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Australia

Oceania | Australia

Work from home culture an opportunity for IT services The current ‘work from home’ culture forced upon people due to the Covid-19 crisis will drive significant benefits for providers of IT services, according to PwC partner Mohammad Chowdhury.
09 April 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC transitions its employees to part time contract PwC Australia has become the latest of the Big Four to announce a set of measures to curb the Covid-19 induced financial strain.
09 April 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

PwC offers pointers on cash management in uncertain times With the pandemic introducing hefty challenges and extreme uncertainty to many Canadian businesses, PwC Canada offered some strategies to help companies manage working capital and cash flows – includ
09 April 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

TaxTim and PwC continue their African expansion Cape-Town based tax solution firm TaxTim has leveraged its partnership with Big Four accounting and advisory firm PwC to expand into the Nigerian market, continuing its African expansion.
09 April 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Consulting firms slashing pay and laying off staff to stay adrift Earlier confident they could withstand the business threat from the coronavirus outbreak, Australia’s leading professional services firms have now been forced into action.
06 April 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

50 firms win spot on NHS consultancy and advisory framework Over 50 consulting firms have won a spot on a £200 million consultancy and advisory framework from the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
06 April 2020
India

Asia | India

Five takeaways from PwC's corporate crisis management study PwC reports that most large businesses in India have faced a corporate crisis of some sort in the last half a decade, based on a survey on crisis response and preparedness.
06 April 2020
India

Asia | India

Big Four make financial adjustments in light of Covid-19 Big Four accounting and advisory firms are embarking on cost-cutting measures while trying to minimalise job cuts, according to new reports from Livemint.
01 April 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Equiteq, Grant Thornton, IMA and PwC win M&A awards Acquisition International has unveiled the winners of it Merger & Acquisitions Awards, with over a dozen leading consultancies lauded for the quality of their M&A services.
25 March 2020
India

Asia | India

How India's services sector is coping with life under Covid-19 India’s top professional services firms have now implemented strict “work from home” policies, a scenario that appears to be altering several aspects of their operations.
25 March 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

PwC recommends a significant cut in interest rates for SA PwC expects the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut interest rates in the country in light of the potential Coronavirus-induced recession.
25 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Laura Ashley appoints PwC administrators Amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, Laura Ashley has become the first retailer to fall victim to the “significant” drop in trade that the virus has caused.
20 March 2020
Africa

Africa | Regional

African youngsters keen to take family businesses into the digital era Young members in family businesses across Africa believe that they can drive digital transformation measures in their companies, but are not being given the reins to do so by the older generation tha
19 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC and UNICEF collaborate to up-skill young workers While businesses continue to complain that they have a shortage of new workers with data, digital and leadership skills, the potential of workforces in low-income countries continues to be neglected
18 March 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Consulting firms in Australia leading the gender equality drive A new large scale analysis of gender equality policies and more importantly performance sheds light on how consulting firms are closing their gaps, and which firms are leading the gender parity drive
17 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Paul Terrington named new leader of PwC's consulting division PwC UK has appointed a new leader for its consulting wing.
17 March 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Economic crime rates on the decline in South Africa Economic crime in South Africa appears to be steadily in decline, having equaled the last low point seen in 2011.
16 March 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Canadian banks tackle upskilling as talent worries continue Canadian banks tackle upskilling as talent worries continue As banks increasingly deploy technologies such as data dashboards, chatbots, and analytics, they need to make sure that employees can work
12 March 2020
Africa

Africa | Regional

Capital markets in Africa experienced a slow year due to uncertainty Elections in two of Africa’s biggest economies combined with trends across the globe have resulted in a slow year for the equity markets on the continent, according to new analysis put together by Pw
12 March 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Deloitte supplies top chartered accountancy candidates this year Four of the top twelve candidates in the 2019 Chartered Accountant (CA) assessments in South Africa are from Deloitte.
11 March 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Consulting firms working on Australia's visa outsourcing program Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is working with a cohort of management consulting firms on the planned development and outsourcing of its landmark new visa processing platform.
10 March 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Financial crime on the up in the Middle East, shows PwC survey Fraud and financial crime is on the rise in the Middle East, according to the latest survey from professional services firm PwC, but there may be some broader local issues hidden in the data.
06 March 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Tom Seymour succeeds Luke Sayers as CEO of PwC Australia Brisbane-based senior partner Tom Seymour has been named the new CEO of PwC in Australia.
05 March 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Sydney-based AM Group joins market leader Assa Abloy Australia’s AM Group has been acquired by Sweden-based Assa Abloy, the world’s biggest lock and security doors maker, in a deal advised on by dealmakers from PwC, Pitcher Partners, Allen & Overy and
05 March 2020
India

Asia | India

PwC supports pro-bono project to educate underprivileged girls PwC India Foundation is engaged in a project to provide quality education and concept-based learning for as many as 500 underprivileged girls in the mountain city of Darjeeling. The initiative has been labeled Project Nanhi Kali.
05 March 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

ABS hires PwC to support technology implementation project PwC has been awarded a $1.5 million contract to support the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) with a technology implementation programme.
04 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC appointed to probe Goldman Sachs reporting The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is understood to have appointed PwC to undertake a "skilled person's report" on Goldman Sachs International.
03 March 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Displacing coal with renewables more lucrative for economy Transitioning to a renewable-intensive power system over the next two decades is likely to create billions in benefits for the Australian GDP, significantly more than if investments continue to flow
03 March 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

The economic impact of the Coronavirus on South Africa Trade and tourism disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) might cost South Africa as much as R200 million and 1,000 jobs, according to simplified estimates from Big Four accounting and
27 February 2020
Canada

North America | Canada

Most Canadian CEOs expect global economic growth decline in 2020 Sixty-three percent of Canadian CEOs believe global economic growth will decline over the next 12 months, according to PwC’s CEO Survey.
26 February 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Defence awards consulting contracts to Big Four and McKinsey The Department of Defence has awarded million dollar consulting contracts to Deloitte, KPMG, McKinsey & Company and PwC.
24 February 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC enters UK LawTech market with ThoughtRiver collaboration PwC has continued its steady expansion into the UK legal market with the announcement of a new collaboration with technology firm ThoughtRiver.
24 February 2020

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