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

Universum: McKinsey and BCG favourite consulting firms European Engineering students that aspire a career in the consulting industry ideally would like to work for McKinsey & Company and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). If they choose for a career outside management consulting, Siemens, BMW and G
18 August 2014
Deloitte contributes nearly 1 million to health charities Professional services firm Deloitte has entered into a partnership with 3 health charities last year and has, in 1 years’ time, raised more than £640,000 in funding and provided £350,000 worth of pro bono support to the
15 August 2014
James Powers new CEO of Crowe Horwath in US Crowe Horwath, one the largest public accounting and consulting firms of the United States, has announced the appointment of James ‘Jim’
15 August 2014
RSM expands with 25% in West and Central Africa Global accounting and consulting firm RSM has expanded its network in West and Central Africa with three new correspondent firms. According to RSM, the new additions will grow its presence on the continent with as much as 25%. RSM Inte
15 August 2014
KPMG sets up regional alumni network in Bahrain KPMG’s global alumni network has been expanded with the newly set up alumni network in Bahrain. This regional network aims at bringing together 300 alumni and keeping them connected with the developments of the global accounting- and consulti
15 August 2014
Peter Rowles leads Towers Watson Retirement practice Global HR consulting firm Towers Watson has appointed Peter Rowles as head of its Retirement Practice for the UK and Ireland. Rowles succeeds John Ball, who recently was appointed Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) head of Retirement Solutions.
15 August 2014
Andy Morton exchanges Atkins for Royal HaskoningDHV Global engineering and consulting firm Royal HaskoningDHV has appointed Andy Morton as the Director of its Water Group, based in Peterborough. Morton joins from counterpart Atkins,
15 August 2014
KPMG partner: UK becoming talent magnet within EU The UK is gradually becoming a magnet for talent from all over Europe, expects Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG. According to Brown, the large influx of talent from all over Europe is the logical consequence o
14 August 2014
Aon restructures and plans further expansion in UK The Risk Solutions practice of global professional services firm Aon has decided to restructure its organisation in the UK. By revamping its current structure the firm expects to be able to better service its local clients and further bo
14 August 2014
New partners for Cosmapec Supply Chain Management Consulting firm Cosmapec Supply Chain Management has added two new partners to its team: Don Frey, based in Los Angeles and Santi Gutierrez, based in Manila. Founded earlier this year by Rob Ward and Sue Reading,
14 August 2014
CBRE Consultancy: Green lease increasingly popular Chris Richards, Senior Director at CBRE Building Consultancy explains what a green lease entails, and explores whether they’re a benefit, or a burden.
14 August 2014
AlixPartners poaches Head of Roland Berger Switzerland The Managing Partner of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Switzerland, Beatrix Morath, has decided to leave the firm to join rival AlixPartners. Morath will commence her work for AlixPartners in October, in the role of Managing Director, and be
14 August 2014
Zahi Zeini new Managing Partner of Deloitte Bahrain Accounting and consulting firm Deloitte has appointed Zahi Zeini as the new Managing Partner of its Bahrain practice. Zeini succeeds Roger Nasr, who has taken on the regional role of Risk & Reputation leadership and a position on Deloitte&rsquo
14 August 2014
Capgemini: Online channel for car sales increasing Over the past years the number of consumers that shop online has – driven by the rise of the internet and other large technological innovations – increased dramatically. By 2020, analysts forecast that online transactions could reach 45
13 August 2014
Law firm Camford from Singapore joins PwC network Camford Law Corporation, a law firm based in Singapore, has agreed to join forces with PwC.
13 August 2014
EU smartphone and tablet app market 16.5 billion The revenue share of the European smartphone and tablet app market has, in relation to the global market, decreased in the past two years. In 2012, the European share still amounted to 25% of the total market, in 2014, this was only 19%. Even thoug
13 August 2014
BDO: Demand for talent at highest level since 1998 The war for talent is quickly picking up, according to a new research report from accounting- and consulting firm BDO. Hiring intentions among UK businesses have risen so strongly over the past months,&
13 August 2014
BCG develops growth strategy for Indian utilities firm Indian power company CESC has hired Boston Consulting Group to develop a new growth strategy. The consultants have been given roughly six months to draft and finalise the strategic plan. CESC is one of the few privately-owned power uti
13 August 2014
Grant Thornton launches Financial Crime and Disputes Accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton has last month announced the launch of a new dedicated Financial Crime and Disputes team in the UK.
12 August 2014
Aon: Pensions accounting reform impacts businesses According to global HR consulting firm Aon Hewitt, the changes to pensions accounting standards currently proposed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) could take more than £25 billion off the balance sheets of FT
12 August 2014
Consulting firms help Ghana with early warning systems Royal HaskoningDHV and HKV have been appointed by UNDP to develop disaster risk and early warning systems for Ghana.
12 August 2014
Oliver Wyman: Pacific Storms impact Hawaiian flights Hawaii, often referred to as ‘heaven on earth’, has recently been gripped by a series of Pacific Storms, heavily impacting life on the island. Yet not only its own people and businesses feel the impact, so too does the aviati
12 August 2014
KPMG UK invests 20 million in Big Data analytics centre KPMG and Imperial College London are entering in a partnership to create the ‘KPMG Centre for Advanced Business Analytics’.
12 August 2014
BearingPoint partners with Grupo ASSA in Latin America European consulting firm BearingPoint has signed a strategic alliance with Grupo ASSA, an advisory counterpart in Latin America.
12 August 2014
9% growth for Russian management consulting market The Russian management consulting industry has in 2013 booked a growth of 9.2%, taking the market to a total value of €739 million.
11 August 2014
Towers Watson partners with Trianon in Switzerland Global HR consulting firm Towers Watson has signed a strategic alliance with Trianon, a Swiss provider of HR outsourcing services in the areas of benefits management, payroll and pensions. Trianon was founded in 1
11 August 2014
George Stylianides head of PwC FS Risk and Regulation PwC UK has appointed George Stylianides as the new leader of its Financial Services Risk and Regulation (FSRR) practice. Stylianides takes over the role from Julie Coates, who has decided to return back to Australia after four years in the UK.
11 August 2014
Accenture buys oil & gas specialist Hytracc Consulting Accenture has acquired Hytracc Consulting, an IT services company that provides IT consulting services to firms in the oil & gas sector. Roughly 80 employees of Hytracc Consulting across offices in six countries will be integrated into Accentur
11 August 2014
10 consulting firms in top 50 European employers European Economics and Business students that aspire a career in the consulting industry would ideally prefer to work at PwC, a hre
11 August 2014
Atos appoints Dileep Srinivasan as SVP Consulting IT consulting firm Atos has appointed Dileep Srinivasan as Senior Vice President Consulting and Systems Integration for the Americas region. Srinivasan joins Atos from Cognizant, where he was a partner. Dileep Sri
08 August 2014
Kevin Engel Managing Partner Grant Thornton Scotland Accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton has last month appointed Kevin Engel as the new Managing Partner for its Scottish business. Engel comes from Grant Thornton’s Manchester office, where he has worked for the past seven years leadin
08 August 2014
Deloitte Consulting adds 1,000 new jobs in Orlando Deloitte Consulting has announced plans to open a new delivery centre in Orlando, United States. The new entity will be based in Lake Mary and in the coming four years create 1,000 new jobs in the region. In line with the growing deman
08 August 2014

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