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

Lufthansa Consulting helps Iraqi government with airport Lufthansa Consulting has signed a large contract with the Iraqi Government.The German management consulting branche of the aviation company will support Iraq with the further development of Mosul International Airport,the largest airport in North-Weste
13 December 2012
Advisory firm pleads for euro and guilder at the same time The European Union should allow for a dual currency system. According to the consulting firm Strategic Decisions Group, struggling countries should be given the flexibility to introduce national currencies alongside the Euro. The l
13 December 2012
Altran delivers global engineering services to Bosch Bosch has appointed Altran as its strategic partner in the area of global engineering consulting services. As a result of the deal, it is expected that Altran will become one of Bosch's largest global external suppliers of e
12 December 2012
Alvarez & Marsal starts merging and acquisition team in Munich Alvarez & Marsal has launched a dedicated M&A and Transaction Advisory practice in Munich, Germany. By doing this it wants to anticipate on the expected increase in private equity and deal activity in the com
12 December 2012
Resources nominates new Global Head of Finance & Accounting Resources Global Professionals has appointed Shauna Watson as Global Managing Director of its Finance & Accounting practice. Watson will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing the activities of accounting standard sett
12 December 2012
Arthur D. Little agrees strategic partnership with Solidiance Arthur D. Little has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Solidiance, an Asian-based strategic advisory firm.
11 December 2012
BCG: Corporate Venturing gaining popularity again ‘Corporate Venturing’ is a growing trend among large organizations. After years of shrinkage, the expansion of the corporate venturing market has returned to the level of 2005.
10 December 2012
Ecorys opens new office in Croatia's capital Zagreb Ecorys has opened a new office in the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. The official opening of the new office will take place on December the 14th. Maja Hranilovic, who has been liaison officer for Ecorys in Croatia for several y
07 December 2012
Belgian Alexander De Mol partner at Bain and Company Bain & Company has nominated the Belgian Alexander De Mol its partner. He joined the firm in 2002 as Associate Consultant and smoothly grew through the ranks over the past years. Alexander De Mol is based in the Du
06 December 2012
A.T. Kearney: Islamic bank has to review its strategy Up until now, Islamic banks have typically performed better than the conventional banks. However research from A.T. Kearney shows that growth rates are slowing and that profitability is eroding.
03 December 2012
Hay Group: Leadership seen as a critical success factor Leadership is becoming a critical success factor for companies. The survey "Best Company for Leaders" by Hay Group shows that "world-class" companies in the field of leadership have up to 40% more chance to success.
22 November 2012
Alvarez & Marsal adds Gabrielle Reijnen to restructuring team The Amsterdam office of Alvarez & Marsal has appointed Gabrielle Reijnen as Managing Director (MD) of the restructuring team of the Dutch office. Before this Reijnen worked as "Head of Corporate Coverage" at the
21 November 2012
Ricardo buys technical environmental advisory firm AEA Europe International engineering and management consulting service provider Ricardo has bought AEA Europe, the largest British specialized environmental consultancy firm. AEA Europe and its 400 sustainability consultants spread across fiv
18 November 2012
Brazil soccer stadiums have been allocated bad images Brazil may be famous for being the ideal soccer country, the soccer stadiums in this country are less and less visited. Supporters were complaining about high ticket prices, unsafety and a lack of comfort. This can be concluded from an investigation do
18 November 2012
Smartphone owners will spend way more money Smartphone owners will spend more money than other consumers during christmas and end of the year periods. A lot more, because their total expense lies 72% higher than that of other consumers. That is what advisory firm Deloit
18 November 2012
Innovation advisory firm Altran exists 30 years This year innovation and technology consulting firm Altran celebrates its 30th anniversary. Honoring this jubilee, contemporary CEO (PhiIippe Salle) together with co-founder Alexis Kniazeff spoke about the past, present and
16 November 2012
Accenture buys sales analytics specialist NewsPage Accenture has completed the acquisition of NewsPage, a business intelligence service provider specialized in marketing & sales. Approximately 128 employees of NewsPage based in Singapore, China, India and Malaysia hav
16 November 2012
Hackett: Directors dissatisfied with talent management Global business leaders are "ighly dissatisfied with level and quality of support they receive from HR on talent management issues. The alarming conclusion comes from a report from The Hackett Group, an intern
15 November 2012
Clear2pay and IBM launch SEPA Testing Tool Clear2Pay and IBM have together launched a 'SEPA Testing Tool' that can help financial institutions with the migration to SEPA. The tool supports banks and other financial institutions with standa
13 November 2012
PA Consulting warns for economic decline of the West The economic domination of the West is at serious risk. The economies of for instance the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands are seriously threatened by the emergence of China, India and other emerging countries. If the West doe
05 November 2012
McKinsey: Few world-class companies in China Several Chinese companies belong to the world's largest organizations in terms of sales and status. Nevertheless, only few of them succeed in becoming a world-class company, according to research by strategy consulting firm a href
02 November 2012
IT consultancy Atos opens office in Doha Qatar Atos has opened a new office in Doha, Qatar. The office will enable the French IT services company to provide its services locally and further anticipate on cultural and geographical differences. The new office is in line with
02 November 2012
Roland Berger: Germany leader in sustainable industry The German economy is rapidly changing into a green production machine. Germany annually earns approximately €300 trillion with sustainable products and services. This income accounts for 15% of the global turnover in “clean tech”, the
25 October 2012
Boston Group: Working hard and over hours are history It has been known for decades that consultants work hard. And strategy consultants, who work in the top of customer organizations, usually work even harder. Workweeks of 65 hours are “quite normal” in that industry in certain phases of a pr
22 October 2012
Kurt Salmon: 50 percent margins on luxury ladies' shoes The luxury segments of shoes for women are booming worldwide.
19 October 2012
Altran expects its highest profit of past 10 years Altran is on track to achieve its highest profit over the past ten years, as said by Altran CEO Philippe Salle in a recent interview with Reuters. The improved financial performance is the result of the new strategic roadmap
17 October 2012
Big4 under fire after free advice to British government The Big4 accountancy and consulting firms have come under fire in the United Kingdom after the British newspaper The Guardian uncovered that the firms have donated more than €2 million to political parties since 2009. The scal
17 October 2012
Economy unprepared for 1 billion working women In the coming decade, nearly 1 billion women will for the first time enter the global economy. This change in the dynamics of the global workforce will fundamentally shift the way we do business. The impact is likely to be even larger than the traditio
16 October 2012
Christophe De Vusser managing partner of Bain's Brussels office Global management consulting firm Bain & Company has appointed Christophe De Vusser to managing partner of the Brussels office.
12 October 2012
BCG: Luxury items not suffering from recession The hunger for luxury products like yachts, dresses and expensive safari’s, even in times like these, does not seem to suffer.
06 October 2012
Hans Pung new president of economic firm Rand Hans Pung has been appointed as the new president of RAND Europe. He takes over from Jonathan Grant, who will remain at the economic advisory firm and works as a researcher on consulting projects. img src="/media/Hans Pung
06 October 2012
BCG and Bain hired by Mexican construction firm Mexico’s third-largest construction firm, Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos, has hired Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company to support it in improving its business pe
04 October 2012

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