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

Roland Berger: Innovative offerings boost rail industry Developing innovative mobility offerings provides good business for the rail industry, concludes a survey by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants among rail executives.
28 January 2015
30 consulting firms nominated for MCA Awards 2015 The Management Consultancies Association, the representative body for management consultancy firms in the UK, has announced the shortlists for the 2015 MCA Awards.
27 January 2015
McKinsey: Women more likely to be obese than men Women have a substantial higher chance of being obese than men, reveals a recent study from McKinsey & Company, with the relationship becoming increasingly true in countries where obesity is a major issue. For policy makers, it impli
27 January 2015
Fourteen promotions for BDO in Southampton office Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has made fourteen internal promotions in its Southampton office, of which nine are women. According to office Lead Partner Malcolm Thixton, these promotions were all "well deserved". BDO in th
27 January 2015
New charity record for Cambridge Consultants staff Cambridge Consultants has raised a new record with its charity fundraising efforts and donated almost 30 thousand pound to the Centre 33 Young Carers Project in Cambridge, which offers support for young carers, including mentoring, group talks and
27 January 2015
Transport for London selects Arcadis for Crossrail 2 Arcadis and its subsidiaries EC Harris and Hyder Consulting have been awarded the first phase in the process of developing the UK Crossrail 2, the proposed new south-west to north-east rail line.
27 January 2015
BearingPoint: 8 imperatives for public sector reform While the public sector in Europe is struggling to keep up with the changing environment, and the division between the public and private sectors is blurring, European governments are facing opportunities to deliver improved services while reducing
27 January 2015
KPMG pilots alternative to bell curve evaluation system Accounting and consulting giant KPMG is changing the way it evaluates its staff in India, in an experiment to see whether qualitative evaluations may be better suited than the traditional bell curve approach rooted within the industry. W
27 January 2015
Deloitte: Top 20 richest football clubs of the world Real Madrid is for the tenth successive year the richest football club of the world, according to a report from accounting and consulting firm Deloitte.
26 January 2015
8 trillion needed for electricity goals, say WEF & Bain In a report released for the World Economic Forum by Bain & Company, the current state of electricity sector is mapped out. The authors highlight that while the sector has come a long way in its transition towards a more sustainable
26 January 2015
Grant Thornton doubles global revenues in 10 years The global revenues of Grant Thornton has grown by 4.6% in its most recent fiscal year, to a record income of $4.7 billion.
26 January 2015
Trustees of Standard Life hire Barnett Waddingham The independent trustee of Standard Life Investments has hired Barnett Waddingham to provide investment consultancy services to the trustees of two large plans, with combined assets of $4.5 billion. With the appointment of the UK-based a
26 January 2015
BCG advisor in Board of British American Tobacco Dimitri Panayotopoulos, senior advisor with the Consumer Practice of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) – and former Board Member at Procter & Gamble &
26 January 2015
McKinsey India partner named CEO of DEN Networks Indian television services company has appointed Pradeep Parameswaran as its new CEO to replace S.N. Sharma, who reecently left the company.
26 January 2015
AlixPartners expands human capital advisory offering Global consulting firm AlixPartners has launched a new practice which aims at helping companies recruit the right leaders for executive roles and manage their human capital transitions. The unit – named the ‘Leadership and Or
23 January 2015
Baringa unveils plans to grow Telecoms and Media unit Consulting firm Baringa Partners has unveiled plans to grow its portfolio in the Telecoms and Media consulting space.
23 January 2015
Ecofys helps Sharjah with sustainable energy strategy Sustainability consultancy Ecofys and the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on the development of an integrated renewable energy strategy
23 January 2015
Zolfo Cooper supports Agilitas with debt raising Zolfo Cooper has completed a debt raising mandate on behalf of PE-firm Agilitas Partners, to finance the acquisition of Financiere Ionisos SAS (Ionisos). The firm delivered a financing package as a result of which Ionisos will be able to grow and p
23 January 2015
CGI to manage Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems IT CGI has signed an outsourcing agreement with power plant constructor Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe for the management of its IT infrastructure. The two companies agreed a contract for five years, valued at €17 million. M
23 January 2015
Crowe Clark Whitehill appoints Mark Evans to Partner Crowe Clark Whitehill has boosted its Midlands office with the addition of Mark Evans as Partner. Evans joins with extensive corporate experience, having advised businesses in many sectors on audit, accounting and outsourcing. Crowe Cl
23 January 2015
Grant Thornton donation to UNICEF UK tops 360,000 Recently released figures by Grant Thornton show that the firm has donated over $360,000 to UNICEF UK over the past eight years. Through its International Business Report partnership with the NGO the firm donates $2 for every taken interview, money
23 January 2015
WEFLive from KPMG gives insight into WEF on Twitter The World Economic Forum (WEF) opened in Davos, Switzerland yesterday.
22 January 2015
Oliver Wyman: Returns in financial services recovering The return on equity for the financial industry is lagging behind that of other industries while also falling considerably against the returns enjoyed in the 2000s. Financial institutions are having to deal with their already convoluted
22 January 2015
L.E.K. Consulting adds seven new partners globally Global management consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting has grown its management team with seven new partners. All seven new partners, based in the US, UK, France, Australia and Singapore, have been promoted from internal ranks. p
22 January 2015
WEF & Deloitte create cyber-risk management scheme The World Economic Forum has together with its partners developed a cyber-risk management framework.
22 January 2015
Jonathan Guppy joins FTI Consulting UK Health Practice FTI Consulting has appointed Jonathan Guppy as Senior Managing Director in the Company’s UK Health Solutions practice. Guppy brings 25 years of experience helping organisations develop and implement change programmes, with parti
22 January 2015
Corporate Integration Consultants advises on tech deal Private equity firm Écart earlier this month acquired a majority interest in the Dutch firm Minox Software. The deal was guided by Corporate Integration Consultants, a Dutch-based consulting firm that specialises in M&A in the IT and tec
22 January 2015
Huron Consulting helps Tulane reduce annual deficit Tulane University hired Huron Consulting Group to help it identify ways it can improve its efficiency, increase its revenues and decrease its deficit. The consultancy, chosen for its track record in the field of education, is expected
22 January 2015
Global CEOs less optimistic, says PwC survey for Davos Fewer CEOs than last year think global economic growth will improve over the next 12 months, though confidence in their ability to achieve revenue growth in their own companies remains stable, concludes PwC in the 2015 edition of its &ls
21 January 2015
Capgemini launces Automotive Insights Laboratory Global services firm Capgemini has recently launched an Automotive Insights Laboratory, forming a key part of its AutomotiveConnect offering, which aims to help car manufacturers leverage Big Data to
21 January 2015
EY: Only third of businesses use big data strategically Although most companies recognise the added value of big data analytics for their business, only a third have operations to ensure that big data is at the heart of every business decision, research by EY shows. This underlines, according to the fir
21 January 2015
Ecorys UK wins contract for EC adult learning platform Research and advisory firm Ecorys has won a contract to manage the UK National Support Service for the EC's ePlatform for Adult Learning in Europe.
21 January 2015

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