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United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Aquaculture booms amid fears of overfishing For the first time in history, fish farming has overtaken captured fisheries as the leading per capita supplier of fish.
21 July 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Four professional services firms latest to sign Women in Finance Charter Brickendon Consulting, Charterhouse Research, Smith and Williamson and KPMG were among 25 new signatories of the Women in Finance Charter.
17 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Thirteen female role models in UK professional services industry WeAreTheCity is a business coalition powered by the Times and Sunday Times, with an aim of promoting diversity in corporate culture.
14 July 2017
India

Asia | India

Creditors in India hire consultants for bankruptcy proceedings Creditors in India, including the country’s biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) have hired top consultancy firms such as PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte and others at highly generous terms to assist wit
13 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

'Plug and play' consultancy for game developers launches Former marketing director Stephen Hey has established a new consulting firm specialising in video gaming.
12 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Front liners better able to manage risk in dynamic business environment In the face of a rapidly evolving business environment, risk management is increasingly become a proactive rather than reactive game.
11 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

The top 10 management consulting firms to work for in New York McKinsey & Company is the top management consulting firm to work for in New York, followed by The Boston Consulting Group and Deloitte.
10 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

European report calls for greater regulation of Big Four auditors A survey on global tax avoidance, prompted by the Panama papers scandal in 2016, has called for new measures to hold the auditing practices of Big Four firms Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC to account.
10 July 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Developing world embraces AI doctors but UK remains sceptical With the NHS facing a funding crisis, healthcare providers are looking to AI to cut costs – but service users remain apprehensive with the WannaCry hack still fresh in the public’s minds.
05 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

£232 billion AI market is UK's largest economic opportunity UK GDP could be around 10% higher in 2030 as a result of Artificial Intelligence (AI), making AI the largest commercial opportunity for the British economy.
04 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Consulting firms among UK's top employers for social mobility A new index to promote upward mobility has found Grant Thornton to be the top UK employer social mobility.
03 July 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Five consulting firms advise on acquisition of Willerby by Equistone Equistone Partners has purchased a majority stake in UK-based static caravan manufacturers Willerby from Caird Capital, for an undisclosed fee.
29 June 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

UK media & entertainment sector to be worth £72 billion by 2021 UK data from the annual Entertainment & Media Outlook report forecasts the UK's Virtual Reality (VR) industry to grow to a value of £801m by 2021, at a rate of 76% year on year, making it the fastest
23 June 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

25 advisory firms in most popular UK companies for graduates 25 advisory and consulting firms have been placed among UK’s top employers for graduates, according to the Guardian UK 300 rankings.
20 June 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

UK fines for data breaches double to £3.2 million, GDPR to lift bill further New analysis has found UK data protection breaches have resulted in a collective fine bill of £3.2 million in 2016.
20 June 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Silk Road revamp creates potential for Chinese expansion China is set to invest trillions into regional economies as it seeks to improve its trade corridors, transform is economy and improve its cultural connection with its neighbours.
15 June 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Corporate innovation and business strategies perilously out of sync A new research has found that business strategy and innovation strategy are often not aligned, creating risks of lost revenue, market position and waste.
14 June 2017
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Five consulting firms make top 10 in Top 100 Graduate Employers list The Top 100 Graduate Employers list highlights how Australian graduates are turning towards on consulting firms to begin their careers.
12 June 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Best | most popular consulting firms for graduates in Australia The four largest accountancy and consultancy groups of the globe – the Big Four – are the most popular consulting employers in Australia.
12 June 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The 25 largest publicly listed companies in the world In line with last year’s trends, Apple is once more the largest listed company in the world.
02 June 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC rides again, as June charity cycle tour begins After raising £150,000 in 2015, PwC rides again this summer, as staff from across the United Kingdom get on their bike for the firm’s Ride the Nation campaign. Donations raised will be split 50:50 between loc
01 June 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and PA among top 25 UK companies to work for Social business platform LinkedIn has unveiled the most attractive companies to work for in the UK.
30 May 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Trump and Brexit threaten economic stability of G7 countries G7 GDP growth appears to have stabalised to around 1.8%, with little deviation across member countries – Big Four consultancy PwC has found.
26 May 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK gender pay-gap costs women £85 billion in lost wages Big Four consulting firm PwC has found that despite progress in other areas, female workers remain disadvantaged, with wage disparity in the UK standing at £85 billion in lost wages.
23 May 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Best professional services | consulting firms in Ireland for students Irish students have identified what they believe are the top professional services and consulting firms in Ireland.
22 May 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Rise of the machines could jeopardise millions of millennial jobs The research arm of McKinsey & Company predicts that millennials may face increasing economic uncertainty in the coming years, as the jobs they most commonly fulfil become increasingly automated.
15 May 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Eight consulting firms in Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK Eight high-profile consultancy companies have been names in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK.
15 May 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

PwC appoints leaders for Analytics, AI, Cybersecurity and FinTech arms In a bid to expand its footprint in the rapidly growing digital and technology-led innovation space, PwC, one of the major players in the field, has in recent weeks appointed a number of new senior t
09 May 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

European IPO market remains flat in Q1 2017 at €4.5 billion IPO activity in the European market has remained relatively subdue for the first quarter of 2017, even while global activity picks up steam. Total value raised stood at 4.
02 May 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

CEOs of publicly listed companies more concerned about cybersecurity The majority of CEOs at private companies continue to look to organic growth as a means to drive corporate growth and profitability in the coming 12 months.
18 April 2017
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Europe | United Kingdom

Senior PwC advisors join rivals Mercer and Baker Tilly Mercer has appointed Sheela Sukumaran, formerly at PwC, as a Director in the firm's Advisory business - she will be based out of San Francisco.
13 April 2017
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

FinTechs and incumbent FS firms increasingly leveraging partnerships The financial services landscape is becoming increasingly diverse as FinTechs develop new technologies and business models to woe customers away from incumbent financial players.
10 April 2017

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