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

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
Oxera adds two academic experts to Economics Council Economics consulting firm Oxera has recently appointed two new members to its Oxera Economics Council: Amelia Fletcher and Volker Nocke. The so-called ‘Oxera Economics Council’ was launched in 2008 by research and
22 October 2014
Ecorys develops Intermodal Planner for Wilhelmshaven Ecorys has developed an Intermodal Planner for Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort.
22 October 2014
Oliver Wyman partner Maria T. Blanco joins Marakon Management consultancy firm Marakon has bolstered its team with the addition of Oliver Wyman partner Maria Teresa Blanco. The new partner, who will operate from New York, will focus on clients in the Financial Services sector. p
22 October 2014
Consulting firm: IS earns 625 million annually on oil Selling oil on the black market is good business. At least for terrorist group Islamic State, which earns roughly €625 million on oil on an annual basis, concludes a study by research firm IHS. Every time a Europea
22 October 2014
Hay Group: The six megatrends transforming businesses Leaders already know that keeping their teams motivated, engaged and driven to succeed is a demanding task in itself.
22 October 2014
Grant Taylor joins Managementors as Client Director Managementors, a management consultancy firm based in Bramley, Hampshire, has bolstered its team with Grant Taylor, who joins as Client Director. Taylor will work alongside the rest of the business development team in continuing to grow the company
21 October 2014
PwC, CGI and Marsh sponsor Energy UK Conference Tomorrow the Energy UK Annual Conference 2014 will kick-off in London. Several executives and managers active in the energy sector will travel to London to gain insight in the latest trends and developments in the energy sector. Consulting firm PwC
21 October 2014
Accenture in top 100 most valuable global companies Brand company Interbrand has released its ‘Best Global Brands’ ranking of 2014. Consulting firm Accenture is the only consultancy in the list, which is, just as last year, dominated by Apple, Google and Coca Cola. Accenture is ranked #4
21 October 2014
Tony Wood leads Mercer Marsh business in UK Mercer and Marsh have appointed Tony Wood as Partner and head of their joint Mercer Marsh Employee Health and Benefits business in the UK. Wood, who joins from healthcare firm Bupa, replaces John Anderson, who has moved to lead Mercer&rsqu
21 October 2014
Aon Hewitt launches DC fiduciary management service Aon Hewitt has launched a delegated management service for trust-based defined contribution schemes. A service set up to improve member outcomes through more effective and client-specific investments. BlackRock will provide Aon Hewitt with the need
21 October 2014
EY: 5 priorities of action to sustain African growth According to EY, Africa has a promising future ahead, and could continue its growth path of the past 15 years. However, to do so, focus needs to be put on the future rather than on its current success. To achieve a consistent growth path, EY lists
21 October 2014
Boston Consulting Group: Top 10 countries to work in The US is the most attractive country for expats to move to, followed by the UK and Canada, concludes a report by The Boston Consulting Group and The Network. The research also shows that people living in the US and UK are the least eager to work a
21 October 2014
Bain: Global luxury goods market grows to 223 billion Despite Europe’s sick-man economy, Russia’s conflict with the West over Ukraine and the turmoil in Hong Kong, the global luxury market is on track to grow by 5% this year to €223 billion, according t
20 October 2014
EY CEO Steve Varley in 1000 most influential Londoners Steve Varley, UK & Ireland Chief Executive of accounting and consulting firm EY, has been named one of the 1,000 most influential people of London. George Osborne is according to the jury t
20 October 2014
Turkish consulting market grows 8 percent to 410 million The consulting market of Turkey performed strongly last year, growing by 8% to $410 million – twice the speed of the country’s economy (3.8%).
20 October 2014
McKinsey opens economic research centre in Singapore Management consultancy McKinsey & Company has opened a new research centre in Singapore. The new unit, which will provide strategic research, benchmarking tools and technology-based solutions to help companies in the region drive pro
20 October 2014
The 12 Women Leaders in the Consulting Industry Consulting Magazine, a US-based magazine dedicated to the consulting industry, has revealed its 2014 edition of the ‘Women Leaders in Consulting Awards’. The list contains twelve high-profile women from an equal number of con
20 October 2014
Mazars grows UK leadership with seven new partners Accountancy and advisory firm Mazars has appointed seven new partners in the UK.
20 October 2014
KPMG: Banks must change for sake of UK businesses If banks do not catch up with technology and the possibilities and requirements of the modern world, shadow banking could well come out of the shadows, says Bill Michael, Financial Services Head at KPMG.
20 October 2014
Matthias Loebich & Henri Tcheng in BearingPoint MT Global management and technology consultancy BearingPoint has appointed Matthias Loebich and Henri Tcheng to its global Management Committee. Both partners have a long-standing track record at the firm and played an instrumental role in
17 October 2014
Deloitte Digital stages capital markets hackathon On 13-14 November 2014, Deloitte Digital is staging a capital markets hackathon, a challenge during which participants will work on disruptive and transformative digital ideas that will help investme
17 October 2014

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