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Australia's David Hill confirmed as next CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific

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Australia's David Hill confirmed as next CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific

Professional service firm Deloitte has named Australia’s David Hill as the next CEO of its Asia Pacific division, with inaugural CEO Cindy Hook to step down after four years in the role.

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Accenture launches consulting practice dedicated to the metaverse

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Accenture launches consulting practice dedicated to the metaverse

Professional services firm Accenture has launched a new metaverse advisory business line, which will support clients with everything from strategy through to metaverse world-building.

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Texas tech company iOLAP joins consulting group Elixirr

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Texas tech company iOLAP joins consulting group Elixirr

Iolap (stylized as iOLAP) has been acquired by Elixirr, a UK-based management consulting firm, for the sum of $40 million.

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Sia Partners adds finance blockchain specialist to Heka portfolio

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Sia Partners adds finance blockchain specialist to Heka portfolio

Sia Partners has acquired Stratumn, a French company that helps companies digitise their finance operations by leveraging the blockchain.

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HSE has spent €140m on consulting firms in the last four years

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HSE has spent €140m on consulting firms in the last four years

The HSE spent almost €45m last year on professional services provided by major consulting firms, and has spent just under €140m with them over the past four years, according to figures seen by the Sunday Independent.

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Roland Berger promotes three senior members in the Middle East

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Roland Berger promotes three senior members in the Middle East

Hot on the heels of four leadership appointments last month, Roland Berger has made another trio of senior appointments in the Middle East.

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This US-based analytics startup is helping companies make sense of data

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This US-based analytics startup is helping companies make sense of data

Founded in 2016 by Sayandeb Banerjee, Aditya Kumbakonam, and Anuj Krishna, TheMathCompany says it is a hybrid consulting firm that uses data analytics and engineering to solve complex customer pain points.

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Accenture lists top 5 tech trends for 2022

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Accenture lists top 5 tech trends for 2022

Over the last few months, the term metaverse has catapulted from relative obscurity to a buzzword in the tech realm. As enterprises around the globe clamor to take advantage of the technology, the metaverse has proved to be more than a millennial marketing scheme, but the next step in the internet’s evolution.

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AI boost to KPMG tax offering

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AI boost to KPMG tax offering

A partnership with software company Blue J will give KPMG a competitive edge by using artificial intelligence to free up more employee time to dedicate to complicated tax issues.

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AlixPartners welcomes back former SEC Enforcement Division Chief Accountant, Matt Jacques

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AlixPartners welcomes back former SEC Enforcement Division Chief Accountant, Matt Jacques

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced the return of Matt Jacques as a Managing Director in the firm’s Investigations, Disputes & Risk Practice. Matt brings more than two decades of experience as an auditor, forensic accountant, and regulator.

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Milestone Appointment to Bolster Partners in Performance’s ANZ Energy Transition Mission

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Milestone Appointment to Bolster Partners in Performance’s ANZ Energy Transition Mission

Key hire will help ANZ businesses further decarbonise on ‘financially attractive’ journey to net zero emissions

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Deloitte launches Sydney 'AppHaus' for SAP partners

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Deloitte launches Sydney 'AppHaus' for SAP partners

Deloitte Australia has been tapped to launch SAP's global experience design centre 'AppHaus Network' in Sydney.

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Best-of-breed cloud ERP applications proffer a modern strategy

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Best-of-breed cloud ERP applications proffer a modern strategy

The enterprise resource planning (ERP) market certainly looks very different now compared with 10 years ago. Back in 2013, SAP and Oracle accounted for 38% of the ERP market between them, with the top 10 suppliers owning 64%, according to Gartner.

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Megadeals are here to stay, and they’re redefining the healthcare landscape

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Megadeals are here to stay, and they’re redefining the healthcare landscape

2021 was a record-breaking year for healthcare investors, bouncing back from the pandemic-induced lull of 2020. Despite the ongoing impacts of Covid-19, however, healthcare private equity saw record-levels of deal volume and disclosed value, with $151 billion in capital surging into healthcare globally and deal volume rising by 36%.

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PwC reveals a winning formula as it appoints Sid Hussain as Chemicals Sector Leader

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PwC reveals a winning formula as it appoints Sid Hussain as Chemicals Sector Leader

PwC is strengthening its Energy, Utility and Resources team with the appointment of Syedul (Sid) Hussain as the new Chemical Sector Leader.

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RSM US names Pat Vance head of consulting

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RSM US names Pat Vance head of consulting

RSM US has promoted Pat Vance to leader of its consulting business, effective May 1. He is based in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Nippon Gases Europe: Uniform Integration with RISE with SAP

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Nippon Gases Europe: Uniform Integration with RISE with SAP

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced that with the RISE with SAP solution, Nippon Gases Europe is taking its ERP landscape in Europe to the next level.

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Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market to hit SAR 50 billion by 2025

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Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market to hit SAR 50 billion by 2025

Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market has witnessed rapid growth in recent years, with sales increasing by more than 30 percent on average annually, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group and Meta.

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For banks, deeper digital customer connection will drive new growth

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For banks, deeper digital customer connection will drive new growth

By targeting markets that are underserved by traditional banks, neobanks and fintechs are quickly gaining ground on incumbents, one strategic segment at a time. Many traditional banks now find themselves playing catch-up, but they are often hampered by complicated IT architectures and conflicting business priorities.

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The difference between consulting and investment banking

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The difference between consulting and investment banking

Careers in management consulting and investment banking are attractive to many young people preparing to enter the job market. Both jobs pay competitive salaries, and they both require high-level analytical skills that make the work challenging and rewarding.

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