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

BBA hires Oliver Wyman to review UK banking sector The British Bankers Association has commissioned Oliver Wyman to conduct an in-depth study on the competitiveness of the UK banking sector. The research, which will be led by the firm’s Vice President Hector Sants, aims at uncovering scenario
29 June 2015
PwC: Financial services unattractive for young females Female millennials are less inclined to join the financial services industry as they feel this sector lacks in diversity, something that is high on their wish-list when it comes to choosing an employer, research by PwC shows. According to the firm,
29 June 2015
BearingPoint: The adaptive insurer is the flexible insurer To break through the traditional conservatism of the insurance industry, 84% of insurers that have greatly outperformed the competition did so through the adoption of adaptive business models, find a
29 June 2015
Roland Berger buys restructuring firm FMC Consultants Roland Berger has acquired FMC Consultants, a Germany-based consultancy that specialises in restructuring advisory.
26 June 2015
Hay Group: Engage mid-managers for strategic success Mid-level managers have been taking flak from those they manage and those that manage them, with the role the most unhappy in an organisation.
26 June 2015
Katie Cotterell joins the Cedar Consulting payroll team Cedar Consulting welcomes Katie Cotterell to its Global Payroll consulting team, as the firm expands its client base on the back of a buoyant PeopleSoft market in the UK.
26 June 2015
3 firms named Best Place to Work for disability equality Booz Allen Hamilton, EY and PwC have recognised for their excellent performance in disability inclusion in their business by the American Association of People with Disabilities and the US Business Leadership Network. The three firms scored 100 out
26 June 2015
Mace joins 5% Club to address youth joblessness UK Consulting firm Mace has signed up as member of The 5% club, an initiative that addresses the skills shortage and high levels of youth unemployment in the UK by asking its members to ensure 5% of their workforce is made up by apprentices, graduate
26 June 2015
IBM and Ionic to accelerate mobile app development IT-giant IBM and app development framework Ionic have partnered up to help business users accelerate mobile app development.
26 June 2015
PwC: Half of people willing to use workplace smartwatch Half of the workforce would use a smartwatch provided by their employer if the information would be used to improve their work wellbeing, research by PwC shows.
26 June 2015
NTT DATA buys Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group NTT Data has acquired Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group, a US-based consultancy firm with seven offices across the country. The deal will see the two companies synergise their strengths in the financial IT market
25 June 2015
PA Consulting: Four in ten UK firms will outsource more 40% of UK organisations plan to outsource more in the next few years, research by PA Consulting and Whitelane Research shows, highlighting the significant growth potential of the UK outsourcing marke
25 June 2015
EY appoints Partner to lead fight against cybercrime Chris Gould has been appointed partner at EY and will head up the firm’s UK cyber-crime team. With the level of cyber threats increasing, it will be Gould’s role to help clients better defend their boarders as well as track down perpetr
25 June 2015
Spending on HR technology & systems remains robust Spending on upgrading HR technology and systems is expected to continue to grow in 2015, a recent Towers Watson survey shows.
25 June 2015
Global MRO industry needs to change tech trajectory The MRO market is set to grow around $35 billion in the coming decade. However, as it grows, new technologies will transform revenue streams in the background, a recent report from Oliver Wyman finds. These changes will be in, among others, predict
25 June 2015
Mott MacDonald designs Stonehaven flood protection Design consulting firm Mott MacDonald has been hired by the Aberdeenshire Council to design the flood protection for the city of Stonehaven.
25 June 2015
Gartner: Top 10 technology trends for Governments Government organisations should focus on new service models for digital Government, research by Gartner shows. According to the global research and consulting firm, public sector executives should consider 10 strategic t
25 June 2015
Dougie Graham joins Baker Tilly as Associate Director Baker Tilly has boosted its Consulting team in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the appointment of Dougie Graham as Associate Director. In his new role, Dougie will help clients achieve operational excellence. Dougie Graham joins a href="/f
24 June 2015
97% of population growth to be in developing world Developing regions will see 97% of the world’s population growth of 1.2 billion people between 2013 and 2030, research by Roland Berger finds. In the same period the median age will increase to 33.
24 June 2015
CBRE: Top 10 most expensive office markets globally London’s West End is still the world’s most expensive office market, CBRE’s ‘Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs’ survey shows.
24 June 2015
Marsh: UK firms must do more to assess cyber threats UK companies need to do more to assess cyber threats, research by Marsh shows. The research shows that two-thirds does not assess their suppliers or customers for risks when trading, putting themselves at risk. According to the firm, “a lot n
24 June 2015
13 consultancies in Most Attractive Employers of UK Google has been named the most attractive employer by undergraduate students in the UK and ranks #1 in the Most Attractive Employers list of the 2015 Universum Student Survey.
24 June 2015
Engage app platform Capita supports vulnerable adults Consulting firm Capita has developed an engage app platform for Fortunatus Housing Solutions, to be used by the housing charity for its newly developed app.
24 June 2015
Accenture becomes first Founding Member of MIT IDE With technology sometimes developing faster than human beings are able to adapt, and with technological development about to accelerate further, MIT has set up the Initiative for the Digital Economy to explore the impact of digital technology on bu
24 June 2015
French advisory market returns to growth, now 4 billion Following years of contraction and lacklustre growth, the French consulting market has returned to a healthy growth level. In 2014 the management consulting market in France grew by 2.
23 June 2015
Robo advisors to manage 2.2 trillion portfolio by 2020 Robots are set to transform the investment advisory landscape, forecasts a new research from A.T. Kearney.
23 June 2015
Tom Haak joins HCM analytics specialist Crunchr Crunchr, the analytics unit of HR consultancy Focus Orange, has strengthened its team with Tom Haak, who joins as partner. Haak most recently served as Global Director HR of Arcadis and previously held senior positions a
23 June 2015
BCG: Only one in ten companies globalisation-proof Although three-quarters of companies are aspiring to go global, only 10% feels ready to do so, research by BCG and IMD shows. Their Global Readiness Survey suggests that it is no longer an issue of strategy, but of execution that is holding the rea
23 June 2015
Large firms struggle to keep up with digital innovation When it comes to capitalising on digital disruption, especially large companies are struggling to keep up, research by KPMG and Harvey Nash shows. While the majority of CIOs feels their business will be disrupted by digital in the coming decade, wi
23 June 2015
Atos UK & Ireland support Armed Forces community Atos UK & Ireland has signed the Corporate Covenant, pledging its support to the UK Armed Forces community. The consulting firm will support the Forces in a number of ways, including through the recruitment of veterans across the United Kingdom
23 June 2015
GFT partners with Code to Work to bridge IT skills gap Business and technology consulting firm GFT has partnered up with Code to Work, a non-profit company that aims at closing the IT skills gap, to address the growing demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) demand in the ba
23 June 2015
Consultants of Q5 Partners raise £12,000 for mental health charity MQ To support mental health research in the UK, Q5 Partners' personnel took part in the Windsor triathlon. The consultancy raised more than £12,000 for the charity through its CSR efforts.
22 June 2015

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