The Bank of England's latest bond-buying spree has rattled financial markets by stoking fears that the massive £70bn post-referendum rescue package could be overshooting its mark.

International technology services provider Teradata has boosted its technology consulting portfolio with the acquisition of Big Data Partnership, a London-based big data solutions and training firm. The acquisition, which sees around 60 staff transfer to Teradata, will be integrated into the Think Big consulting practice of the publicly-listed US company.

The City's top financial services firms are keeping calm and carrying on in the face of the UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union, according to new research from accountancy giant EY published today.

n a bid to improve their hit among millennials, and bolster the internal efficiency of their recruitment process, EY and KPMG have announced a latest round of tweaks to their job application process. KPMG is shortening the recruitment process from weeks to a matter of days, while EY has removed a degree classifications and changed its view on high school performance, for entry to its ranks.

EY has, as part of its strategic alliance with Microsoft, launched a ‘Commercial Analytics Services Hub’. The new cloud-based analytics platform will, according to the Big Four firm, help consumer products and retail companies build a strategic advantage by leveraging data related insights, such as those on consumer choices, allowing for better internal decision-making.

Cognizant has acquired Idea Couture, a creative design and consultancy agency, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition further boosts its Cognizant Digital Works practice, as more and more clients seek to leverage innovative design within new customer and employee user experiences for digital applications.

PMsquare and Cornerstone Performance Management, both Asia-based IT consulting firms, have merged. The Australian operations of the two consultancies will, going forward, operate under the Cornerstone brand, while the wider Asian operations will retain PMsquare’s branding. 

The MCA’s 60th anniversary story mirrors that of our industry. In just the past decade, we have experienced growth, transformation and challenging times. We have diversified, developed new services, become more flexible and, yet, more strategic. And, like consulting itself, we now feel that we are on the cusp of a further period of fundamental, exciting and, perhaps, unknowable change.

Some of the biggest names in consulting have today joined together to figure out how they can prevent high-flying women from quitting their profession.

The firms – PwC, Accenture, IBM, KPMG and PA Consulting – are collaborating with the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) and She’s Back to identify why experienced women are leaving the workplace and not returning.

Accenture has been positioned in the “Winner’s Circle” and ranked as the leader in execution of the inaugural HfS Research 2016 Energy Operations Blueprint. Accenture’s position among the 13 energy operations service providers assessed was based on excellence, recognized by clients, in the key categories of innovation and execution.

The world is gradually moving away from traditional oil & gas sources as changes in technology, consumer behaviour and sustainable necessity continue to unfold. Together, and combined, the joining of forces is set disrupt the industry, a development which has material implications for carbon energy assets and investments made today.

1994 was the year I was introduced to the relatively unknown industry called IT sales recruitment! Little did I know or think that some 22 years later I would be recounting my memories and experiences of this ever evolving business which in 2016 saw annual global sales revenue reaching €450.4 billion! (Ciett 2016 Economic Report)

Deloitte Romania, a professional services firm, has announced the launch of its digital practice. The consultant Cosmin Costea of costeaconsulting.com, who has a background in digital business consulting, will lead the new division as strategy director.

Professional services giant KPMG has posted a 13 per cent increase in sales to $1.37 billion for the 12 months to June 30‎.

The result continues the stellar run of the big audit and consulting firms, with Deloitte and EY also posting double-digit revenue growth.

IBM, Capgemini and Atos are according to executives and managers in the Netherlands the country’s best consultancy firms in the field of digital consulting. HP and Accenture close of the top five, with two of the Big Four also recognised

EY says the team from Society Consulting, the market-leading analytics and big data consulting firm in Seattle, Washington, has joined Ernst & Young LLP in the US.   Society Consulting is known for aggregating, organizing and visualizing companies’ data to improve the customer experience for its clients across a variety of media channels, and creating scalable, actionable analytics solutions that span all customer touch points.

The UK’s Brexit vote is expected to hit global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, a new study has found.

Seven in 10 global dealmakers believe that while it remains uncertain when and how the UK will leave the EU, the number of global transactions will fall overall.

Deloitte and ConsenSys Enterprise have announced the formation of a partnership, aimed at strengthening their respective blockchain proposition to clients. The promise of the technology, as well as the potential for disruption, have seen considerable interest from professional services firms in recent years – although challenges remain.

The banking sector needs to think quick to swerve some of the more negative effects of June's Brexit vote, a report out today suggests.

The study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) warns that, not only will the worsened economic outlook take its toll on banking sector performance, banks need to be preparing for action now, rather than being too cautious with a wait and see approach.