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

Alternative finance market booming, grows to 3 billion Alternative financial markets in Europe came in at €2.9 billion in 2014, with a 144% growth since 2013, a recently released report between EY and the University of Cambridge reveals. With the UK providing the overlarge segment of
02 March 2015
The best outsourcing advisory firms of the world The IAOP has released its 2015 list of the ‘World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors’.
02 March 2015
Simon-Kucher & Partners triples revenue in decade 2014 has proven a record breaking year for Simon-Kucher & Partners.
02 March 2015
MCA and Raconteur to produce 3 special reports The MCA has extended its partnership with Raconteur. As part of the deal, MCA and its partners will contribute to three reports to be published as ‘specials’ in The Times.
27 February 2015
Five ways how drones can help police operations Drones may soon be found outside the scanner of Minority Report’s dystopia, or controlling “the real world” outside The Matrix, and come to police forces in the UK.
27 February 2015
Helios opens new and larger office in Zilina, Slovakia Aviation consultancy Helios has opened a new and larger office in Å½ilina, Slovakia. Helios has had a presence in Slovakia since 2004, using the hub to serve clients located across the region, including the Czech
27 February 2015
Atos migrates to third digital frontier with Data Center Atos has launched an innovative new ICT offering, its Digital Data Center services, which will, according to the consultancy, “enable clients to stay ahead of the competition by ensuring their IT ope
27 February 2015
India born Punit Renjen new Global CEO of Deloitte Punit Renjen will per 1 June 2015 be the next global CEO of Deloitte, after his vision for the company won out the firm’s rigorous and comprehensive nomination process.
26 February 2015
Private Equity backed M&A to slow down in 2015 The outlook for private equity-driven mergers & acquisitions, after a positive 2014, is expected to be more conservative in 2015.
26 February 2015
Unicorn and ENTSO-E deliver electricity platform Earlier this year the so-called ‘ENTSO-E Transparency Platform’ was launched, a platform that aims at boosting the transparency in the European electricity market. The platform was jointly designed and built by Czech origin/
26 February 2015
Bain Germany hires BCG & Oliver Wyman partner Bain & Company has in Germany poached two high-profile partners from direct rivals. Melanie Bockemühl joins from BCG, where she worked for fourteen years, while Daniel Milleg joins from Oliver Wyman. Both new additions will focu
26 February 2015
Districon & NACO help Changi Airport with master plan Singapore airport has given the task of preparing a master plan for the development of the industrial zone around the airport to three consulting firms. The aim of the master plan is to determine the value and growth potential of the airport’
26 February 2015
Capgemini Consulting: Big Data trends & challenges Although the belief among executives is wide-spread that Big Data will disrupt their industry in the next three years, only 13% has Big Data insights fully integrated into their business operations,
26 February 2015
TCS fastest growing brand in IT services industry Tata Consultancy Services, India’s leading IT services company, has been named the globe’s fastest growing brand in the IT services industry.
25 February 2015
Grant Thornton to open 11th CEO Room in Leeds Grant Thornton has opened a new ‘CEO Room’ in Leeds, its 11th in the United Kingdom.
25 February 2015
Finsphere names Deanna Oppenheimer board adviser Identity-authentication specialist Finsphere has appointed Deanna Oppenheimer, founder of US-based consultancy CameoWorks, as a strategic adviser to the company. Oppenheimer was previously president of consumer ba
25 February 2015
AlixPartners: Energy sector to benefit from cost culture The recent energy price dive, on the back of a considerably lower Brent Oil price per barrel, has presented the oil, gas and chemical (OGC) industry with a much lower than expected room to manoeuvre
25 February 2015
Most popular consultancies for students & graduates On Wednesday the 1st of April career platform TARGETjobs will host the 2015 edition of the ‘National Graduate Recruitment Awards’. In the management consulting category, nine consulting firms have been shortlisted. The key qu
24 February 2015
PwC: Technology IPO enjoys best year in a decade 2014 was a record year this decade for tech IPOs with 118 deals contributing $51.2 billion. While the numbers are mostly up per sector for 2014 relative to 2013, the Alibaba deal, valued at $21.8 billion was a massive boost to the sector
24 February 2015
Booz Allen Hamilton expands into Southeast Asia Global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has opened a new office in Singapore. The new office will serve as a hub for the firm’s operations in Southeast Asia. With more than 22,000 employees and revenues o
24 February 2015
EY: Global rich face increasing taxation burden Wealthy people worldwide have in recent times been affected by at least ten different forms of new or heavier taxations, concludes a report from accounting and consulting giant EY.
24 February 2015
A.T. Kearney picks Makovsky as MarComms partner A.T. Kearney has hired Makovsky Integrated Communications to support its global PR & MarComms activities. Makovsky will work within the firm’s Vision 2020 framework as well as manage its day-to-day media and communications need
24 February 2015
Arcadis makes changes to its top leadership structure Global engineering and consulting firm Arcadis recently announced several changes to its regional leadership for the Middle East, UK, and Australia Pacific, as well as the appointment of a new Global Design Director. The new leadership structure fo
24 February 2015
Strategy&: Private wealth in GCC doubles to 2.2 trillion Private wealth in the GCC has more than doubled from 1.1 trillion in 2009 to 2.2 trillion in 2013.
23 February 2015
Capgemini launches global Cyber Security practice Capgemini is planning to bundle all of its expertise in cyber security in a new Global Service Line. For this Capgemini will bring together 2,500 of its global cyber security experts, including consultants, auditors, architects, R&D
23 February 2015
Consulting and law firms advise Altran | Nspyre deal Four consulting firms and two law firms took part in overseeing the recent deal between Altran and NSpyre.
23 February 2015
Youngest ADL partner ever named CEO Nordics Global management consultancy Arthur D. Little has named Petter Kilefors – the firm’s youngest partner ever – the new Managing Partner of its Nordics business.
23 February 2015
IBM creates 300 jobs with Services Centre in Leicester In a business world ever further defined by digital integration and practice, IT infrastructure and software solutions are increasingly seen as vital to a national economy.
23 February 2015
BCG & Deloitte advisors join Roland Berger as partner Global strategy & operations consultancy Roland Berger has appointed three new partners outside Germany, its home base and largest market.
23 February 2015
Bain: Investing in health creates competitive advantage Healthy populations can create competitive advantages for economies, a newly released report by Bain & Company and the World Economic Forum shows. While unhealthy people put a strain on economies, healthy people result in higher productivity an
23 February 2015
Polaris adds David Davidovic to San Francisco team David Davidovic has joined Polaris in the US as Senior Advisor. Davidovic will support the firm’s clients on the West Coast out of Polaris’ San Francisco office. For almost 35 years David Davidovic has been involved in the
21 February 2015
BCG strikes deal with photograph community EyeEm Capturing the business world has recently become a chance to win a place in the publication of a BCG article, not in terms of quantified digits but in the phenomenological richness of a photograph th
20 February 2015

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