GeeFirm, a professional services firm that specialises in Google for Work products, has launched a brand new campaign for midsize consultancy companies. The campaign aims to help consultancies gain insight into how much they can save by switching from current enterprise solutions to Google for Work and, as part of the campaign, which runs until 31 December 2016, consulting firms are eligible to receiving financial support during the implementation phase.

Big Four professional services firms in India have set up large national teams that work overtime to support businesses transform their various indirect tax processes to the new common GST being introduced in the country by April 2017. One of the Big Four firms, EY, has more than 800 experts on the job.

Technology has over the past years become growingly important for the management of consulting firms – its role has, if applied successfully, developed from being a facilitator of operations to a key enabler. The emergence of the latest technologies is taking professional services automation to the next level – consultancies today face an opportunity to leverage cutting-edge solutions to gain a competitive edge in, among others, project management, profitability and new business development.

Hong Kong International Airport is quickly reaching its operational capacity, as the regional economy booms. To allow for continued growth, the Airport Authority Hong Kong developed plans for a third runway – the Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) three-runway system (3RS). Mott MacDonald, working with Atkins, is to provide aviation consultancy across airport masterplanning and engineering for the project – drawing on expertise from its Hong Kong, UK, US and Australian operations for the massive project.

Puerto Rico’s main electricity provider, Prepa, is heavily in debt – the company owes creditors around $9 billion. In a bid to stave off default Preda has called in a number of external financial advisors, management consultants and lawyers to restructure its debt, including restructuring experts from AlixPartners

The Strategic Management Institute, an Australia-based consultancy and training organisation, has opened an office in London to support its European expansion plans.

Deciding where to start your career is intimidating. Which industries offers the best professional development and mentorship? Where can you gain valuable work experience? How can you learn as much as possible every single day?

The Boston Consulting Group has launched a year-long Business Analyst Program in Saudi Arabia. The initiative is especially designed to equip young Saudi talents with the tools, knowledge, and leadership skills needed to excel in the field of strategy and management consulting.

London’s night-time economy got a boost last week, with the opening of the Night Tube. The capital’s night economy has grown steadily in recent years, supporting around 1.25 million jobs and £40 billion in total GVA. The addition of the Night Tube adds around 2,200 new direct jobs and £77 million per year in economic impact by 2029, according to a new report.

KPMG and The Open University (OU) are joining forces to launch an apprenticeship service that enables employers to identify and fulfil their future training needs, following the government’s plan to introduce the Apprenticeship Levy.

Two months ago today we were waking up to the frankly astonishing news that 52 per cent of the electorate had voted to leave the European Union. The pound had crashed overnight and the FTSE soon followed suit, losing 200 points on fears of a sharp downturn.

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.