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

RSM McClure Watters acquires Cambridge consultancy Consulting firm RSM McClure Watters Consulting has bought Cambridge-based economic consultancy Public and Corporate Economic Consultants (PACEC) to expand its expertise and footprint in the UK market. The twenty some consultants of PACEC will be ad
22 September 2014
15 consulting firms in Top Companies to Work For ‘The Top Companies For Graduate To Work For’ is an annual ranking derived from reviews written by graduate employees during the year, and released by graduate job review website TheJobCrowd.
22 September 2014
McKinsey buys digital marketing operations firm Agiliti McKinsey & Company has acquired Agiliti, a boutique digital-focused management consulting firm based in the US. Agiliti will be merged into the global strategy consultancy, forming a new service offering focused on digital marketing operations.
22 September 2014
Accenture: Big Data creates competitive advantage According to new research by the Analytics branch of consulting firm Accenture, companies using big data experience successful and satisfactory business outcomes. 93% of all executives interviewed for the survey view the use of big data as ‘e
22 September 2014
IDC and Deltek: Consulting firms are improving their results Consulting firms across the globe have significantly improved their results compared to previous years, concludes a new research survey from IDC, commissioned by Deltek.
22 September 2014
Hay Group: Succession planning key for oil industry The Oil and Gas industry faces the risk of a dry-up of leadership talent due to a lack of succession planning and a too big a focus on short term business goals. This is concluded by consulting firm Hay Group in its ‘Enhancing your leadership
22 September 2014
Hackett Group organises EU Best Practices Conference From 7 to 9 October, The Hackett Group is organising the ‘European Best Practices Conference’ at the Hilton Hotel in Berlin, Germany, a congress for senior executives and business leaders of private and public sector organisations. Duri
22 September 2014
Deloitte to double Cardiff workforce in three years Professional services firm Deloitte is working on plans to double its workforce in Cardiff, Wales, in the next three years, according to the Welsh platform Walesonline. Deloitte will do so by offering 500 extra jobs on top of its current recruitmen
19 September 2014
Capco expands Hong Kong office to capitalise on growth Global financial services consulting firm Capco has announced that it is going to move its Hong Kong-based team to a larger office, to match the growing demand for its services and capitalise on future growth opportunities.
19 September 2014
ICT firm Unicorn Systems opens office in Netherlands The Czech ICT service provider Unicorn Systems has opened a branch in the Netherlands. With the new office, its first in Western Europe, the company wants to gain access to the Dutch and West European market. Unicorn Systems, fou
19 September 2014
PwC model expects Scotland to qualify for Euro 2016 Scotland’s long absence from international football’s top tournaments will come to an end with a return to France for the 2016 European Championship Finals – according to a model of the University of
19 September 2014
Nets signs 3 year IT outsourcing contract with CGI Northern European payments provider Nets has signed a three-year IT outsourcing contract with CGI. As part of the deal, the global consulting and IT services firm will manage among others Nets’ operational IT and infrastructure services.
19 September 2014
McKinsey and BCG partner join US Defense Business Board The Pentagon* has recently strengthened its Defense Business Board with two experienced strategy consultants: Nancy Killefer, former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, and Daniel Werfel, Director of the US Public Sector Practice at the Bosto
19 September 2014
Emma Craig West joins Alma Consulting Group from HMRC Alma Consulting Group has boosted its UK team with Emma Craig-West. She joins from HMRC, where she spent the past 13 years. At Alma, Craig-West will join the research and development tax practice as R&D Tax Manager. p clas
18 September 2014
BCI advice urges Emirates to open CCC in Budapest Emirates Airlines has announced that it will open its second European customer contact centre (CCC) in Budapest later this year.
18 September 2014
Ecofys develops Climate Initiatives Database for ICIs International consultancy Ecofys has been given the task to oversee the design and development of a new web-platform that will provide real-time insight in the status of International Cooperative Ini
18 September 2014
EY launches Data Privacy Tech Startup Challenge Accounting and consulting EY has, together with Pivotal Innovations and Level39, set up the ‘Data Privacy Tech Startup Challenge’, a challenge which seeks six technology concepts that will help compa
18 September 2014
McKinsey & Company opens Kenya office, 7th in Africa Global strategy consultancy McKinsey & Company has recently opened a new office in Nairobi, Kenya.
18 September 2014
Strategy&: Four reasons why price elasticity is obsolete For decades, economic and business theory on pricing has centered around the concept of ‘price elasticity*’.
18 September 2014
Roland Berger: Small Commercial vehicle market booming According to a new research from Roland Berger, the small commercial vehicles (SCV) segment in India will in the coming years boom, accounting for &tilde;80% of the total market for commercial vehicles by 2020. span
17 September 2014
3 firms contribute to Renewable Energy Finance Forum On 23 and 24 September, the ‘Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Europe’ takes place in Dublin.
17 September 2014
Alvarez & Marsal partner Russell Kellner joins BCG The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has appointed Russell Kellner as a partner in its Boston office. Kellner joins from Alvarez & Marsal, where he spent the past two years as a Managing Director. Russell Kellner has more than 15 year
17 September 2014
EY Advisory buys IT expert Corporate Quality Consulting Global accounting and consulting firm EY has acquired Corporate Quality Consulting, a German-based IT consultancy firm.
17 September 2014
Accenture helps US Army with ERP advisory and support Consulting firm Accenture has been awarded two contracts by the US Army with a combined value of $53.
17 September 2014
CGI supports Aon with cyber insurance risk assessment Professional services firms Aon and CGI have decided to join forces in Finland. The partnership centres around the development and delivery of cyber insurance risk assessment services. Cybercrime is rapidly becoming one of the largest
17 September 2014
Mercer Investments adds 4 consultants to US business The Investment practice of Mercer has announced four senior additions to its North America team. The appointments reflect the firm’s ambitious growth plans in North America, says Rich Nuzum, Head of Mercer Investments in North America./
17 September 2014
BearingPoint nominated for Financial Innovation Awards On 27 November 2014, the 17th edition of the Financial World Innovation Awards are organised in London, UK. Among this year’s finalists is consulting firm BearingPoint, nominated in the 'Innovation in marketing and communications' category./
16 September 2014
A.T. Kearney: New York and London most global cities New York, London and Paris are the world’s most global cities, concludes a research from A.T. Kearney. Since 2008 consulting firm A.T. Kearney has been measuring the ‘global engagement’
16 September 2014
EY: Entrepreneurs optimistic, but fear shortage of talent Entrepreneurs have seen their businesses grow considerably over the past year and are optimistic about their future, according to a survey from accounting- and consulting firm EY.
16 September 2014
HR consultancy Hay Group adds senior leaders in China Global consulting firm Hay Group has announced two senior appointments in China. Lawrence Wong, who joins from Accenture, has been named Managing Director of Greater China, while Grace Chen has been promoted to Managing Director of Mainland China.
16 September 2014
Capgemini and VMware bundle EMM service offerings Global IT and consulting firm Capgemini has extended its strategic partnership with VMware, a global specialist in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, to the EMM domain. As part of the deal, the partners will bundle Capgem
16 September 2014
OC&C: Major trends impacting Chief Marketing Officers In the first of a series of articles, Fergus Jarvis, partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, looks at the major trends shaping chief marketing officers' strategies. The environment in which CMOs operate has never changed more radical
16 September 2014

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