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Consulting news in the UK | Page 417

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

Four changes in management committee of Altran Technology and innovation consulting firm Altran has over the past two months made several changes in its international management team. Olivier Aldrin has been appointed Senior Vice President and CFO, M
25 January 2012
Bain clarifies its relation to Romney via email Bain & Company has sent an e-mail to students from an American university to explain to them that Bain & Company is a separate institution of Bain Capital. The email from the global strategy consulting firm sug
24 January 2012
Consulting firm Accuracy opens office in India Accuracy, a specialist in the area of financial advisory and transaction services, has opened a new office in New Delhi, India. It is Accuracy’s first office in Asia. Accuracy India is led by Sumit Khosla, who made the transfer from Mazars, where
20 January 2012
Bain: Demand for diamonds rises 6 percent annually The growing prosperity in China and India leads to a sharp increase in the demand for diamonds of more than 6% a year over the next decade. This will almost double the size of the market.
20 January 2012
Atos buys ICT sport consultancy MSL Group Atos has bought a 50% stake in MSL Group, a specialized consulting firm that supports major global sports events. In the deal both firms agreed a construction that provides Atos the possibility to acquire the remaining shares
19 January 2012
Aon Hewitt CEO Andrew Tunningly leaves firm Andrew Tunningley, the head of investment consulting at Aon Hewitt, has left the firm.
17 January 2012
McKinsey: Major growth in number of megacities worldwide Strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company has done research into trends and aspects of megacities worldwide. A city is perceived a megacity if it has a population of over 10 million inhab
16 January 2012
AT Kearney develops new outsourcing approach In a recent report from AT Kearney, the consultants concluded that the market for outsourcing services is estimated to grow 27% between 2010 and 2015. The market for outsourcing services is estimated to grow 27% between
15 January 2012
Deloitte, Kurt Salmon and IBM lead in supply chain Manhattan Associates, a provider of supply chain services, has named Deloitte, IBM and Kurt Salmon "world-class supply chain consulting firms."
15 January 2012
AT Kearney: Global outsourcing market continues to grow The market for outsourcing services is estimated to grow 27% between 2010 and 2015. Despite the high growth rate, the failure rate of large outsourcing deals is alarming. Around 30% to 40% of outsourcing deals falter every year, meaning that outsourcer
10 January 2012
Bob Bechek elected new Managing Director Bain Bain & Company has elected Bob Bechek to become the firm's new worldwide Managing Director per 1st of March 2012. Bechek will succeed Steve Ellis, who served seven years as the Managing Director of the strategy a
06 January 2012
Bain: Half population owns connected devices in 2015 In 2015 over 60% of households in developed countries will have devices that are connected to the Internet, such as tablets and smart TVs. China and India are still lagging behind, but are catching up. Almost 30% of the urban population in China and In
04 January 2012
Booz consultants establish boutique Lavery Pennell Nick Pennell and Greg Lavery, consultants at Booz & Company, have left the firm to start their own boutique consulting firm focused on business strategy and sustainability: Lavery Pennell.
30 December 2011
Arthur D. Little returns to independence following partner buy-out A management buy-out has seen historic management consulting brand Arthur D. Little return to independence. The brand apparently did not fit with the future plans of former owner Altran, following several years of disappointing financial results.
27 December 2011
The Hackett Group: Shared offshoring can save billions Europe's top 500 companies could potentially generate up to €14.4 billion in annual savings by increasing their offshoring of their financial function.
23 December 2011
Cash flow is essential for most companies The global financial crisis has made cash a major priority for most companies.
23 December 2011
Hackett: Talent management boosts bottom-line results Companies with more mature Talent Management capabilities reap strong bottom-line benefits, including earnings that are 18 percent higher than typical competitors.
17 December 2011
Hackett: Working capital large firms is decreasing The 1,000 largest companies in the United States have more than $850 billion in cash on hand. In comparison, smaller companies in the market place remain starved for capital as they have difficulty borrowing money from financial institutions. Despite t
08 December 2011
Accenture launches a Global Marketing Campaign Accenture has launched a new global brand campaign. The campaign appears in virtually all possible media, including print, airport, outdoor and broadcast advertising. In addition, various digital channels will be used suc
22 November 2011
Ecorys evaluates the developmental aid of Norway Ecorys has been awarded a contract by NORAD, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, to evaluate the country’s development cooperation with Afghanistan over the past ten years. This represents the first
18 November 2011
Deloitte: EU football market dominated by five competitions Every year Deloitte analyses the state of the European football market through the report “Football Money League”. The most recent version, “Football Money League 2011/2012”, reveals that the larges
18 November 2011
NHS spends £10 million on 175 consulting firms The English public healthcare organization, the National Health Service (NHS), has spent more than £10 million over the past financial year on external consultants. Noteworthy is that as many as 175 different consulting firms
18 November 2011
Dutch consulting market competitive and innovative Research from SourceforConsulting reveals that the Dutch consulting market has had a harder time than most of the other major consulting markets in Northern Europe over the last 18 months. It has not seen the problems that consultants have faced in Spa
31 October 2011
Mercer buys consulting firm Censeo Corporation Mercer has bought Censeo Corporation, a human resource consulting firm that offers online leadership assessment products and services to help organizations select, develop and retain talent. The acquisit
28 October 2011
Altran strategic plan 2015: growth ambitions Altran has announced an ambitious strategic plan for the 2012-2015. Key objectives are to boost revenue to more than €2 billion in 2015 and enhance its EBITA margin to 11%. Objectives will be realised by organic growth
25 October 2011
Three Turkish advisory firms member of Crowe Horwath Three accountancy and advisory firms in Turkey have joined Crowe Horwath. Because of this adding, Crowe Horwath is expanding its organization with over 50 partners and 170 advisors. The Turkish branche of the internat
25 October 2011
ADL: innovation management will change radically The way firms and governments innovate will change radically over the coming years. Arthur D. Little state in its recently released report 'Innovation Manifesto' that the change is driven by external factors such as the ongoing glo
29 August 2011
Celerant Consulting signs partnership with Tantum Group Celerant Consulting has signed a partnership with Tantum Group, an international management consulting firm active in South America, North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As part of the agreement, both consulting firm
20 August 2011
Andrew Tarver new CEO of financial services firm Capco Financial services specialist Capco has appointed Andrew Tarver as the new Managing Director of its UK business unit. The thirty-five year old Tarver was previously a Partner in Capco's Capital Markets team. The previous coun
18 July 2011
Deloitte: Privatization of TV channels costs society billions According to a study done by Deloitte the privatization of television channels does not create efficiency, but actually leads to enormous additional costs to the economy. The consultancy firm examined
29 June 2011
Deloitte: Car insurance industry under high pressure British car insurers have reported a loss of € 2.3 billion for the financial year 2010. The companies showed a combined ratio of 120%.
26 June 2011
Corjan Mol Country Manager of Projective Netherlands Projective, a pan-European specialist in program- and project management, has appointed Corjan Mol as Country Manager in the Netherlands.
18 June 2011

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