China has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish a nationwide smart power grid employing internet technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence, with the first phase to be completed within two years.
Troubled fashion retailer Ted Baker has drafted in investigators from Deloitte to probe an accounting mishap that saw it overstate the value of its stock by up to £25 million. Deloitte’s probe will run separately from a root-and-branch review of Ted Baker’s operations already being undertaken by fellow consultancy AlixPartners.
I’ve seen it with friends and clients over and over again. After years of frustration fighting red tape and reorganizations in the corporate world, or after receiving the offer of a big severance package, they hear the siren song of being an independent consultant.
Retail sales fell for the first time in 25 years last year, according to the leading UK retail industry body.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said total sales fell 0.1%, marking the first annual sales decline since 1995.
From ocean ports to trucking companies and air freight, three key pillars underpin the next-generation supply chain, according to a recent Deloitte report. These are a connected community, holistic decision-making, and intelligent automation.
KPMG MESA has notched another year of double-digit growth across the region, growing its revenues in 2019 by 11.6 percent.
Continuing our series of procurement and supply chain related predictions for 2020, we have gathered a variety of predictions from leading vendors in the procurement and supply chain market, and will add our own sprinkling of endorsement from analyst Magnus Bergfors
Global consultancy Bain & Company announced today that it has agreed in principle to acquire Qvartz, a leading consulting firm headquartered in Denmark, to capitalize on growth opportunities across the Nordic region. Qvartz and Bain are proceeding on an exclusive basis to finalize the details of the transaction. The consulting expertise of the two firms will combine Qvartz’s local strength and intimate knowledge of the Nordic region with the global reputation and reach of Bain & Company.
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Professional services multinational KPMG has appointed a new Chair of its southern UK operations.
Andrew Morgan will take responsibility for KPMG strategy across Reading, Bristol, Southampton, Plymouth, Cardiff, and surrounding areas.
Berylls Strategy Advisors, a global management consulting company focused on the global automotive industry, opens a U.S. office in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, MI.
Germany’s biggest industrial companies reported their lowest profit margins in four years in 2019, and conditions are unlikely to improve until well into this year, according to a study by consulting firm EY.
PwC and Swiss blockchain security firm ChainSecurity announced that ChainSecurity’s staff are joining PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland (PwC). We believe this is an “acquihire” but await confirmation from PwC. ChainSecurity provides technical audits of smart contracts and blockchain projects and will add to the portfolio of PwC, one of the Big Four accounting and consulting firms.
Jobs at the Big Four accounting and consulting firms have long been considered lower paying and less prestigious than jobs at investment banks. If you work in audit or assurance, this might be true. But if you hit the right spot, the Big Four can pay every well indeed.
Big Four professional services firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte) has announced that the founders and employees of Singapore-based digital consultancy firm Practical Smarts have joined its risk advisory practice in Southeast Asia, forming part of the Deloitte Asia Pacific Blockchain Lab (the Lab).
Deallus is pleased to announce that Peter Barschdorff is joining the organisation as Vice President, leading its US consulting business, with offices in Los Angeles and New York.
Atos will acquire Maven Wave, a company recognised as Google Cloud North America Services Partner of the Year in 2018 and 2019.
The French wing of global consulting firm FTI Consulting has effective January 1, 2020 promoted two of its senior advisors to Senior Managing Director.
After spells as a Member of Parliament and Downing Street Chief of Staff, Gavin Barwell has joined professional services giant PwC. Barwell, who was handed a life peerage in 2019, will work as a Strategic Advisor at the Big Four firm, following approval from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that’s bringing ingenuity to life, has partnered with Codibly, a European technology and consulting company, to help US energy and utilities clients leverage digital technology and innovations to deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy.