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Consulting news in the UK | Page 388

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

Hay Group moves into new office in Amsterdam The Dutch country organisation of Hay Group is later this week moving its office from Zeist to Amsterdam, the country's capital city. The new 1,700 m2 office of the global management consultancy is, unde
30 October 2014
Google and PwC bundle services in digital landscape Professional services firm PwC has launched a joint business relationship with technology and online search giant Google. The strategic alliance aims at helping companies across the globe with more effectively adopting and using technology and info
30 October 2014
Steward Redqueen launches socio-economic network Steward Redqueen, a consulting firm from The Netherlands, has launched a new advisory network that brings together international experts in the field of economics and sustainability. The network – dubbed ‘SRQ Associates Network
30 October 2014
Strategy&: R&D spending reaches highest level in 2014 R&D spending has reached an all-time high of $647 billion in 2014, concludes Strategy& in a new study. The consulting firm notes however that this year represents the second lowest growth rate in the past 10 years, likely caused by the grow
30 October 2014
KPMG UK launches new integrated offering for SMEs KPMG has launched KPMG Enterprise, a £40 million investment to extend its services to mid-market firms.
30 October 2014
Arcadis signs alliance with Indian based Chola MS Global engineering and consulting firm Arcadis has signed a strategic alliance with Cholamandalam MS Risk Services, one of India’s leading risk engineering consulting companies.
29 October 2014
Mazars adds Razvan Butucaru to Financial Advisory team The Romanian practice of Mazars has recently bolstered its team with Razvan Butucaru, who has been appointed as Financial Advisory Services Director. Butucaru will be based in Bucharest and will focus mainly on further building Mazars&rs
29 October 2014
Baker Tilly announces four senior Tax appointments Baker Tilly has made four senior appointments to strengthen its Tax Business in the UK. Caroline Rai and Adrian Benosiglio are newly hired as Tax Partner, a function Matthew Sewell has been promoted to, and the firm promoted Andrew Gordon to Tax Di
29 October 2014
EY: Energy sector huge contributor to the UK economy The energy sector has hugely impacted the UK economy in 2013, concludes a new report by EY, commissioned by Energy UK. The report shows that the industry has generated around 6% of the GDP in 2013, and that one in every 44 jobs is connected to the
29 October 2014
Bain: Top 11 luxury markets and cities of the globe The US, Japan and Italy are the largest luxury-goods markets of the globe, according to a research from Bain & Company.
29 October 2014
KPMG stops sponsorship deal with LSE Athletics Union KPMG has decided to end its sponsorship of the Athletics Union (AU) at the London School of Economics (LSE) as a result of pamphlets handed out by the men’s rugby team of the LSE filled with homophob
28 October 2014
Slalom Consulting named Great Place to Work 2014 Connecticut Magazine has named Slalom Consulting a Great Place to Work 2014. The US-based consulting firm is acclaimed for its work-life balance with the possibility of part-time work and a paid leave, and for its rewarding system consisting of a y
28 October 2014
Accenture develops connected physician solution Accenture has, in collaboration with Salesforce.com, developed a mobile healthcare solution aimed at improving patient interactions and outcomes. To achieve this goal, the solution will enable physicians to access needed information anywhere and st
28 October 2014
Strategy&: US consumers the new bosses in healthcare There is a new boss in healthcare industry and that is the consumer, this states consulting firm Strategy& in its newly released report into the preferences of US healthcare consumers. The report shows that these consumers are not happy with th
28 October 2014
African consulting market grows 5% to nearly 1.5 billion The African consulting market grew last year by 5% to nearly $1.5 billion, according to a research report from analyst firm Source Information Services (Source).
27 October 2014
KPMG Strategy enters strategy consulting market Big Four firm KPMG is currently in the process of launching a new practice that will specialise in strategy consulting.
27 October 2014
Altimeter and Capgemini Consulting form partnership Two powerhouses in the digital landscape – Altimeter Group and Capgemini Consulting – have decided to join forces and form a strategic partnership. Together, the two partners will be able to provide clients with a full suite
27 October 2014
Accenture recruitment increasingly eyes learning agility Accenture’s recruitment team is in addition to traditional skills and capabilities increasingly selecting candidates on their ‘learning agility’, a capability that describes someone’s speed to learn, a trait that is more and
27 October 2014
Hay Group: Align public benefits with private sector Top civil servants have the lowest-paid leadership jobs in the public sector – until that changes, we won’t attract the best talent, says Peter Smith from Hay Group.
27 October 2014
CGI opens Centre of Excellence in Quebec, Canada CGI has announced that it will establish a new Centre of Excellence in Quebec, Canada. The new business unit, which is scheduled to open its doors in the coming months, is expected to create 300 IT jobs in the region over the next three years.
27 October 2014
Kevin McCarty new CEO of West Monroe Partners North American business consultancy West Monroe Partners has appointed Kevin McCarty to the role of CEO, effective October 1st.
27 October 2014
Richard Baxter joins FTI Consulting from A&M Taxand FTI Consulting has in the UK appointed Richard Baxter as a Senior Managing Director and Head of its Indirect Taxation practice. Baxter, who joins from Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, will be based in London. Richard Baxter has more than 2
24 October 2014
Deutsche Bank Chairman Corporate Broking joins KPMG KPMG has hired James Agnew as Senior Member of its Capital Advisory Group, a function he will assume early 2015. Agnew will join KPMG from the Deutsche Bank with extensive experience in corporate broking, with the intent to expand KPMG’s foot
24 October 2014
Hitachi Consulting: Lean SixSigma needs lasting change Lean and Six Sigma techniques have over the past years been adopted by many industries; however 50% - 70% of initiatives fail to reach their full potential, ‘hitting a wall’ after initial improvement
24 October 2014
Altran launches VueForge, Big Data service offering Consulting and engineering firm Altran has launched a new offering that helps organisations reap the benefits of machine-generated Big Data.
23 October 2014
CGI creates 600 new skilled IT jobs in South Wales CGI will in the next five years create more than 600 new jobs in South Wales. The new jobs will be created with the support of the Welsh government in the form of a £3.2 million funding. With the additional professionals, CGI’s headcoun
23 October 2014
Vox Telecom buys 2 African technology consulting firms African telecom player Vox Telecom has acquired two technology consulting and business applications firms: Two IT and Computer Initiatives (CI), to boost its consulting services. The two firms will form a new division within Vox Telecom and will be
23 October 2014
West Monroe Partners opens 8th US office in Bentonville Consulting firm West Monroe Partners has recently opened a new office in Bentonville, Arkansas. The office, located in the Rain Tree Business Center, marks the firm’s 10th office in North America.
23 October 2014
James Morris joins Baker Tilly from Big 4 firm KPMG Baker Tilly has appointed James Morris as its North-West Tax Director. Morris joins from KPMG, a company where he worked for eleven years, during which he specialised in international corporate tax and M&A tax. Morris joins account
23 October 2014
EY: M&A type impacts post-merger integration approach Post-merger integration is an outdated expression. Starting your integration after closing was common practice in the previous century and it did not work out well. Then what is your blueprint for integrating th
23 October 2014
Atos: Digital transformation delays concern CFOs and CIOs A new research by Atos shows that even though digital transformation is needed for companies to be successful, almost two-third of the participants surveyed said digital initiatives are held back at their company due to barriers such as security an
23 October 2014
Booz Allen Hamilton buys Healthcare unit of Genova Global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has acquired the health care division of Genova Technologies, a US-based IT consultancy. Roughly 40 employees, based in Baltimore, will join Booz Allen’s
22 October 2014

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