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12 Trends To Guide Urban Transformation

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12 Trends To Guide Urban Transformation

A new Deloitte Global report on urban transformation identifies 12 trends cities need to act on as they seek sustainability, resilience, and prosperity in a post-COVID landscape.

“Urban Future with a Purpose: 12 trends shaping the future of cities by 2030” identifies how cities can use these trends as a guide to build back better by leveraging technology and innovation.

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Management Consultancy Makes Employee Ownership Move

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Management Consultancy Makes Employee Ownership Move

A Sheffield-based management consultancy has moved to employee ownership. Yorkshire-based advisers from Leonard Curtis and Hentons worked on the deal.

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Our own digital journey: Upskilling hundreds of McKinsey technologists in AI

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Our own digital journey: Upskilling hundreds of McKinsey technologists in AI

We’re living in a new age of AI and automation. Robots and computers, long used for performing routine physical tasks, are now more cognitively capable than ever.

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Up to 75% of Digital Workers Are Looking to Change Jobs Within Two to Three Years

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Up to 75% of Digital Workers Are Looking to Change Jobs Within Two to Three Years

As many as 40% of employees working in digital fields are actively job hunting, and nearly 75% are expecting to leave their current role in the near future. These were among the findings of a global survey of almost 10,000 employees in digital roles conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network, a global alliance of recruitment websites.

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Benchmark International Successfully Facilitated the Transaction Between Summus Group and SIA Partners

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Benchmark International Successfully Facilitated the Transaction Between Summus Group and SIA Partners

Benchmark International is pleased to announce the transaction between Summus Group and Sia Partners.

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EY beefs up MENA management consulting division with PACS

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EY beefs up MENA management consulting division with PACS

EY has beefed up its consulting practice in the Middle East with the acquisition of Dubai-based management consultancy Pinnacle Advisory and Consulting Services.

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KPMG strengthens senior Advisory team with five new partners

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KPMG strengthens senior Advisory team with five new partners

KPMG Lower Gulf has in the past weeks appointed five new partners in its Advisory division, three of which have been promoted internally.

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Tech consultancy gets $3m funding to tackle big advisory firms

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Tech consultancy gets $3m funding to tackle big advisory firms

Tech consulting company Terem Technologies will use a new $3 million round of fundraising to expand its ability to quickly develop and build digital products for clients.

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Visa launches crypto consulting practice

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Visa launches crypto consulting practice

Visa has launched a new consulting practice to support financial institutions, retailers, and other organizations with cryptocurrency initiatives.

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Stax Appoints Former K2 Integrity and AlixPartners Executive Jayson Traxler to Management Team

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Stax Appoints Former K2 Integrity and AlixPartners Executive Jayson Traxler to Management Team

Stax Inc., an analytically driven, global strategy consulting firm specializing in commercial due diligence, value creation, and exit planning for private equity firms, PE-backed companies, and investment banks, today announced the appointment of Jayson Traxler as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. Working with the Stax management team, Jayson will drive, develop, and implement the company's strategic initiatives and improve operations in all functions of the business.

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KPMG expands consulting team with three new partners

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KPMG expands consulting team with three new partners

KPMG UK has announced it has expanded its corporate consulting team with the addition of three new partners.

Julia Spain, Clare Maio and Serdar Cabuk have all been hired by the firm to “strengthen” its client offerings in risk and cyber security.

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IT consulting firm to expand Scottish workforce

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IT consulting firm to expand Scottish workforce

Scotland is set to benefit from a leading professional services company’s plans to boost its UK workforce by 3,000 over the next three years.

Ireland-based Accenture, which specialises in IT services and consulting, has announced it will expand its Edinburgh office and open new premises in Glasgow.

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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) strengthens its market-facing leadership team

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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) strengthens its market-facing leadership team

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) is strengthening its leadership team to support the company’s ‘pivot to growth’, following its successful remediation program. It is attracting both internal talent as well as high-profile external hires to executive positions in its regional management, underwriting and risk consulting functions, all in market-facing roles.

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Infosys Selected by Orion Corporation to transform its ERP and Planning Platforms, and Drive Business Value Realization

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Infosys Selected by Orion Corporation to transform its ERP and Planning Platforms, and Drive Business Value Realization

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced it has been selected by Finland-based Orion Corporation to holistically transform its ERP and Planning platforms, enhance employee experience, and drive business value realization. Through this engagement, Infosys will adopt standardized best SAP practices to enable end-to-end visibility across Orion's operations, informed decision making, and reduce business operations cost through AI, ML, and robotic process automation (RPA).

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Knight Frank launches retail property consultancy team in Saudi

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Knight Frank launches retail property consultancy team in Saudi

Global real estate consultancy Knight Frank has launched its retail property consultancy team in Saudi Arabia, bringing Pedro Ribeiro on board as a partner to lead the new offering.

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$9.36 Billion in Sales Expected for SAP SE This Quarter

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$9.36 Billion in Sales Expected for SAP SE This Quarter

Analysts expect SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) to post $9.36 billion in sales for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two analysts have provided estimates for SAP's earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $9.28 billion and the highest estimate coming in at $9.44 billion. SAP posted sales of $8.99 billion during the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year-over-year growth rate of 4.1%. The company is expected to announce its next quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 4th.

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Forterro acquires Cloud ERP Software Provider myfactory

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Forterro acquires Cloud ERP Software Provider myfactory

Forterro, a European provider of ERP software solutions to nearly 8,000 midmarket manufacturing and production companies, today announced its acquisition of myfactory, a provider of cloud-based ERP software to more than 2,000 wholesalers and manufacturers in DACH.

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Bain & Company joins Aura Blockchain Consortium as exclusive knowledge partner

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Bain & Company joins Aura Blockchain Consortium as exclusive knowledge partner

Aura Blockchain Consortium, a non-profit organisation founded by LVMH, Prada Group, and Cartier, part of Richemont, and OTB Group, has announced a partnership with Bain & Company.

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AlixPartners bolsters digital capabilities with the addition of M&A expert Eric Hamann

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AlixPartners bolsters digital capabilities with the addition of M&A expert Eric Hamann

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, announced that Eric Hamann has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Digital practice. Eric is based in Washington, D.C., and will be leading the firm’s digitally-focused mergers & acquisitions (M&A) initiatives.

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SAS extends 20-year partnership with data consulting firm

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SAS extends 20-year partnership with data consulting firm

Global analytics leaders SAS has extended its 20-year partnership with US-based financial crimes and data consulting firm Zencos to meet the growing demand for digitally enabled anti-money laundering (AML) technology in Australia.

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