM are to join forces, producing wide ranging Big Data products and consulting services from their joint capabilities. As part of the deal, Twitter will provide IBM with its trove of information from its user base, and the t
27 November 2014
A.T. Kearney adds Doha office to its Middle East footprint Global management consultancy A.T. Kearney has opened a new office in Doha, Qatar, reconfirming the firm's commitment to the Middle East.
27 November 2014
LCP Consulting strengthens team with Will Shepherd LCP Consulting has appointed Will Shepherd as Partner. Shepherd joins the firm from Capgemini and has almost 20 years of experience in the consulting industry. In his new role, he will be in charge of the innovation and growth of the Manufacturing
27 November 2014
Capgemini UK wins Sustainability Leaders Award Consulting firm Capgemini has been awarded for its business travel carbon reduction programme, TravelWell, with the Sustainable Transport & Travel Award handed out during the Sustainability Leaders Awards on 19 November 2014 in London.
27 November 2014
Aon Hewitt: Characteristics of an engaging leader “How can we have the highest profitability in five years and still have gaps in employee engagement?” asks an executive at a large industrial products company. The reality is that the two don’t necessarily go together. This manage
27 November 2014
Deloitte: Compliance costs Australian economy 250 billion Internal regulations by industries and companies are known to be one of the key frustrations of businesses, yet a new study by Deloitte reveals that the cost of compliance may be much larger than previously thought. Deloitte’s research shows
26 November 2014

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