AI boost to KPMG tax offering

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AI boost to KPMG tax offering

A partnership with software company Blue J will give KPMG a competitive edge by using artificial intelligence to free up more employee time to dedicate to complicated tax issues.

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AlixPartners welcomes back former SEC Enforcement Division Chief Accountant, Matt Jacques

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AlixPartners welcomes back former SEC Enforcement Division Chief Accountant, Matt Jacques

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced the return of Matt Jacques as a Managing Director in the firm’s Investigations, Disputes & Risk Practice. Matt brings more than two decades of experience as an auditor, forensic accountant, and regulator.

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Milestone Appointment to Bolster Partners in Performance’s ANZ Energy Transition Mission

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Milestone Appointment to Bolster Partners in Performance’s ANZ Energy Transition Mission

Key hire will help ANZ businesses further decarbonise on ‘financially attractive’ journey to net zero emissions

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Deloitte launches Sydney 'AppHaus' for SAP partners

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Deloitte launches Sydney 'AppHaus' for SAP partners

Deloitte Australia has been tapped to launch SAP's global experience design centre 'AppHaus Network' in Sydney.

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Best-of-breed cloud ERP applications proffer a modern strategy

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Best-of-breed cloud ERP applications proffer a modern strategy

The enterprise resource planning (ERP) market certainly looks very different now compared with 10 years ago. Back in 2013, SAP and Oracle accounted for 38% of the ERP market between them, with the top 10 suppliers owning 64%, according to Gartner.

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Megadeals are here to stay, and they’re redefining the healthcare landscape

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Megadeals are here to stay, and they’re redefining the healthcare landscape

2021 was a record-breaking year for healthcare investors, bouncing back from the pandemic-induced lull of 2020. Despite the ongoing impacts of Covid-19, however, healthcare private equity saw record-levels of deal volume and disclosed value, with $151 billion in capital surging into healthcare globally and deal volume rising by 36%.

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PwC reveals a winning formula as it appoints Sid Hussain as Chemicals Sector Leader

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PwC reveals a winning formula as it appoints Sid Hussain as Chemicals Sector Leader

PwC is strengthening its Energy, Utility and Resources team with the appointment of Syedul (Sid) Hussain as the new Chemical Sector Leader.

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RSM US names Pat Vance head of consulting

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RSM US names Pat Vance head of consulting

RSM US has promoted Pat Vance to leader of its consulting business, effective May 1. He is based in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Nippon Gases Europe: Uniform Integration with RISE with SAP

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Nippon Gases Europe: Uniform Integration with RISE with SAP

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced that with the RISE with SAP solution, Nippon Gases Europe is taking its ERP landscape in Europe to the next level.

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Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market to hit SAR 50 billion by 2025

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Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market to hit SAR 50 billion by 2025

Saudi Arabia’s e-commerce market has witnessed rapid growth in recent years, with sales increasing by more than 30 percent on average annually, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group and Meta.

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For banks, deeper digital customer connection will drive new growth

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For banks, deeper digital customer connection will drive new growth

By targeting markets that are underserved by traditional banks, neobanks and fintechs are quickly gaining ground on incumbents, one strategic segment at a time. Many traditional banks now find themselves playing catch-up, but they are often hampered by complicated IT architectures and conflicting business priorities.

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The difference between consulting and investment banking

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The difference between consulting and investment banking

Careers in management consulting and investment banking are attractive to many young people preparing to enter the job market. Both jobs pay competitive salaries, and they both require high-level analytical skills that make the work challenging and rewarding.

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IBM working with M&S India to modernize supply chain

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IBM working with M&S India to modernize supply chain

IBM is working with British retailer Marks & Spencer Reliance India Pvt Ltd (M&S India) to modernize its supply chain, drive integration between online and in-store business while improving improve the customer experience.

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Sam Tomlinson named PwC’s new Media and Entertainment Leader

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Sam Tomlinson named PwC’s new Media and Entertainment Leader

PwC UK has appointed Sam Tomlinson as its Media and Entertainment Leader.

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Private equity reached new heights in 2021 as average deal size pushed past the $1 billion mark for the first-time ever

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Private equity reached new heights in 2021 as average deal size pushed past the $1 billion mark for the first-time ever

Private equity set a remarkable new standard for itself in 2021. Buyout deal value reached an all-time high of $1.1 trillion, doubling 2020’s total of $577 billion and shattering the previous record of $804 billion set in 2006 during the exuberant run-up to the global financial crisis. Deal size, not deal count, was behind this increase. The number of deals greater than $1 billion roughly doubled in 2021, with average deal size reaching $1.1 billion, increasing 57% to pierce through the $1 billion mark for the first time.

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Infosys Becomes Digital Innovation Partner for International Tennis Hall of Fame and Title Sponsor of the Hall of Fame Open

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Infosys Becomes Digital Innovation Partner for International Tennis Hall of Fame and Title Sponsor of the Hall of Fame Open

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame today announced a multi-year transformational collaboration making Infosys the ITHF's Official Digital Innovation Partner and title sponsor of the organization's annual ATP Tour tournament, the Infosys Hall of Fame Open. The collaboration will help the ITHF amplify its efforts in preserving and celebrating tennis history through digital advances while also identifying and acting on opportunities to enhance fan experience.

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Berkeley achieves climate neutral status

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Berkeley achieves climate neutral status

The Berkeley Partnership has achieved carbon neutral status, having invested in certified projects to offset all the firm’s carbon emissions in both the UK and US. This represents a major milestone in delivering Berkeley’s sustainability strategy, which will ultimately see the firm reduce its overall carbon emissions to achieve net zero.

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Launch of CIO & IT Leadership Survey On 'IT Sustainability'

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Launch of CIO & IT Leadership Survey On 'IT Sustainability'

Coeus Consulting, an award-winning independent IT advisory, today announced findings from new research - ‘The critical role of technology leaders in delivering on sustainability targets’. The report found that 90 per cent of IT leaders surveyed recognise sustainability as a key IT objective within their organisation and 88 per cent of organisations already have an IT sustainability strategy in place.

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IBM and SAP Strengthen Partnership to Help Clients Move Workloads from SAP® Solutions to the Cloud

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IBM and SAP Strengthen Partnership to Help Clients Move Workloads from SAP® Solutions to the Cloud

IBM announced it is teaming with SAP (NYSE: SAP) to provide technology and consulting expertise to make it easier for clients to embrace a hybrid cloud approach and move mission-critical workloads from SAP® solutions to the cloud for regulated and non-regulated industries.

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Twinings CIO brews connected supply chain with SAP’s RISE

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Twinings CIO brews connected supply chain with SAP’s RISE

Twinings Ovaltine has selected SAP to lead its transformation programme as it looks to better engage with its customers, while improving supply chain reliability and operational efficiency. The move signals a new chapter in the relationship between the two companies.

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