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The Global Outsourcing Association has announced the winners of its 2016 European Awards. In total fifteen awards were handed out in recognition of best practice in the outsourcing realm, with KPMG staying ahead of Aecus and Elixirr to scoop the prestigious Award for ‘Advisory of the Year’.
PwC has been named as the UK's leading graduate employer for the 13th consecutive year
PwC hired almost 1,500 graduates last year and plans to recruit a further 1,500 graduates in 2017.
The firm also hired 145 school leavers and had 1,133 students on work experience placements last year. Almost a third of PwC's graduate recruits joined the firm through one of its work experience placements.
ig four consultancy EY is collaborating with financial technology provider Paxos on the rollout of a next-generation blockchain service that brings instant settlement and true delivery versus payment (DvP) to the gold market for the first time.
Financial services consultancy Crossbridge has been rebranded as renamed Synechron Business Consulting. The move is part of Synechron’s global strategy to harmonise the brands of its management consultancy arm.
Supply Value, a management consultancy specialised in supply chain management and purchasing, has launched the latest editions of its annual ‘Supply Chain Management Trends’ and ‘Purchasing Trends’ studies. Professionals active in the supply management and procurement domain are invited to participate.
The majority of UK-based companies find themselves in a ‘wait and see’ mode before they take any concrete action to prepare their organisation for Brexit, according to a study by Willis Towers Watson.
Abu Dhabi’s National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank announced earlier this year that they would integrate into a new $175 billion entity. The new entity is better able to leverage its clout to support regional governments and businesses weather the commodity price storm. Bain & Company has been provided a lead advisory role in the integration of the two institutions.
A report published today by Oliver Wyman on behalf of TheCityUK estimates that, if the UK only secures a low degree of access to the Single Market, it could cost between 65,000 and 75,000 jobs, plus up to £38bn in lost revenue.
Modern companies have many different IT projects or change projects on-going at the same time, and therefore have a need for project portfolio management (PPM). Paul Beelen, a portfolio management expert at consulting firm Improven, refects on trends in the PPM space and provides insight into how leading companies manage their project portfolio.
The history of foreign experts' involvement in China's reform can be dated back to the 1980s when economists like Joseph Stiglitz and Milton Friedman participated in discussions on China's reforms, as special advisors to the Chinese government.
A new study reveals that 5% of CEO positions and 12% of CFO positions at the top 1,000 companies in the US are in the hands of women. Women make up 24% of the C-Suite across the surveyed companies, with most acquiring access by holding CHRO positions.
Every day we ask a lot of people in the management consulting world why they are looking to change their jobs. As a professional advisory firm of 14 years good standing, we like to think that people are confident in our reputation and skills in the area to be open and honest with us. Maybe even more so than their current (or even) future employers. After all, nobody would dream of turning up to an interview and saying "it's all about the money", or would they?
The Boston Consulting Group has acquired Germany-based Inverto, a move which further diversifies its range of services for clients in the procurement and operations segment. The addition sees more than 130 management consultants bolster BCG’s capabilities and capacity in a fast growing consulting segment, as digitalisation and Internet 4.0 developments come online.
We surveyed in excess of 2,100 management consulting professionals during September 2016 and the following data relating to current compensation is shown below.
Roland Berger wins a €300,000 contract, as part of a joint venture with Tusk Advisory, to provide financial planning to the construction of Jakarta’s main central railway along the MRT route. The 6-month contract will see the firm provide services such as simulation and the running of financial projections and communications.
While the long-term and potentially negative effects of the UK leaving the EU remain to be seen, business confidence following the referendum remains low. Key areas of concern are a decline in the UK economy, exchange rate volatility and a decline in consumer confidence.
Navigant has picked up Dymedex Consulting, a US-based consultancy with a focus on the medical market. The addition boosts the firm’s analytics capabilities, allowing Navigant to better serve its life sciences clients. The Dymedex team, including founders Joseph Galatowitsch and Ross Meisner will be integrated into Navigant’s Life Sciences practice.
Aon has bought New York-based Cammack Health, boosting its healthcare consulting capabilities with expertise in actuarial and analytics, captive management, reinsurance and other risk- and HR-related solutions. The deal, the value of which has not been disclosed, sees the transfer of around 35 consultants to Aon.
Accenture has acquired the New Energy Group, a Southern European group of companies focused on supporting enterprise companies with Salesforce and cloud applications. The deal, of which the value has not been disclosed, sees around 450 professionals transfer to Accenture’s Accenture Cloud First Applications team.
R204 Partners, a private venture fund run by Bain & Company Partners, Duilio Matrullo and Roberto Folli, has invested a ‘sizeable’ amount of money in Italian startup Qurami. The funding will allow the time-saving app startup to scale, as it seeks international expansion.
