McKinsey On The Good News And The Bad News In Retail Wealth Management

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McKinsey On The Good News And The Bad News In Retail Wealth Management

The good news—wealth management firms have moved to asset management fees and away from transaction revenues—better aligning their services with client needs. The bad news—revenue tied to assets will be challenging in bear markets and the new Covid-19 world.

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93 jobs lost as Quiz property arm falls into administration

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93 jobs lost as Quiz property arm falls into administration

Quiz is seeking to appoint administrators to its wholly-owned subsidiary in an effort to revive its store portfolio.

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Infosys launches SAP-based personalised medicine solution for pharmaceutical cos

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Infosys launches SAP-based personalised medicine solution for pharmaceutical cos

IT services major Infosys on Monday launched a personalised medicine solution for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Accenture to Curb Hiring

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Accenture to Curb Hiring

Accenture Plc, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, will curb hiring and halt some promotions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Bain Capital agrees with Virgin Australia administrator to buy struggling airline

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Bain Capital agrees with Virgin Australia administrator to buy struggling airline

US private equity group Bain Capital has agreed with the administrator of Virgin Australia Holdings to buy Australia's second-biggest airline for an undisclosed sum, banking on an aviation industry recovery.

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BlueVenn Announce Partnership With InfiniteIQ Consulting

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BlueVenn Announce Partnership With InfiniteIQ Consulting

InfiniteIQ Consulting, a nationally recognized technology and data management consulting firm, and BlueVenn, the leading Customer Data Platform (CDP) vendor, have today announced a new strategic technology partnership focussed on helping healthcare, financial services, insurance and retail organizations make better sense of their customer data, and improve their omnichannel personalization and customer analytics capabilities .

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KPMG and SAS collaborate to support faster cloud transformation

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KPMG and SAS collaborate to support faster cloud transformation

KPMG and SAS have announced a plan to establish Cloud Acceleration Centres with specific focusses in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The organisations will work together to help accelerate the move to the Cloud for SAS clients.

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Accenture Enters Agreement to Acquire France-Based Sentelis

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Accenture Enters Agreement to Acquire France-Based Sentelis

Accenture plc ACN announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire independent data consulting and engineering company Sentelis. Financial terms of the deal have been kept under wraps.

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Bankers, consultants lament Trump's H1B visa cancellation

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Bankers, consultants lament Trump's H1B visa cancellation

He did it. As widely flagged, Donald Trump froze the issuance of new H1B visas through to the end of the year. The move applies only to first time H1B visa applicants, not to those inside the country already - but it's already evoked a robust response, and not just from the technology industry

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Wipro receives multi-year deal from Germany-based energy company

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Wipro receives multi-year deal from Germany-based energy company

Wipro has received a multi-year infrastructure modernization and digital transformation contract from Germany-based energy company.

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Women Are the X-Factor in New Ways of Working

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Women Are the X-Factor in New Ways of Working

The current business environment calls for new ways of working—and leading. Specifically, companies today need leaders who are people-oriented and empathetic, focusing on communication, collaboration, and teamwork.

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EY selects 24 finalists to battle for Entrepreneur of the Year award

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EY selects 24 finalists to battle for Entrepreneur of the Year award

The shortlist for the 2020 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards has been announced with 24 finalists selected across three categories.

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EY Scotland Appoints New Managing Partner

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EY Scotland Appoints New Managing Partner

EY’s Head of Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) in Scotland, Ally Scott, will take over as the firm’s new Managing Partner for Scotland. The news comes as EY confirms its plan to increase its Scottish headcount by 25% in the next 12 months.

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KPMG eyes further growth in Scotland with director promotions

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KPMG eyes further growth in Scotland with director promotions

KPMG has appointed four new directors within the tax and consulting teams across Scotland as part of a wider commitment within the firm to invest in talent and innovation, including plans – announced in April, to create up to 400 tech-focused jobs in Glasgow within a new Managed Services Hub.

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Channel 4 hires Deloitte Exec to lead Consumer Insight

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Channel 4 hires Deloitte Exec to lead Consumer Insight

Hayat joins the broadcaster from professional services firm Deloitte, where he is a director in the strategy consulting practice. His 20-year background in consulting and the TV industry includes strategy roles at ITV and Ofcom.

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Accenture CEO: Pay equality is "totally within a company’s control"

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Accenture CEO: Pay equality is "totally within a company’s control"

"Addressing pay and equity is completely within our control as companies," Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said during an Axios event, adding that CEOs need to do more to promote people of colour to management positions.

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Audi and Capgemini unveil JV to drive auto sector digital transformation

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Audi and Capgemini unveil JV to drive auto sector digital transformation

Motor manufacturer Audi has launched a joint venture (JV) company alongside consulting group Capgemini with the aim of driving digital transformation in the automotive industry.

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US-based Freshworks Inc announces strategic partnership with TCS

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US-based Freshworks Inc announces strategic partnership with TCS

Customer engagement software firm Freshworks Inc has announced a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to jointly build and market new age marketing, sales, support, customer success and IT service management solutions on top of its cloud software offerings.

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Infosys joins Amazon-backed Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon

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Infosys joins Amazon-backed Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbon

Infosys has joined the Climate Pledge, a commitment co-founded by Internet giant Amazon and environment firm Global Optimism to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early.

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Finantix announces strategic partnership with Capita Consulting

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Finantix announces strategic partnership with Capita Consulting

London-based Finantix announced a partnership with Capita Consulting . The collaboration will see Capita assisting clients in the private banking and wealth management sectors and enable them to launch a customised Finantix platform for their needs.

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