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Big Four consulting firm PwC has found that despite progress in other areas, female workers remain disadvantaged, with wage disparity in the UK standing at £85 billion in lost wages. Individual women are deprived an average of £6,100 per year by gendered salaries, the group's research also confirmed.
London-based consultancy firm Egremont Group has set up an office in Chicago, its first on the ground international operation. Fifteen-year company veteran Andy Morris has been tasked with leading the firm’s US endeavours.
London-based consultancy Aecus has been acquired by The Hackett Group, a US headquartered research, benchmarking and consulting group.
Growing economic pressures are fuelling demand for UK-based independent consultants, stoking already strong growth across the top end of management consulting’s gig economy.
On Friday the 12th of May, the UK’s National Health Service was one of the most high-profile victims of a global cyber-attack, seeing Accident & Emergency among other key services crippled by WannaCry ransomware. The incident was the largest ever coordinated cyber-attack of its kind, impacting numerous organisations including several of the world’s most critical healthcare and telecommunications systems, across more than 100 countries. While further forecast attacks on Monday failed to materialise however, Big Four professional services firm EY have warned that this will not be the last time this happens unless measures are taken to learn from mistakes made this time.
Hay Castle, one of the UK's older castles, is to be revamped in a £5 million restoration project. The project will focus on restoring key parts of the keep for permanent preservation of the historic site. Mott MacDonald has been hired to provide a range of engineering and consultancy work for the project
Eight high-profile consultancy companies have been names in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK. The annual unranked selection of firms acknowledges UK employers that are seen to target gender equality within their business strategy, and seeks to highlight consistent commitment to creating inclusive workplace cultures and progressing women in the workplace, across all levels of an organisation.
Management Consultants are top of the pile when it comes to the perfect job for wannabe globe-trotters, the international employment website Indeed has revealed.
The emergence of new technologies in the regulatory space is offering financial services institutions growing possibilities to reduce costs and improve the quality of its regulatory response process, says Elmo Olieslagers, Managing Partner of Compendor.
Concerns surrounding the UK government’s search for a private consultancy firm to assist with the implementation of Brexit continued to grow last week, as the chairwoman of a spending watchdog warned taxpayers they are in danger of being short-changed by the process.
The World Economic Forum, a renowned network for global development and public-private cooperation, has admitted Sia Partners into its membership programme. The move sees Sia Partners join a select group of the most influential companies worldwide, including top consultancies such as McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, Accenture and the Big Four.
The UK Department for International Development commissioned Ecorys to provide independent reviews and support for its five interlocking State Level Programmes in Nigeria. The reviews, throughout the processes, supported the iterative development of the programmes, and will now form a background for the DFID’s planning for the Operational Plan 2016-2020.
Accenture has acquire Belgium-based design agency Kunstmaan. The acquisition adds around 70 professionals to Accenture's growing footprint in the digital design and consultancy space in Europe. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Mazars UK saw its revenue grow by 7% last year to £160 million, continuing a winning run. The firm, which recently refreshed its executive team, now has 140 partners and 1,700 employees across 19 offices.
Marsh subsidiary Dovetail Insurance has partnered with insurance technology services firm Duck Creek. The partnership aims to support Dovetail Insurance scale its technology platform, focused on supporting independent insurance agents service the SME sector in the US.
Information Services Group booked relatively slow growth last year, in part due to softness in the UK market as well as acquisitions and severance costs. Revenue on a constant-currency basis was up 4% on the year previous to $216.5 million, while operating income stood at a loss of $2.6 million loss. For 2017, the firm is betting on improved organic growth and a considerable boost from the acquisition of Alsbridge
Satriun Group, a consulting firm specialised in corporate performance management, has in recent months ramped up its footprint in the DACH region. Among the new joiners is Michael Krause, who has been named Head of the firm’s Zurich office – Krause joined from PwC, where he spent over six years in the company’s Advisory arm.
Industry 4.0 and its array of technologies are rapidly being developed, with the potential to create considerable disruption within the wider manufacturing space. To provide insights into the potential of the various technologies involved in the wider integration of vertical and horizontal supply chains, McKinsey & Company has launched two new Digital Capability Centers, one in Germany and one in Singapore.
Accenture has acquired Wales-based automation consulting and business process firm Genfour for an undisclosed sum. The addition will be integrated into the firm's Center of Excellence for Intelligent Automation in the UK, which is part of Accenture's wider technology platform.
Pulse Flexible Packaging, a Bury-based packing producer, has, following an operational snag, entered into administration. KPMG has been called in as joint administrator, tasked with returning the company of around 350 people back to operation and identifying possible buyers.
