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

Deloitte Consulting acquires HR consultancy firm FCTB Big Four accountancy and consulting firm Deloitte has acquired consultancy firm FCTB. The acquisition improves the strength of Deloitte’s human resources consulting and talent management, as well as of its HR-cloud
10 July 2015
New IED compliance tool from Ricardo-AEA and EEA The Industrial Emissions Directive is a nationally enforced EU Directive that requires industrial process players to implement best practice in waste management.
10 July 2015
Grant Thornton invests in high growth start-up Geniac Grant Thornton UK has agreed an investment commitment with Geniac, a UK start-up set up to ‘give companies their time back’ to focus on growth. The firm alleviates the administrative burden by offering business services that cover every
10 July 2015
PwC boosts Pensions Investment Advisory Business PwC has boosted its Pensions Investment Advisory business with the appointment of Nikesh Patel as Senior Manager Investment Risk.
10 July 2015
Accenture acquires PacificLink to bolster digital offering Accenture Interactive has acquired PacificLink Group, whose subsidiaries operate marketing platforms directed at both the digital as well as the physical market in the Greater China region. The acquisition provides Accenture with a larger footprint
09 July 2015
Manufacturing 4.0 techniques can fuel growth in Belgium Manufacturing globally has been on the decrease the past fifty years, with Western Europe seeing a considerable decline in its share of activity.
09 July 2015
Mercer and Redington win European Pensions Award Mercer and Redington have managed to scoop a prestigious ‘European Pensions Award’ during the 2015-edition of the annual award ceremony held recently in London. Redington was named ‘Risk Management Firm
09 July 2015
Angel Hoover exchanges Towers Watson US for EMEA Towers Watson has appointed Angel Hoover as Practice Leader Talent Management and Organisational Alignment for the EMEA region. In her new role Hoover is responsible for the further expansion of the practice in the UK, c
09 July 2015
Infosys invests in Ireland via strategic AIB-partnership Infosys has joined with Allied Irish Banks in a strategic partnership that will see the consultancy firm, among others, invest $10 million into Irish start-ups as well as create a presence in the loc
09 July 2015
EY promotes 753 partners globally, almost third women EY has promoted 753 partners globally, which is its largest increase in partners since 2008, reflecting the firm’s global growth. Almost a third of the new partners are female, with new partners in emerging markets also accounting for a third
09 July 2015
Big Data translators crucial for capturing potential Big Data is complex and in order to maximise its potential, organisations not only need specialists who understand the data, but also “translators” who can analyse and clearly communicate the retriev
09 July 2015
Philip Staehelin leads Prague office of Roland Berger Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has appointed Philip Staehelin as Managing Partner of its Prague office. The former Accenture and A.T. Kearney management consultant has been based in the Czech capital for more than tw
08 July 2015
Accenture supports Etihad Airways with transformation Etihad Airways has hired Accenture in a multi-million dollar deal to improve the carrier’s productivity, efficiency and growth potential. The deal will see Accenture deliver a range of professional services, with t
08 July 2015
UK online retailers missing out on 1 billion ad revenue Advertising space on e-commerce sites is worth up to a billion in revenues, yet a large fraction currently finds itself unused.
08 July 2015
Protiviti releases Internal Auditing around the World Global consulting firm Protiviti has released the 2015-edition of its annual ‘Internal Auditing around the World’ publication. The report provides insight in the evolution of the internal audit profession thr
08 July 2015
MHA MacIntyre Hudson & MHA Bloomer Heaven merge Baker Tilly International member firms MHA MacIntyre Hudson and MHA Bloomer Heaven have decided to merge as part of MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s continued growth strategy. Following the merger, MHA Bloomer Heaven will take on the name of MHA MacInt
08 July 2015
Squarefield supports Vaessen-Schoemaker with buy-in The management of Vaessen-Schoemaker, a leading supplier of high value-add functional ingredients based in The Netherlands, has acquired the remaining majority of the company from the firm’s founders. Corporate finance expert Squarefield acte
08 July 2015
BDO: Bristol is an exciting city for businesses to reside The Bristol region is an exciting place to do business, according to the majority of companies surveyed by BDO.
08 July 2015
Andrew Morgan Managing Partner of Curzon & Company Curzon & Company has appointed Andrew Morgan as Managing Partner. Morgan has been with the advisory firm since 2003, when he joined from larger counterpart Capgemini Consulting.
07 July 2015
Alasdair McGregor and Tom Parkin partner at Berkeley The Berkeley Partnership has added two new partners to its leadership team: Alasdair McGregor and Tom Parkin. With the latest addition, the London-based management consultancy’s partner team grows to seventeen
07 July 2015
Hay Group: Poor job descriptions drive staff turnover Poorly aligned job descriptions are causing a considerable headache to mid-sized businesses across the UK, a recent Hay Group report highlights.
07 July 2015
RSM McClure Watters new advisory service LifeCycle RSM McClure Watters has launched a new business advisory service, the LifeCycle programme, to help businesses in Northern Ireland take advantage of the improving economy. Through the new service, the firm will provide companies with advice tailored
07 July 2015
Over 90 billion of excess cash tied up in working capital While the number of days that cash is tied up in working capital decreased, still around £90 billion of excess cash is still not being maximised across UK businesses, research by Grant Thornton shows
07 July 2015
Approach for unlocking big data in the utilities sector Big Data and its commercial value to organisations is transforming industries across the globe, including the utilities sector.
07 July 2015
CIOs increasingly look for skills outside organisation More and more CIOs are looking outside their organisation for the needed technology skills, research by KPMG and Harvey Nash shows.
07 July 2015
Baker Tilly buys project management expert Outperform Baker Tilly has acquired management consultancy Outperform UK.
06 July 2015
9 advisories advise on Stage Entertainment | CVC deal Last month Joop van den Ende – the founder of international theatre company Stage Entertainment – disclosed that it had sold 60% of its shares to CVC Capital Partners.
06 July 2015
BCG: Global private financial wealth to reach 222 trillion Global private financial wealth is set to reach $222.1 trillion in 2019, research by the Boston Consulting Group forecasts, up from $164.3 in 2014. While the US still holds the biggest proportion of the wealth, at 31%, the Asian region has been cat
06 July 2015
Simon Hunt leads PwC Banking and Capital Markets unit PwC has appointed Simon Hunt as its new UK banking and capital markets leader. Hunt will focus on advising PwC’s UK clients on the challenges they might face in the changing banking landscape following regulatory reforms and rapidly developin
06 July 2015
6 advisory firms conduct feasibility study for Govsatcom The European Defence Agency has launched a €1 million feasibility study of its satellite communications programme, Govsatcom, to help it identify new cooperation models and system architectures.
06 July 2015
Accenture to hire 5,000 army veterans in US by 2020 Accenture has announced ambitious plans to hire 5,000 US veterans by 2020, adding to the more than 1,000 former members of the US armed forces that are currently employed by the consulting firm.
06 July 2015
KPMG: UK unprepared for future workforce challenges Many UK businesses are not sufficiently prepared for future workforce challenges, finds a recent poll by KPMG and the Corporate Research Forum.
06 July 2015

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