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

FT and McKinsey announce six best management books The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company have announced the finalists for the ‘Business Book of the Year Award’.
29 September 2014
Grant Thornton: M&A activity in waste sector picking up M&A activity in the UK waste and recycling sector is picking up, concludes a research from accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton. 23 deals were completed in the first half of 2014, significantly more than in the same periods
29 September 2014
Towers Watson: Performance based pay still lacking The recent Global Workforce Study by consulting firm Towers Watson shows that even though pay is seen by both employees and employers as a key driver to attract and retain talent, clear linkages betw
29 September 2014
Lee Cartwright leads Mazars office in Birmingham Mazars has appointed Lee Cartwright as its new Birmingham Managing Partner, who will succeed David Chapman. Cartwright, who has been working at Mazars since 1995, has taken on his new role as of the first of September and will work closely together
29 September 2014
12 consulting firms in Times Top 100 Graduate Employers This year is the sixteenth edition of the Times ‘Top 100 Graduate Employers’, a ranking that identifies the most popular and prestigious employers in the eyes of graduates in the UK. For the eleventh year in a row, Big 4 firm PwC ranks
29 September 2014
IDC & Deltek: 74% consulting firms moving their IT to cloud Roughly three-quarters of large consulting firms across the globe are planning to move the majority or all of their IT to the cloud in the coming year.
29 September 2014
Oliver Wyman establishes Big Data unit: OW Labs Global consulting firm Oliver Wyman has recently launched ‘Oliver Wyman Labs’ – a research unit that helps clients unleash the power of data through the blended application of strategy, analytics and
26 September 2014
Slalom Consulting partners with culture firm RoundPegg Global consulting firm Slalom Consulting has agreed a strategic partnership with RoundPegg, a U.S. firm specialised in assessing and monitoring a company’s culture.
26 September 2014
BDO: UK should emulate success of German Mittelstand Party conference season is in full swing, with politicians honing their soundbites for the coming general election.
26 September 2014
EY contributes to Black British Business Awards 2014 On 2 October 2014, the first edition of the Black British Business Awards, an event that recognises outstanding achievements of black people in UK businesses, is organised in London. EY has signed up as Partner Sponsor, and will also provide a cont
26 September 2014
Deloitte partner Ian Smith new CFO of Clydesdale Clydesdale Bank has announced the appointment of Deloitte Partner Ian Smith as its new CFO, effective as of October. Smith joins with extensive experience in finance and consulting, after having fulfilled senior roles at Deloitte, Lloyds Banking Gr
26 September 2014
Simon Hampton joins PwC Real Estate as partner PwC has bolstered its real estate practice with Simon Hampton, the former head of real estate, gaming and lodging at Jefferies investment bank. Hampton, who joins PwC's real estate practice as a corporate finance partner, will lead the real estate
26 September 2014
PwC administrator confirms closure 362 Phones 4u stores PwC has confirmed that 362 stores of Phones 4u will be closed, resulting in the loss of 1,700 jobs. At the same time, the administrators have also confirmed that approximately 2,000 jobs have been 'saved' through tansfers
25 September 2014
BDO adds 57 professionals to South African business BDO South Africa and CAP Chartered Accountants have announced the conclusion of their merger, effective as of 1 September 2014.
25 September 2014
Berenschot and Mazars open JV office in South Africa Accounting firm Mazars and Dutch management consulting firm Berenschot will open a joint venture (JV) office in South Africa next week.
25 September 2014
KPMG, Grant Thornton and PwC win IAB 2014 award Last week the International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) announced the winners of its global awards. Among the finalists were several professional services firms also active in the consulting industry. KPMG turned out one of the
25 September 2014
Tesco brings in Deloitte to review profits overstatement Multinational grocery Tesco has discovered that its expected profits for the first half year of 2014 have been overstated. To clarify the situation, Tesco has hired Deloitte and law firm Freshfields
25 September 2014
Former Strategy& partners join Marakon in New York Global management consulting firm Marakon has expanded its team with John Rolander and Srini Venkateswaran, two former partners of Booz & Company. Both senior advisors decided to leave Booz early this year following the firm’s
24 September 2014
Simon Kucher opens office in Barcelona, 2nd in Spain Simon-Kucher & Partners, a global consulting firm that specialises in sales & marketing consultancy, has opened a new office in Barcelona.
24 September 2014
Mercer & eShare launch eGovernance for pension schemes Mercer UK has together with eShare launched a new service that helps pension schemes with the move to paperless meetings.
24 September 2014
Altran buys Telecoms R&D services business in China Global engineering and consulting firm Altran has recently acquired the Telecoms and R&D services business of Beyondsoft in China.
24 September 2014
Baker Tilly moves to new Leeds office in Wellington Street Global accounting and consulting firm Baker Tilly has moved to new premises in Leeds. Around 90 accountants, financial advisors and accountants have
24 September 2014
KPMG expands school leaver work experience programme KPMG UK has over the past year significantly expanded its so-called ‘school leaver work experience programme’. The intake of school-leavers nearly tripled to 71, compared to an intake of 25 candidates last year, and the catchment area h
24 September 2014
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. buys US healthcare consultancy Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Benfield Group, a US-based healthcare consulting firm.
24 September 2014
EY: UK's appeal renewable energy destination dropped According to EY’s latest 'Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index', the UK has dropped for the first time since December 2009 to the seventh place, a place that represents the lowest place in five years. Ben Warren, Environmental Financ
23 September 2014
Aon Hewitt: Bonus schemes in Europe back on track According to recent research by Aon Hewitt, bonus schemes are back on track and some companies are even increasing their payments made.
23 September 2014
A.T. Kearney: Overview of top 20 offshoring locations Asia remains the best region to choose as offshore location, with India, China and Malaysia representing the top 3 in A.T. Kearney’s ‘Global Services Location Index’. In this report, the consulting firm examines the offshoring lan
23 September 2014
Deloitte appointed administrator to Rileys Sports Bar Deloitte has been appointed as administrator to Rileys Sports Bars, a chain of sports venues that has gone into administration just months after its initial rescuer Greybull Capital put it up for sale. Deloitte will explore future options for the c
23 September 2014
M-Brain buys Global Intelligence Alliance Group M-Brain has recently purchased market intelligence and consulting firm Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) from CapMan Group, a private equity firm that has provided GIA with funding since 2007. Prior to the sale, GIA hired Equiteq, an M&A advis
23 September 2014
12 consulting firms nominated for UK Outsourcing Awards On 20 November 2014, the winners of the National Outsourcing Association Awards for Best Practice in Outsourcing will be announced. The awards that recognise best practises in outsourcing will be awarded during the ceremony dinner at the Marriott H
23 September 2014
OC&C: Personalisation priority for Chief Marketing Officers Recent research has found that personalisation is the number one priority for chief marketing officers, says Fergus Jarvis, partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, in the second of a series of articles
23 September 2014
Former Bain partner Alan Colberg new Assurant CEO Insurance provider firm Assurant has appointed former Bain & Company veteran Alan Colberg as President and incoming CEO. Colberg joined Assurant in 2011 as Executive Vice President, following a 23 year career at the global strategy con
22 September 2014

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